dangros
New Member
Hi all,
My house is an '86 which we've occupied for almost 10 years now. I've had to replace several faucets, one of them twice. We've also had a few pin hole leaks in cold water, horizontal copper segments which I've repaired as well.
I tested our water and found it to only be moderately hard at approx 7 grains! A bit surprising but consistent w/the specs on the city water report - Reston, VA which is Fairfax County for those interested.
I also smell a lot of the chlorine smell from time to time. I know they do a flushing during the spring at the area fire hydrants which seems to coincide w/the times I've smelled strongest chlorine/chloramine smells.
Water tastes grainy but looks fine. We tend to drink out of the fridge filtered spout and that is sufficient.
1) Given the moderate water hardness, would a house filter be worth it?
2) Since we also have a septic tank, I would prefer not to have a salt based one but finding a good one is overwhelming given the info out there and the snake oil sales people.
3) If I were to filter the water, what about minerals such as fluoride, etc?
My house is an '86 which we've occupied for almost 10 years now. I've had to replace several faucets, one of them twice. We've also had a few pin hole leaks in cold water, horizontal copper segments which I've repaired as well.
I tested our water and found it to only be moderately hard at approx 7 grains! A bit surprising but consistent w/the specs on the city water report - Reston, VA which is Fairfax County for those interested.
I also smell a lot of the chlorine smell from time to time. I know they do a flushing during the spring at the area fire hydrants which seems to coincide w/the times I've smelled strongest chlorine/chloramine smells.
Water tastes grainy but looks fine. We tend to drink out of the fridge filtered spout and that is sufficient.
1) Given the moderate water hardness, would a house filter be worth it?
2) Since we also have a septic tank, I would prefer not to have a salt based one but finding a good one is overwhelming given the info out there and the snake oil sales people.
3) If I were to filter the water, what about minerals such as fluoride, etc?