OldSchoolSS
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Hey Guys,
I stumbled upon this forum today at lunch while I was researching options for my house. I'm hoping you guys will be able to help me out here.
I've been having issues with the water in my first home that I purchased almost 2 years ago. The water test when I bought the place gave the water a thumbs up with only a note that said high iron. After moving in I noticed the toilets and showers would start to stain quickly and the water always had an iron taste to it. The water also would have a red tint to it if you filled the sink or a bucket. About a month ago my clothes started coming out of the washer with rust stains on them. I decided it was time to do something about the problem.
On Friday I had 3 different water companies come out. Two were water-rite distributors and said the old bypassed AB series unit I have in the basement would work fine with a rebuild. They also offered new system quotes as well. The third offered and iron curtain filter in combination with a dedicated softener. My water tested at 22 grains of hardness with 7 ppm of iron. The water has no smell to it but it does have iron bacteria. I was told by all the guys that came out that it wasn't bad by any means. Although I had shocked the well twice last year which maybe cooled things off a bit.
After talking to them I'd like to rebuild what I have since money isn't exactly growing on trees here. The unit hasn't ran since i bought the house almost 2 years ago and i bought the place on short sale. The previous owners didn't live here for almost 2 years when I bought it. I have the feeling that the unit was taken out of service even before then. The meter dome has a leak right now if the water is turned onto it. From what I gather I need a new o-ring for the meter dome, new media in the unit, and a new diffusion tube. I was quoted 1700 for this by the one company or 1300 for the parts for me to do it myself which seems astronomical. I have the feeling that the parts are 400 dollars and they still want to make their service margin even if I do the work myself.
Now I assume the o-ring I can match up at the hardware store or mcmaster carr. The diffuser tube is only a 10 dollar part according to the one guy that came out. That leaves me with finding media. Can I use something like zeobest? Or should I try to find a place that will sell the CR200 to me for a reasonable price? I know I also should put in min +. I'm not sure how much of each product i should put in. I was thinking about cleaning everything up with milkstone remover followed by a baking soda wash to neutralize the acid and bleaching it to make sure it's sanitary.
Any help with the media would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
I stumbled upon this forum today at lunch while I was researching options for my house. I'm hoping you guys will be able to help me out here.
I've been having issues with the water in my first home that I purchased almost 2 years ago. The water test when I bought the place gave the water a thumbs up with only a note that said high iron. After moving in I noticed the toilets and showers would start to stain quickly and the water always had an iron taste to it. The water also would have a red tint to it if you filled the sink or a bucket. About a month ago my clothes started coming out of the washer with rust stains on them. I decided it was time to do something about the problem.
On Friday I had 3 different water companies come out. Two were water-rite distributors and said the old bypassed AB series unit I have in the basement would work fine with a rebuild. They also offered new system quotes as well. The third offered and iron curtain filter in combination with a dedicated softener. My water tested at 22 grains of hardness with 7 ppm of iron. The water has no smell to it but it does have iron bacteria. I was told by all the guys that came out that it wasn't bad by any means. Although I had shocked the well twice last year which maybe cooled things off a bit.
After talking to them I'd like to rebuild what I have since money isn't exactly growing on trees here. The unit hasn't ran since i bought the house almost 2 years ago and i bought the place on short sale. The previous owners didn't live here for almost 2 years when I bought it. I have the feeling that the unit was taken out of service even before then. The meter dome has a leak right now if the water is turned onto it. From what I gather I need a new o-ring for the meter dome, new media in the unit, and a new diffusion tube. I was quoted 1700 for this by the one company or 1300 for the parts for me to do it myself which seems astronomical. I have the feeling that the parts are 400 dollars and they still want to make their service margin even if I do the work myself.
Now I assume the o-ring I can match up at the hardware store or mcmaster carr. The diffuser tube is only a 10 dollar part according to the one guy that came out. That leaves me with finding media. Can I use something like zeobest? Or should I try to find a place that will sell the CR200 to me for a reasonable price? I know I also should put in min +. I'm not sure how much of each product i should put in. I was thinking about cleaning everything up with milkstone remover followed by a baking soda wash to neutralize the acid and bleaching it to make sure it's sanitary.
Any help with the media would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott