Hello all,
Nice forum you guys have here, been trying to soak up as much information as possible. Now that I think I have a good general idea, I have some questions. Before those, here is a link to my city's water report that was just published 7-1-16: http://midlandtexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2592
Also, I did a water hardness test on my water straight from the faucet with the Hach 5B kit. First time was 33 drops, second time was 34. So my hardness is likely above 30, and below 35, accounting for user error etc. I used 34 in my calculations. House is plumbed with 3/4" pex and is 2.5 bath. For what it's worth, the psi of my water is 58-60 psi measured at an outdoor faucet as that is the only place I am equipped to measure at.
So, to deal with this problem I'm considering a Fleck 7000SXT, 5600SXT, Clack WS-1, or Autotrol 255. If I go Fleck, research points to 602abcwater being the place to buy from. I don't know where to buy the other two models from as yet. Suggestions definitely welcome.
My measurements and calculations lead me to believe I will need just shy of 32,700 grains of capacity, for two people. So that's 2 cu ft resin going by standard sizing. This is backed up by the calculator here: http://www.qualitywaterassociates.com/sizing.php
Thing is, we won't be at just 2 people for much longer than another year, hopefully. And if that comes to pass, we will very likely jump to 4. (Wife is a twin, her mom is a twin, she has 2 sets of twin cousins, twin uncles, triplet aunts, and triplet grandmother + greataunts. On my side I have twin aunts, and twin uncles, and a set of twin cousins. Yes, we're screwed.) Using the above calculator for 4 eventual people, That bumps me up to about 65,300 grains of capacity, and 3.5 cu ft resin. Gulp. At this point, with 10% cross link resin, the 7000SXT reaches twin tank price territory.
You might see my dilemma at this point. So I ask, what is the best way to go about this? Do I really need a super huge tank, or do I get a smaller/regular sized one and deal with inefficiencies later on?
I'll also need help dealing with some pretty major chloramine issues. You can see the levels in the city water quality report, and to make matters as bad as possible, I live about a quarter mile from one of the water treatment plans. Our water always tastes and smells badly of chlorine, and any sort of prolonged shower burns your eyes and causes coughing fits. Any suggestions here appreciated as I'm not sure where to start with chloramines.
Nice forum you guys have here, been trying to soak up as much information as possible. Now that I think I have a good general idea, I have some questions. Before those, here is a link to my city's water report that was just published 7-1-16: http://midlandtexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2592
Also, I did a water hardness test on my water straight from the faucet with the Hach 5B kit. First time was 33 drops, second time was 34. So my hardness is likely above 30, and below 35, accounting for user error etc. I used 34 in my calculations. House is plumbed with 3/4" pex and is 2.5 bath. For what it's worth, the psi of my water is 58-60 psi measured at an outdoor faucet as that is the only place I am equipped to measure at.
So, to deal with this problem I'm considering a Fleck 7000SXT, 5600SXT, Clack WS-1, or Autotrol 255. If I go Fleck, research points to 602abcwater being the place to buy from. I don't know where to buy the other two models from as yet. Suggestions definitely welcome.
My measurements and calculations lead me to believe I will need just shy of 32,700 grains of capacity, for two people. So that's 2 cu ft resin going by standard sizing. This is backed up by the calculator here: http://www.qualitywaterassociates.com/sizing.php
Thing is, we won't be at just 2 people for much longer than another year, hopefully. And if that comes to pass, we will very likely jump to 4. (Wife is a twin, her mom is a twin, she has 2 sets of twin cousins, twin uncles, triplet aunts, and triplet grandmother + greataunts. On my side I have twin aunts, and twin uncles, and a set of twin cousins. Yes, we're screwed.) Using the above calculator for 4 eventual people, That bumps me up to about 65,300 grains of capacity, and 3.5 cu ft resin. Gulp. At this point, with 10% cross link resin, the 7000SXT reaches twin tank price territory.
You might see my dilemma at this point. So I ask, what is the best way to go about this? Do I really need a super huge tank, or do I get a smaller/regular sized one and deal with inefficiencies later on?
I'll also need help dealing with some pretty major chloramine issues. You can see the levels in the city water quality report, and to make matters as bad as possible, I live about a quarter mile from one of the water treatment plans. Our water always tastes and smells badly of chlorine, and any sort of prolonged shower burns your eyes and causes coughing fits. Any suggestions here appreciated as I'm not sure where to start with chloramines.