Mike Water
New Member
Would very much appreciate some feedback on some well water treatment issues.
We have a whole home treatment system consisting of 1) small plastic sediment filter 2) large standing stainless filter containing both activated carbon (top) combined with Manganese Greensand (bottom) in one unit 3) large stainless filter containing Ion Resin. Then treated water tank and pressure pump.
I’m not certain the advice we have received is correct, particularly in combining the activated carbon and Manganese Greensand in one filter. We have a problem with occasionally having very black water seem be flushed out, particularly after power outages when the pressure pump tank is completely emptied. This black contaminate seems to accumulate in there and possibly pipes as well. It looks like little bits floating in the water in such a concentration that it is very black, it is gone after running the water for 1-2 minutes. Placed in a container it completely settles down to the bottom. I suspect this is activated carbon residue caused by the softer act carbon being broken up by the harder Greensand.
We’ve had a water test. Our Iron level in the water is 0.51 mg/l, I understand that is above standard (0.3mg/l), but I see posts from others with much higher iron content and wonder the Ion Resin water softener would be effective in treating this on its own. Our water pH is 7.1.
I’m considering taking out the Manganese and just using Act Carbon in one stainless filter and Ion Resin in the second, and relying on the resin to eliminate the Iron content. Another reason for taking out the Manganese is that we are not regenerating it, just regular back flowing (we do regenerate the Ion Resin with salt).
Would that work? Am I likely to get staining at that Iron level if we are using the softener?
Thank you very much for any advice you can give!
Mike
We have a whole home treatment system consisting of 1) small plastic sediment filter 2) large standing stainless filter containing both activated carbon (top) combined with Manganese Greensand (bottom) in one unit 3) large stainless filter containing Ion Resin. Then treated water tank and pressure pump.
I’m not certain the advice we have received is correct, particularly in combining the activated carbon and Manganese Greensand in one filter. We have a problem with occasionally having very black water seem be flushed out, particularly after power outages when the pressure pump tank is completely emptied. This black contaminate seems to accumulate in there and possibly pipes as well. It looks like little bits floating in the water in such a concentration that it is very black, it is gone after running the water for 1-2 minutes. Placed in a container it completely settles down to the bottom. I suspect this is activated carbon residue caused by the softer act carbon being broken up by the harder Greensand.
We’ve had a water test. Our Iron level in the water is 0.51 mg/l, I understand that is above standard (0.3mg/l), but I see posts from others with much higher iron content and wonder the Ion Resin water softener would be effective in treating this on its own. Our water pH is 7.1.
I’m considering taking out the Manganese and just using Act Carbon in one stainless filter and Ion Resin in the second, and relying on the resin to eliminate the Iron content. Another reason for taking out the Manganese is that we are not regenerating it, just regular back flowing (we do regenerate the Ion Resin with salt).
Would that work? Am I likely to get staining at that Iron level if we are using the softener?
Thank you very much for any advice you can give!
Mike