Craig Martinsen
New Member
I have a well that produces pretty "bad" water. The water has a red/yellow tint to it, lots of sediment, at times smells of rotten eggs and tastes bad. The analysis on the water is:
Sodium - 55 ppm, 2.40 meq/l
Calcium - 119 ppm, 5.97 meq/l
Magnesium - 42 ppm, 3.52 meq/l
Potassium - 5 ppm, 0.13 meq/l
Carbonate - 0
Bicarbonate - 556 ppm, 9.11 meq/l
Chloride - 45 ppm, 1.26 meq/l
Sulfate-S - 5.7 ppm, 0.05 meq/l
Nitrate - 0.74 ppm, 0.05 meq/l
Phosphate - 0.037 ppm, 0 meq/l
Boron - 0.45 ppm, 0.13 meq/l
pH 6.8 SU
ECw 1.2 dS/m
Cation/Anion ratio 1.10
SAR 1.10
Hardness - 470 mg equiv. CaCO3/L
Arsenic 0.003 ppm
Iron 0.94 ppm
Currently, I have (in order of filtration moving toward the house):
I have a 1500 gallon water holding tank that I currently do not use, I've considered cycling water into this tank, chlorinating it, letting it settle out and then using that to pump into the house.
Truthfully I'm out of ideas and I'm looking for feedback on how to address the water from this well before I add any more "stuff" to the system.
Sodium - 55 ppm, 2.40 meq/l
Calcium - 119 ppm, 5.97 meq/l
Magnesium - 42 ppm, 3.52 meq/l
Potassium - 5 ppm, 0.13 meq/l
Carbonate - 0
Bicarbonate - 556 ppm, 9.11 meq/l
Chloride - 45 ppm, 1.26 meq/l
Sulfate-S - 5.7 ppm, 0.05 meq/l
Nitrate - 0.74 ppm, 0.05 meq/l
Phosphate - 0.037 ppm, 0 meq/l
Boron - 0.45 ppm, 0.13 meq/l
pH 6.8 SU
ECw 1.2 dS/m
Cation/Anion ratio 1.10
SAR 1.10
Hardness - 470 mg equiv. CaCO3/L
Arsenic 0.003 ppm
Iron 0.94 ppm
Currently, I have (in order of filtration moving toward the house):
- Sediment Filter at the wellhead that purges daily (Spindown type)
- Membrane Sediment 20-micron
- 4x20 20-micron Sediment Filter
- 4x20 5-micron Sediment Filter
- 4x20 Iron & Manganese Filter
- 4x20 Carbon Filter
- 4x20 Salt-free water softening membrane (NuvoH2O Cartridge)
- 12gpm UV filter
I have a 1500 gallon water holding tank that I currently do not use, I've considered cycling water into this tank, chlorinating it, letting it settle out and then using that to pump into the house.
Truthfully I'm out of ideas and I'm looking for feedback on how to address the water from this well before I add any more "stuff" to the system.