Mike Johnston
New Member
Hi there, I am a clueless homeowner who lives in a small town where there is only one well service guy..
He does not know why my PH will not raise and that is not an option for me as I have a 6 month old baby who is starting to drink the bath water.. and the bath tub has blue stains which means she is ingesting copper..
Anyways, any suggestions or anything I would appreciate it..
Info I gathered:
My system works like this:
Well Pump > water softener tank > Calcite + Corosex tank > pressure tank > House
A couple years ago I noticed red stains in the tub and in the toilet. I called the well guy and he installed the salt system which corrected that problem. About a year ago I noticed blue stains in the shower and sinks.
He came and installed a Calcite and corosex tank which seemed to make the blue go away. It worked for a couple months then the blue came back. He dumped the media and put new media in. He didnt measure it, just eyeballed each one and filled the tank half way. Again, it worked for a while, but now the blue is back.
He is talking about putting an air pump in my well, saying it will raise the PH? Is that possible?
Out of the tap in the house:
390 ppm x 500 scale
5.6 PH
Outside the house and the water treatment system:
260 PPM
5.7 PH
( I have calibrated digital meters)
Any suggestions would be helpful and greatly appreciated.
He does not know why my PH will not raise and that is not an option for me as I have a 6 month old baby who is starting to drink the bath water.. and the bath tub has blue stains which means she is ingesting copper..
Anyways, any suggestions or anything I would appreciate it..
Info I gathered:
My system works like this:
Well Pump > water softener tank > Calcite + Corosex tank > pressure tank > House
A couple years ago I noticed red stains in the tub and in the toilet. I called the well guy and he installed the salt system which corrected that problem. About a year ago I noticed blue stains in the shower and sinks.
He came and installed a Calcite and corosex tank which seemed to make the blue go away. It worked for a couple months then the blue came back. He dumped the media and put new media in. He didnt measure it, just eyeballed each one and filled the tank half way. Again, it worked for a while, but now the blue is back.
He is talking about putting an air pump in my well, saying it will raise the PH? Is that possible?
Out of the tap in the house:
390 ppm x 500 scale
5.6 PH
Outside the house and the water treatment system:
260 PPM
5.7 PH
( I have calibrated digital meters)
Any suggestions would be helpful and greatly appreciated.