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Hi,
My family just moved into my grandpa's house and needed to drill a new well a few months back. We had the water tested and after having a few big name softener dealers come out, I realized there has to be a better way than spending thousands.
I've done a bunch of reading but this is all new to me so I'm looking for some specific help.
Here's our data from the well test from national testing labs:
Calcium 114.0
Iron 2.08
Magnesium 33.20
Manganese .07
Hardness 420
TDS 470
We have 3 people total in our household, probably another one coming in another couple of years. I understand I'm right at 24 grain hardness. I need help with choosing the right size Fleck softener as I can do it myself.
What do I need to know for gpm, pipe size, and water pressure? I read a post on here that depending what size softener it may reduce water pressure?
What are my options for a prefilter to handle the iron and manganese?
Thanks for your help!
My family just moved into my grandpa's house and needed to drill a new well a few months back. We had the water tested and after having a few big name softener dealers come out, I realized there has to be a better way than spending thousands.
I've done a bunch of reading but this is all new to me so I'm looking for some specific help.
Here's our data from the well test from national testing labs:
Calcium 114.0
Iron 2.08
Magnesium 33.20
Manganese .07
Hardness 420
TDS 470
We have 3 people total in our household, probably another one coming in another couple of years. I understand I'm right at 24 grain hardness. I need help with choosing the right size Fleck softener as I can do it myself.
What do I need to know for gpm, pipe size, and water pressure? I read a post on here that depending what size softener it may reduce water pressure?
What are my options for a prefilter to handle the iron and manganese?
Thanks for your help!