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About Gerry Bulfin

Gerry Bulfin is a licensed water treatment contractor and consultant based in Santa Cruz California and founder and owner of Clean Water Systems and Stores Inc. Gerry is a long time member of the National Ground Water Association, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Quality Association (WQA).

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Birm Iron Filter & Rusty Tank Water: The Before and After Pictures

I have attached PowerPoint presentation of the filter installation and the results. Chip Dalby Joshua, Texas        

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I noticed a change in the house water almost immediately

My Clean Water system was installed on April 24.  A picture of the installation is attached. Water from the well enters the basement just to the left of your blue filter, goes through a 1 micron filter (we still have considerable sediment from the well even after 7 years), then to your filter, then through … Continue reading I noticed a change in the house water almost immediately

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Our iron and maganese levels are now at 0 and the terrible egg smell is gone.

Attached is a picture of the water system that we purchased from you last year.  Everything has been running great.  Demian was  a huge help, from choosing the right equipment we needed, to helping me over the phone while I was installing everything, as well as after the set up and fine tuning the system. … Continue reading Our iron and maganese levels are now at 0 and the terrible egg smell is gone.

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Everything is installed and appears to be working fine

Hi. Here's a picture of the Chlorine Injection System I purchased from you recently. Everything is installed and appears to be working fine. Thanks, Bryan Ellis Lockport Illinois

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The water appears cleaner than ever.

Attached are photos of my installation.  We are located over a mile high in the Northern part of the Chihuahuan desert in West Texas.  I used a small storage building for the well and tank, and did not realize that silt sediment would be a problem as the water tested great.  The second photo gives … Continue reading The water appears cleaner than ever.

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How Do I Install A Carbon Backwash Filter and a Water Softener In Series?

A common question we often get is how to install an auto-backwash carbon filter and a water softener.  Carbon filters remove chlorine,  tastes, odors and sediment and are self cleaning.   Carbon backwash filters installed in front of water softeners or no-salt water conditioners make a great combination. The carbon filter is installed prior to the … Continue reading How Do I Install A Carbon Backwash Filter and a Water Softener In Series?

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Will Reverse Osmosis Membranes Remove Odor from Well Water?

We were asked by a homeowner  if their new whole house reverse osmosis system should be removing odors from their well water.   This was  a commercial system with no carbon filters, just pre-filters and the RO system (not supplied by us). Many homeowners use under-sink reverse osmosis systems which have carbon filters as part of … Continue reading Will Reverse Osmosis Membranes Remove Odor from Well Water?

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Upflow Calcite Neutralizer

A question that is commonly asked is: “I was wondering, in what situations is an upflow calcite neutralizer better than a down-flow back-wash type neutralizer? ” Understanding the Difference Between Up-Flow and Down-Flow Calcite Neutralizers Down-Flow neutralizers have backwashing control valves and the calcite media is backwashed and rinsed periodically. In a standard downflow neutralizer … Continue reading Upflow Calcite Neutralizer

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Calcite Neutralizer

A question that is commonly asked is: “I was wondering, in what situations is an upflow neutralizer better than a down-flow back-wash type neutralizer? ” Understanding the Difference Between Up-Flow and Down-Flow Calcite Neutralizers Down-Flow neutralizers have backwashing control valves and the calcite media is backwashed and rinsed periodically. In a standard downflow neutralizer the … Continue reading Calcite Neutralizer

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We installed the system to remove iron and manganese. Looks good

Brett –  here are some pictures.  We installed the system to remove iron and manganese. Looks good. Tom Woo Sooke, British Columbia  

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