As you may have noticed, most of our customers write to us with questions about well water. Lately, though, we have been receiving some interesting questions about alternative water sources. Last week we answered a letter from a reader who wanted to neutralize the acidity of rainwater collected in his cistern. This week, we received … Continue reading UV Light Water Treatment
While most of our letters come from users of well and city water, some are from customers who rely on rainwater at home. Rainwater often has a low pH when first collected, which can lead to copper leaching in cistern systems due to its acidity. One rainwater user recently contacted us with this issue, so … Continue reading Neutralizing Rainwater with a Calcite Blend Neutralizer
A couple of weeks ago we wrote a blog post about treating turbidity without chemical injection. One reader recently wrote to us to ask whether he could effectively treat his water's turbidity with alum injection and a Pro-OX iron filter. The answer is yes, you can certainly treat cloudy water by injecting alum and filtering … Continue reading Using Alum and Pro-OX Filter Media to Treat Turbidity
For a Birm or Pro-OX iron filter to work properly, there must be enough dissolved oxygen present in the water to help assist the filter media to oxidize iron and manganese particles for filtration. A good way to achieve oxidation without having to install an open atmospheric pressure storage tank and additional booster pump is to … Continue reading What is the Difference between Air Charger Iron Filters and Maxi-Vent Air Compressor System Iron Filters?
If you use multiple treatment systems for your well or city water, you have probably wondered whether their order of installation affects the final quality of your treated water. The answer is yes, the order of your treatment systems can be a factor in determining the effectiveness of your systems. One customer using an iron … Continue reading Water Neutralizer
How to configure a Neutralizer into your water treatment system If you use multiple treatment systems for your well or city water, you have probably wondered whether their order of installation affects the final quality of your treated water. The answer is yes; the order of your treatment systems can be a factor in determining … Continue reading How to configure a Neutralizer into your water treatment system
If you've just drilled a new well or moved onto a property with a new well, you've likely noticed mud and sediment in your water. Don't worry, it's very common for water from a new well to contain a lot of drilling mud and sediment at first. One reader recently asked which system would be … Continue reading Well Water Treatment
Brackish Water Treatment Saltwater infiltration of well water systems is fairly common for homeowners near the ocean or coastal rivers. While not the most harmful form of contamination, brackish water often has a salty taste and can cause scale buildup in fixtures and appliances due to high levels of sodium, metals, and other dissolved substances—known … Continue reading Brackish Water Treatment
One customer recently reported that his Greensand filter media was not lasting as long as it should, and required a lot of potassium permanganate to keep up regular operation. He also mentioned that he was experiencing acidic water along with iron and odors. These problems are not unrelated. Iron is often found in acidic groundwater … Continue reading Get More Life Out of Filter Media With Proper Pre-Treatment
Filox vs Mangox vs Pyrolox: What is the Difference Between These Iron Filter Media? We often get questions about iron filter media here at Clean Water Systems. Many people seem overwhelmed by the breadth of options available when shopping for an iron filter, and with all sorts of tanks, valves, and filter media available, it’s … Continue reading What is the Difference Between Filox, MangOX, Pyrolox, Pro-OX, and Greensand Iron Filter Media?
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