Hello,
This is my first post like many others here. I am doing my best to understand everything but admit much is over my head so thanks to those geniuses who are able to help us all out!
I am on a well that is collapsed and have to capture about 700 gallons in storage tanks. I get about 50 gallons an hour out of the well. We have never run out of water, so that is good. I use a 4.5x20 big blue filter with pleated 20 micron filters. Then the water goes through the fleck 5600sxt and then to the faucets. We do not drink this water and only use it for dishes, showers and washing hands. I have an RO filter for ice. It is a cheap whirlpool model.
I will include my water test sheet and fleck order sheet below. Here are my current settings as advised by the company I bought it from :
DF GAL
VT dF1b
CT Fd
NT 1
C 48
H 30 (I originally had this at 17, but the guy said change it to 30 because of how much iron I have in the water. He said I did not need an iron filter.)
RS SF
SF 10
DO 7 ****changed this to 5 days and now need to Chang blue filter every 2-3 months.
RT 2:00am
BW 10
BD 60
RR 12
BF 14
FM t0.7
Hardness is 285.2 mg/L
Iron is 2.308 mg/L
It seems like the water is not very "soft" anymore. How do my settings look? Anything I can do to make the water more soft? Is there any other equipment I should consider for my system? I am considering upgrading my RO system. Anything else?
Also, is there such a thing as a digital soft water tester? I bought a TDS tester but only have the strips to test softness. It sure would be nice if there were a digital version to put an exact number to how soft the water is to see if the water softener is still working as it should.
Thanks for advice in advance!
Clay
This is my first post like many others here. I am doing my best to understand everything but admit much is over my head so thanks to those geniuses who are able to help us all out!
I am on a well that is collapsed and have to capture about 700 gallons in storage tanks. I get about 50 gallons an hour out of the well. We have never run out of water, so that is good. I use a 4.5x20 big blue filter with pleated 20 micron filters. Then the water goes through the fleck 5600sxt and then to the faucets. We do not drink this water and only use it for dishes, showers and washing hands. I have an RO filter for ice. It is a cheap whirlpool model.
I will include my water test sheet and fleck order sheet below. Here are my current settings as advised by the company I bought it from :
DF GAL
VT dF1b
CT Fd
NT 1
C 48
H 30 (I originally had this at 17, but the guy said change it to 30 because of how much iron I have in the water. He said I did not need an iron filter.)
RS SF
SF 10
DO 7 ****changed this to 5 days and now need to Chang blue filter every 2-3 months.
RT 2:00am
BW 10
BD 60
RR 12
BF 14
FM t0.7
Hardness is 285.2 mg/L
Iron is 2.308 mg/L
It seems like the water is not very "soft" anymore. How do my settings look? Anything I can do to make the water more soft? Is there any other equipment I should consider for my system? I am considering upgrading my RO system. Anything else?
Also, is there such a thing as a digital soft water tester? I bought a TDS tester but only have the strips to test softness. It sure would be nice if there were a digital version to put an exact number to how soft the water is to see if the water softener is still working as it should.
Thanks for advice in advance!
Clay
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