Thinktwicez71
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Ok , I figured something was being confused somewhere , I'm glad it wasn't just on my end , I was getting thrown for a loop there haha
I don't have lab test reports , just hach 5b for hardness , I doubt I have much iron , I don't really have any discoloration in fixtures or toilets sinks or showers , just very hard water at 42-44 grains per gallonHe appears to be confusing you with another poster.
Do you have lab test results? IF there is any iron, each 1 ppm is equivalent to 5 grains/gallon of softener capacity. Whatever iron equivalency to hardness is added to the actual hardness amount and is programmed as compensated hardness.
Ahh... good. I got confused with somebody with big iron. So that DO thing does not apply to you.I doubt I have much iron , I don't really have any discoloration in fixtures or toilets sinks or showers , just very hard water at 42-44 grains per gallon
Depending on how long that water heater has been exposed to hard water, there could be a substantial buildup of minerals coating the inside. It could take some time for the minerals to dissolve and the hardness subsides to equal the cold supply.hopefully the water heater gets cleaned out soon
There are a variety of good quality ball valves on the market. If replacing the drain valve as recommended, ensure to obtain a 'Full Bore' valve.recommend replacing the valve ... with a good quality ball valve
I made that mistake ... once... while I was less experienced.just don"t do that on a steam boiler...
How big is your softener? 1/4 cup would be about right for 1.5 cubic ft.i just got some super iron out and put that in my brine tank ( 1 cup) let it sit for 2 hours and then did a manual regen which is running right now . do i follow up with 1/3 cup of bleech in there as well and another regen ?
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....izing-extra-attention-to-4-inch-casing.65845/ is my well and plumbing sanitizing write-up.also , do i need to do the same thing to my well head and let the chlorine sit in my pipeing for 24 hours ?
i have a 64,000 grain 2.0cu ftHow big is your softener? 1/4 cup would be about right for 1.5 cubic ft.
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....izing-extra-attention-to-4-inch-casing.65845/ is my well and plumbing sanitizing write-up.
Sanitizing will probably help with the smell, at least for a while. You may need a backwashing iron+sulfur filter before the softener going forward.
Raise your water temp and maintain more than 140 degrees for several hours.the bacteria is prolly in my water heater
ok so yesterday morning i sanitized my well and entire house . i put my softener in bypass , added 2 gallons of bleach to my well , ran a hose into my well and let it circulate for 30 minutes after i smelled chlorine in the water , opened all my faucets , showers hot and cold and toilets till they all had strong chlorine smell in them. i let it sit for 24 hours and flushed it all this am. hot side is alot harder to get the chlorine out of than the cold . i even drained the water heater a few times but it still smells like chlorine some. my pool test kit says cold has 0 ppm chlorine and hot has 0 - .5ppm .It would be highly recommended to sanitize all of your plumbing. Be sure to bypass the softener during this process.
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