I started seeing signs of blue corrosion around some of the copper water line fittings and had a well water test done. I've been in the house for over 30 years with only a sediment filter, no smells, staining or other visible problems in the sinks/toilets other than you can see the water line in the toilet tanks. The blue corrosion is a relatively recent observation, and the guy on one of the adjacent properties has run an ANS for years while others near by have not needed them. I told the testing lab what I was seeing and they suggested and ran the following:
Calcium as Ca 93 mg/L
Calcium as CaCO3 232 mg/L
Magnesium as Mg 19 mg/L
Magnesium as CaCO3 77 mg/L
Total as CaCO3 309 mg/L
Langelier Index -1.90
Alkalinity Total 50 mg/L
pH 6.1
TDS 700 mg/L
I was a little surprised at the hardness level, but maybe I'm just used to it.
Two people in the house, two bathrooms, occasional guests for a couple of days. From what I've been reading on this forum and other places I believe I should be looking at a 1.5 cubic foot backwash calcite filter along with a softener with a 48K grain capacity. I'm thinking I should retain the sediment filter before the calcite filter and install a 2nd one between the calcite filter and the softener. Undecided on a RO filter for the kitchen sink.
Does that sound right?
Thanks in advance.
Calcium as Ca 93 mg/L
Calcium as CaCO3 232 mg/L
Magnesium as Mg 19 mg/L
Magnesium as CaCO3 77 mg/L
Total as CaCO3 309 mg/L
Langelier Index -1.90
Alkalinity Total 50 mg/L
pH 6.1
TDS 700 mg/L
I was a little surprised at the hardness level, but maybe I'm just used to it.
Two people in the house, two bathrooms, occasional guests for a couple of days. From what I've been reading on this forum and other places I believe I should be looking at a 1.5 cubic foot backwash calcite filter along with a softener with a 48K grain capacity. I'm thinking I should retain the sediment filter before the calcite filter and install a 2nd one between the calcite filter and the softener. Undecided on a RO filter for the kitchen sink.
Does that sound right?
Thanks in advance.