My water test is as follows...
pH 8
Sodium 79.96 PPM
Potassium 4.23 PPM
Calcium 69.23 PPM
Magnesium ((Perhaps Manganese, don't remember.) 18.51 PPM
Total Harness 249.09 PPM
Iron 13.01 PPM
Total Alkalinity 382.8 PPM
Carbonate 0 PPM
BiCarbonate 467.1 PPM
Hydroxide 0 PPM
Chloride 14.7 PPM
Fluoride .2 PPM
Nitrite 0 PPM
Nitrate 0 PPM
Sulfate 26.7 PPM
Total Disolved Solids 443.29 PPM
13.01 PPM iron, that's not a mistype. Last week after a heavy shocking (We have to shock every 3-6 months) it was 3 PPM, 6 days later it's now 3.4 PPM. The 13.01 was bad, pre-shocked water. Shocking the well only lasts about 6 weeks before our filter can't handle the volume and we start getting staining again. Our local well guy wants to put in a greenbed system with potasium permanganate paired with a softener, but from everything I've read, I'm not entirely convinced this will be sufficient with iron and magnesium levels this high.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
pH 8
Sodium 79.96 PPM
Potassium 4.23 PPM
Calcium 69.23 PPM
Magnesium ((Perhaps Manganese, don't remember.) 18.51 PPM
Total Harness 249.09 PPM
Iron 13.01 PPM
Total Alkalinity 382.8 PPM
Carbonate 0 PPM
BiCarbonate 467.1 PPM
Hydroxide 0 PPM
Chloride 14.7 PPM
Fluoride .2 PPM
Nitrite 0 PPM
Nitrate 0 PPM
Sulfate 26.7 PPM
Total Disolved Solids 443.29 PPM
13.01 PPM iron, that's not a mistype. Last week after a heavy shocking (We have to shock every 3-6 months) it was 3 PPM, 6 days later it's now 3.4 PPM. The 13.01 was bad, pre-shocked water. Shocking the well only lasts about 6 weeks before our filter can't handle the volume and we start getting staining again. Our local well guy wants to put in a greenbed system with potasium permanganate paired with a softener, but from everything I've read, I'm not entirely convinced this will be sufficient with iron and magnesium levels this high.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
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