My wife and I live in Louisiana have recently been discussing getting a whole home filtration system. I was at Home Depot a few days ago and saw a small tree with free water test kits so I picked one up an sent a sample of my water in. Of course we got a call back giving minimal results and requesting to schedule an in home presentation of our results. RainSoft strikes again! We were thoroughly unimpressed by their sales tactics and of course their price which started at $6,900 and worked all the way down to $3,950. We did not buy.
Either way, this interaction prompted us to get off our butts and seek a solution for clean water in our house.
I did a decent amount of research and found that I should have no problem building and maintaining my own system for a fraction of the price. The reason I am seeking help here at this point is for planning. I have some unanswered questions which I believe would be easy for some of the knowledgeable members of this forum to help me find answers to.
We are interested in softening our water, removing chlorine/chloramine/etc., and removing other unknown but potentially harmful dissolved solids. We are seeking a whole home solution not just a drinking water solution although we are also planning an RO system for drinking/cooking water.
From what I've collected this is what I have planned so far. Any helpful suggestions are welcome!
32k or possibly 40k grain softener with a Fleck 5600 sxt and some sort of carbon filter for chlorine
I am concerned about the chlorine causing increased degradation of the resin and from what I understand the resin doesn't remove much if any chlorine and I think my chlorine seems to be pretty high. This leads me to believe I want a charcoal filter of some sort for the chlorine, not just for inside my house but also to protect my softener. Maybe some resins are more susceptible to chlorine damage. Suggestions?
My Situation
Water Supply: Municipal
Existing Filtration: None
Occupants: 3 now but planning on 2 or 3 more
Number of Bathrooms: 3
Plumbing: Mostly all PVC and CPVC
Supply Line: 3/4"
Unprofessionally Tested Water Results
TDS: 390 - 470 (two separate tests at different times)
Hardness: 3-4 grains (two separate tests at different times)
Chlorine: 4-6 (two separate tests at different times)
PH: 6.8 - 7.2 (two separate tests at different times)
Iron: <.15
Thank you for the help!
Either way, this interaction prompted us to get off our butts and seek a solution for clean water in our house.
I did a decent amount of research and found that I should have no problem building and maintaining my own system for a fraction of the price. The reason I am seeking help here at this point is for planning. I have some unanswered questions which I believe would be easy for some of the knowledgeable members of this forum to help me find answers to.
We are interested in softening our water, removing chlorine/chloramine/etc., and removing other unknown but potentially harmful dissolved solids. We are seeking a whole home solution not just a drinking water solution although we are also planning an RO system for drinking/cooking water.
From what I've collected this is what I have planned so far. Any helpful suggestions are welcome!
32k or possibly 40k grain softener with a Fleck 5600 sxt and some sort of carbon filter for chlorine
I am concerned about the chlorine causing increased degradation of the resin and from what I understand the resin doesn't remove much if any chlorine and I think my chlorine seems to be pretty high. This leads me to believe I want a charcoal filter of some sort for the chlorine, not just for inside my house but also to protect my softener. Maybe some resins are more susceptible to chlorine damage. Suggestions?
My Situation
Water Supply: Municipal
Existing Filtration: None
Occupants: 3 now but planning on 2 or 3 more
Number of Bathrooms: 3
Plumbing: Mostly all PVC and CPVC
Supply Line: 3/4"
Unprofessionally Tested Water Results
TDS: 390 - 470 (two separate tests at different times)
Hardness: 3-4 grains (two separate tests at different times)
Chlorine: 4-6 (two separate tests at different times)
PH: 6.8 - 7.2 (two separate tests at different times)
Iron: <.15
Thank you for the help!