Sulphur

[tzclark]

Hi

I have a deep well that has quite high iron and manganese. Along with those two comes some sulphur. I talked to a local company and bought a Katalox light backwash filter and it works great for the iron and manganese but the sulphur still comes through.

The well pumps through the filter and stores in a 2000G cistern, after the cistern it pumps to the house which goes through UV and carbon.

I think I need to add an inline chlorination but I am not sure if I should do a well top or a metered pre cistern?

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

[Reach4]

First, I would try sanitizing my well and plumbing. That needs nicer weather IMO, but the winter can be used to gather the tools. https://terrylove.com/forums/index....izing-extra-attention-to-4-inch-casing.65845/ Include sanitizing the water heater. You may be impressed by the effect. I think the more effective the sanitizing, the longer the benefit extends.

You may want to switch to a powered anode. I like the Ceranode because of the full-length anode, but the Corro-Protec is cheaper. That difference is bigger in Canada, since the Corro-Protec is made in Canada, and there are those.... Just kicking the WH temperature to 140 or above can reduce the production of H2S by bacteria in the WH. Getting rid of the H2S at the KL won't help with the H2S produced in the WH or later piping. Switching from a magnesium anode to an aluminum anode helps reduce H2S. Some even replace the anode with a brass plug. That doesn't give the protection, but if your water is hard, the life of the WH may still be acceptable.

If you inject chlorine, you will need another big backwashing filter after the KL to remove the residual. If you precisely inject hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), you may not have to remove the residual. Residual chlorine must be less than 4 ppm with chlorine, but that number rises to I think about 15 ppm with H2O2... not that you would want either of those number. You would want to be under 25% of those number I think.

I am not a pro. Prior threads you may find interesting:
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....on-do-i-need-a-catalytic-carbon-filter.90133/
https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/naclo-to-h2o2.81117/
https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/looking-for-advice-on-chlorination-setup.89484/