bingow
Active Member
Returning here with situation recap and update. Recap: previous tests of our 21 year "virgin" mountain terrain water well (7,000 ft) included the original "basic" test of the freshly dug well that showed 38 gpg hardness, 1,100 gpg TDS, PH7.7, no odor, and no iron or other metal concerns. Six years later, after we had completed the building of our house, we added an under-sink R.O. system for drinking and cooking, and installed a cheap cabinet type softener that was woefully undersized. It functioned with only minor problems for 15 years, albeit a huge salt eater, then it started giving major problems. So, a few months ago, we belatedly tuned into this forum for more info, and ordered another lab test for hardness only, which reported 62 gpg.
Update: after help from this forum, but without us getting a another fully updated water test, we recently bought and DIY installed a Clack WS1-EE twin resin tanks (2 cu ft, 12"x52", 10% crosslinked). I programmed it with uncompensated 62 gpg, 8 lb salt/cu. ft, and with our 185 gallon/day usage, it regens every 4 days. It produces "zero" gpg hardness (1 drop Hach turns blue) immediately after gegen, and 1-to-2 gpg (2 drops turns blue) just prior to the next regen. Eight regens to date. We have no complaints about the new system, except for its noisy regens.
Concurrently with the above, we had ordered and received (28 day s-l-o-w reply time) a new "lite" lab test, with results reported below. The high TDS and sulfates got our attention, and with chemistry being by far my weakest subject, I'm wondering if these new findings might mean trouble for our new softener system, not to mention ourselves?
Update: after help from this forum, but without us getting a another fully updated water test, we recently bought and DIY installed a Clack WS1-EE twin resin tanks (2 cu ft, 12"x52", 10% crosslinked). I programmed it with uncompensated 62 gpg, 8 lb salt/cu. ft, and with our 185 gallon/day usage, it regens every 4 days. It produces "zero" gpg hardness (1 drop Hach turns blue) immediately after gegen, and 1-to-2 gpg (2 drops turns blue) just prior to the next regen. Eight regens to date. We have no complaints about the new system, except for its noisy regens.
Concurrently with the above, we had ordered and received (28 day s-l-o-w reply time) a new "lite" lab test, with results reported below. The high TDS and sulfates got our attention, and with chemistry being by far my weakest subject, I'm wondering if these new findings might mean trouble for our new softener system, not to mention ourselves?