Demelza
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Hi all,
Would appreciate your thoughts on a problem we have.
We have a well that could be well over 100 years old. Approx 8 meters deep with approx 2 meter water level. The walls are made of granite. It supplies our farmhouse which has no header tank (water usage being kitchen sink, bathroom sink, bath, shower, washing machine and dishwasher), an annex (water usage kitchen sink, bathroom sink with immersion heater, washing machine and electric shower) and a another cottage (water usage kitchen sink, bath with shower fed off taps and a header tank, bathroom sink and washing machine). The annex and 2nd cottage are for holiday guests and therefore not occupied all the time.
We have a new submersiable pump (Idrogo M40/08 Auto 240V pump), a PH corrector, debris filter, UV light and a pressure vessel. Under the drinking taps we have a metal filter as previous water tests showed a high aluminum content. Iron content is below normal limits...so we know iron is not a problem.
The water has been tested and is perfect..very slight mangenese but after talking to the company they said it was only tested for asthetic reasons and our level was still so low that it wouldnt really make a difference.
So with the stats and background out of the way here is our problem. The water is clear and no problem most of the time except when we take a bath. Hot or cold tap makes no difference. It starts out clear, then for a few minutes turn brown then just as suddenly turn clear again. Its enough to discolour the bath water yellowy brown and leaves a soft brown rusty or earth looking sediment on the bottom of the bath. We are gutted as we have spent 1,000s on all the new treatment equipment to upgrade the water.
What could be the cause? Our local pump supplier is unsure and suggested we put in a finer filter (ours is 10 at the moment, he suggested putting in a 5) however I feel that its not explaining the cause for it and I'd rather get rid of the cause. Any suggestions?
Would appreciate your thoughts on a problem we have.
We have a well that could be well over 100 years old. Approx 8 meters deep with approx 2 meter water level. The walls are made of granite. It supplies our farmhouse which has no header tank (water usage being kitchen sink, bathroom sink, bath, shower, washing machine and dishwasher), an annex (water usage kitchen sink, bathroom sink with immersion heater, washing machine and electric shower) and a another cottage (water usage kitchen sink, bath with shower fed off taps and a header tank, bathroom sink and washing machine). The annex and 2nd cottage are for holiday guests and therefore not occupied all the time.
We have a new submersiable pump (Idrogo M40/08 Auto 240V pump), a PH corrector, debris filter, UV light and a pressure vessel. Under the drinking taps we have a metal filter as previous water tests showed a high aluminum content. Iron content is below normal limits...so we know iron is not a problem.
The water has been tested and is perfect..very slight mangenese but after talking to the company they said it was only tested for asthetic reasons and our level was still so low that it wouldnt really make a difference.
So with the stats and background out of the way here is our problem. The water is clear and no problem most of the time except when we take a bath. Hot or cold tap makes no difference. It starts out clear, then for a few minutes turn brown then just as suddenly turn clear again. Its enough to discolour the bath water yellowy brown and leaves a soft brown rusty or earth looking sediment on the bottom of the bath. We are gutted as we have spent 1,000s on all the new treatment equipment to upgrade the water.
What could be the cause? Our local pump supplier is unsure and suggested we put in a finer filter (ours is 10 at the moment, he suggested putting in a 5) however I feel that its not explaining the cause for it and I'd rather get rid of the cause. Any suggestions?