Fitzy
New Member
Hi,
We moved into our home about 6.5 years ago and we had our water tested before we moved in by the lab that does the analysis for Tiger Home inspetions. Last week we had someone from one of the big name companies come out and do some tests in our house using a hach kit and the results were surpriingly different, then he proceeded to push a $5,500 system on us to improve our water. Is there a chance that our water has changed that much? Should I have it re-tested by a real lab again? Here are some of the results:
6.5 years ago
Iron .15mg/l
manganese .01 mg/l
Hardness 10.3 mg/L
TDS 49.2 mg/L
pH 5.15
last week
Iron .not detected
manganese .(can't remember because I'm a bonehead, but thought they were much higher)
Hardness 6GPG
TDS 40mg/L
pH 5.8
The reason why I'm asking is I can't stand the whole house water filter I'm using, and want to at least get rid of it to improve my water pressure, but then my water is dirty and smells/tastes metalic (guessing high Iron, copper or manganese). We also get yellow stains in the laundry occasionally (especially with bleach). I know I need to get a pH neutralizer- I'm replacing copper elbows fairly frequently, but I also want to know how to clean up the discolored water. Also, I'm not sure about a softener.
If I go with a softener do you think a whirlpool 40,000 grain capacity will work? And the pH neutralizer I'm looking at is sold by sears. I certainly can't afford $5,500 on this set up no matter how much free soap I get, and these 2 units should fall into my relatively low price range if I install them myself. Also, will either of therse reduce water pressue?
thanks for any help
Matt
We moved into our home about 6.5 years ago and we had our water tested before we moved in by the lab that does the analysis for Tiger Home inspetions. Last week we had someone from one of the big name companies come out and do some tests in our house using a hach kit and the results were surpriingly different, then he proceeded to push a $5,500 system on us to improve our water. Is there a chance that our water has changed that much? Should I have it re-tested by a real lab again? Here are some of the results:
6.5 years ago
Iron .15mg/l
manganese .01 mg/l
Hardness 10.3 mg/L
TDS 49.2 mg/L
pH 5.15
last week
Iron .not detected
manganese .(can't remember because I'm a bonehead, but thought they were much higher)
Hardness 6GPG
TDS 40mg/L
pH 5.8
The reason why I'm asking is I can't stand the whole house water filter I'm using, and want to at least get rid of it to improve my water pressure, but then my water is dirty and smells/tastes metalic (guessing high Iron, copper or manganese). We also get yellow stains in the laundry occasionally (especially with bleach). I know I need to get a pH neutralizer- I'm replacing copper elbows fairly frequently, but I also want to know how to clean up the discolored water. Also, I'm not sure about a softener.
If I go with a softener do you think a whirlpool 40,000 grain capacity will work? And the pH neutralizer I'm looking at is sold by sears. I certainly can't afford $5,500 on this set up no matter how much free soap I get, and these 2 units should fall into my relatively low price range if I install them myself. Also, will either of therse reduce water pressue?
thanks for any help
Matt