skel
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REcently moved into older home with old culligan system , very acidic water 6.0 need a rebed .Can I do this myself ? Where do I purchase the materials?
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NHmaster3015
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Are you re-bedding the neutralizer? If so, pretty easy job provided you are handy with tools and such. You can get the media online.
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skel
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Hi Wally Hays !
Wally recently got your response to my rebed problem .I am interested in trying myself, got the tools and skills but I don't know the process please help.P.S. are those inline calcite filters for the whole house worth a try ? They are on line for $40 change every 8000 gallons under filter water .com Thankx again for your help!
Skel
Wally recently got your response to my rebed problem .I am interested in trying myself, got the tools and skills but I don't know the process please help.P.S. are those inline calcite filters for the whole house worth a try ? They are on line for $40 change every 8000 gallons under filter water .com Thankx again for your help!
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NHmaster3015
Master Plumber
Obtain the media
Turn off water and drain pressure off system ( or shut off valves to filter if equipped )
Unplug power to valve head
Un-do unions or cut the pipes
carefully unscrew the valve head
invert tank and dump old media
be very careful with the distributor tube thats in the tank. Do not force it out or it will break
flush out tank
replace media
reverse installation
back wash the media
put filter into service
Turn off water and drain pressure off system ( or shut off valves to filter if equipped )
Unplug power to valve head
Un-do unions or cut the pipes
carefully unscrew the valve head
invert tank and dump old media
be very careful with the distributor tube thats in the tank. Do not force it out or it will break
flush out tank
replace media
reverse installation
back wash the media
put filter into service
big dripper
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In-line acid neutralizing filters will rarely be effective. One of the important factors is contact time between the water and the media. If water passes through too quickly, the contact time would be too brief and the pH will not rise (to 7.0 or higher) enough. Also, rebedding these sometimes takes a pressure washer if the bed had become solidified. Take to a location where you can do this with minimal 'clean-up' problems. At a pH of 6.0, you would need a larger media bed unless you were feeding something like an RO only.
Try a local plumbing supply store; they may have to special order it.
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jimtum
AAW
You will need gravel in the bottom of the tank before you put your media in, I would also suggest using corosex. I have used a cu ft of it in a 1.5 cu ft tank and it brought up the ph from 6 to 8. You must be careful to not let it set too long without a regen because it can harden on you and you will have to throw away the entire tank.
Bob999
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I believe that using 2/3 corosex and 1/3 calcite will give a pH of 10+ if you are treating water that has a pH of 6.
big dripper
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I find hard to think that mixture would raise pH to 10+. Yes, if you use sodium hydroxide (NaOH), soda ash (Na2CO3) or some other liquid/powder basic solution, you can jack the pH up past 12. I have seen that happen. However, with mineral bases, once the pH raises to somewhat above seven, they cease to be reactive. The pH plateaus and remains constistant. These, however, will raise hardness level smarginally; whereas sodium hydroxide, etc., has no effect on hardness.
Bob999
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I have seen a 1 in 6 mixture of corosex and calcite raise 6.5 pH water to a pH of 10. Corosex is VERY reactive--which is why it is used with low pH water and in high flow situations. However if the water sits in the AN tank with lots of corosex --as it typically does in a residential setting-- the result can be uncomfortably high pH which can cause dry skin and itching for the homeowner.
big dripper
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Thanks. I will differ to your experience.
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