Kg2k
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On the softener sizing chart it instructs you to measure the flow from a tub and tells you how to do that. From there it tells you to call him to get the SFR gpm you need. What is the rest of the formula? I followed his test and came up with ~6.5 gpm from the tub. I have 2 bathrooms and one kitchen sink, washer and one outside faucet.
As far as usage, I do wash the car regularly when it's warm enough. I live alone, at least for now and the immediate foreseeable future. Shower, wash dishes daily. Sometimes I use the tub when my back hurts and do a couple/few loads of laundry per week, usually on the weekends.
My water test showed hardness at 45 mg/l, divided by 17.1 = 2.63. My iron was .38 * 4= 1.52 and my Manganese was .078 * 2 = .156. 2.63+1.52+.156=4.306, rounded up to 5. I am adding an acid neutralizer which someone mentioned would add 5 grains of hardness so add 5 for the AN and that puts me at ~10 grains of hardness. Did I do that right?
I am thinking of getting a 1.5 cu ft softener still, for expansion, even though it seems like I could use a 1 cu ft. for now.
Another concern I have is will the AN reduce the flow very much. If I put a softener after the the AN will I have enough gpm to properly backflush the softener? I have a spindown and an inline filter but plan on removing the inline filter and just letting the AN filter what the inline filters out now.
Thanks foe any help.
As far as usage, I do wash the car regularly when it's warm enough. I live alone, at least for now and the immediate foreseeable future. Shower, wash dishes daily. Sometimes I use the tub when my back hurts and do a couple/few loads of laundry per week, usually on the weekends.
My water test showed hardness at 45 mg/l, divided by 17.1 = 2.63. My iron was .38 * 4= 1.52 and my Manganese was .078 * 2 = .156. 2.63+1.52+.156=4.306, rounded up to 5. I am adding an acid neutralizer which someone mentioned would add 5 grains of hardness so add 5 for the AN and that puts me at ~10 grains of hardness. Did I do that right?
I am thinking of getting a 1.5 cu ft softener still, for expansion, even though it seems like I could use a 1 cu ft. for now.
Another concern I have is will the AN reduce the flow very much. If I put a softener after the the AN will I have enough gpm to properly backflush the softener? I have a spindown and an inline filter but plan on removing the inline filter and just letting the AN filter what the inline filters out now.
Thanks foe any help.