My wife and I have a cabin in Northern WI that we spent approximately every other weekend at. We currently have a 5" well has a very old convertible jet pump and very old and water logged pressure tank. Currently if you turn on any faucet the pump will run until the faucet is turned off. The jet pump and pressure tank are located in an insulated well pit.
We have decided this year to replace the existing set-up with a submersible well pump and a 20-30 gallon pressure tank. Since we have owned the place for over 10 years and never had the water tested (we always took up drinking water from our well at our permanant home which is absoultey fabulous water) we decided before we invested too much money we should have the water tested.
The results of the water are as follows:
Bacteria - Not Present
Nitrates (we have an infant) - Not Present
Hardness - 25
Iron - 1
TDS - 210
PH - 7.0
With the current iron level we are noticing some faint staining on our fixtures and a slightly metallic taste to the water. What are our best options for both removing the iron (so that it will no longer stain the fixtures) and improving the taste?
I have done some reading about the big blue whole house fixtures and there seems to be mixed reviews about them. I'm looking for something that is both cost effective and able to be installed in our well pit which is not very big and that will work best with our ocassional schedule of being up there.
Thanks in advance for any/all help!!!
We have decided this year to replace the existing set-up with a submersible well pump and a 20-30 gallon pressure tank. Since we have owned the place for over 10 years and never had the water tested (we always took up drinking water from our well at our permanant home which is absoultey fabulous water) we decided before we invested too much money we should have the water tested.
The results of the water are as follows:
Bacteria - Not Present
Nitrates (we have an infant) - Not Present
Hardness - 25
Iron - 1
TDS - 210
PH - 7.0
With the current iron level we are noticing some faint staining on our fixtures and a slightly metallic taste to the water. What are our best options for both removing the iron (so that it will no longer stain the fixtures) and improving the taste?
I have done some reading about the big blue whole house fixtures and there seems to be mixed reviews about them. I'm looking for something that is both cost effective and able to be installed in our well pit which is not very big and that will work best with our ocassional schedule of being up there.
Thanks in advance for any/all help!!!