Hi
I'm just starting to learn about water treatment and trying to put together a system.
Here's what I know so far...
Had 2 basic tests done about a week apart:
#1
Iron 4 mgl
Hardness 12 gr
pH 7.0
TDS 340
#2
Iron 1.5 mgl
Hardness 15 gr
pH 7.0
TDS 231
New well, 10+ gpm flow.
3 people, 1 bathroom.
If I fill a glass, the water has a slight red/brown color at first then clears with red layer at the bottom
of the glass. Mild to moderate sulfur odor on both hot and cold.
One company is recommending an "IRON BREAKER" filter. I'm a bit skeptical. I can't find much info on this filter and it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I guess the idea is to oxidize the iron by letting the water fall through an air pocket before the filter media. It doesn't seem like there would be enough contact with air to really do anything but that's just a guess on my part.
The other filter I was considering is PYROLOX. But some sites say that you need 10, 20, 30... a million! gpm to backwash these. But that seems to be the only downside??? If thats true why not just get 2 small PYROLOX filters and backwash them at different times? It would still be cheaper than the Iron Breaker?
Or could I just use a softener to handle the iron?
Thanks
I'm just starting to learn about water treatment and trying to put together a system.
Here's what I know so far...
Had 2 basic tests done about a week apart:
#1
Iron 4 mgl
Hardness 12 gr
pH 7.0
TDS 340
#2
Iron 1.5 mgl
Hardness 15 gr
pH 7.0
TDS 231
New well, 10+ gpm flow.
3 people, 1 bathroom.
If I fill a glass, the water has a slight red/brown color at first then clears with red layer at the bottom
of the glass. Mild to moderate sulfur odor on both hot and cold.
One company is recommending an "IRON BREAKER" filter. I'm a bit skeptical. I can't find much info on this filter and it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I guess the idea is to oxidize the iron by letting the water fall through an air pocket before the filter media. It doesn't seem like there would be enough contact with air to really do anything but that's just a guess on my part.
The other filter I was considering is PYROLOX. But some sites say that you need 10, 20, 30... a million! gpm to backwash these. But that seems to be the only downside??? If thats true why not just get 2 small PYROLOX filters and backwash them at different times? It would still be cheaper than the Iron Breaker?
Or could I just use a softener to handle the iron?
Thanks