Canature Brand Brim Filter - Alternatives?

**JoshB-NC** · 09-20-2012, 08:54 AM

Hi,

This is my first post to the board, although have been reading others post for quite some time. Great forum and lots of great info. Thank you everyone!

We have a house that we recently purchased. It is on well water with a pretty bad sulfur smell. It has been recommended to me that a IWT565BM-150 would fix the problem. Or I believe the new part number to be CAN565BAF-150.

A good friend also worked at the local water company (he offered to help install one if I could buy it direct so I could save some money) confirmed that they had installed quite a few of these IWT units in our neighborhood with very good results in removing the sulfur smell. This seems contrary to what I have read on some websites that brim filters do not remove sulfur smell.

Sales guy did say that they had tried other brands of brim filters in the past with so-so results. The IWT unit however is better than the others because it has an air pocket under the control head that helps remove the sulfur gas and oxidize the iron for removal (or something to that effect). I am not sure if this is a sales pitch from the company to use this brand or if it is true? I did notice the Canature unit has a separate tank for the air removal.

Normally I would just pay the $1795 to have it installed, but money is tight. I cannot find this unit anywhere - or even a similar unit. I did find greensand units, which he told me to stay away from due to the high cost of operation over life of unit. Anyone know of a place to buy these or are they only available from my local dealer?

Water was tested when we bought the house. No issues other than the sulfur and a slight amount of iron and hard water. (7.6 PH, 11 Grains hardness).

Sorry for the long post...

Thank you again,

Josh

**Tom Sawyer** · 09-20-2012, 09:32 AM

http://www.terrylove.com/forums/show...On-the-horizon

**ditttohead** · 09-20-2012, 10:23 AM

I am not much of a fan of the Canature valves, their tanks and many of their accessories are good quality. I would recommend sticking with a Fleck or Clack valve since this is the most critical part of the system. Check out the 2510 AIO style systems. This design has been around for a very long time and works very well.

I do not usually recommend anyone, but a quick search came up with this company. https://www.afwfilters.com/air-injec...tems-12-1.html

Simple and works great, and it uses the highest quality components throughout the system. The Canatures are typically just Import knockoffs focused on being the lowest price. Not that they are bad, just not as good as the real thing.

**JoshB-NC** · 09-20-2012, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by ditttohead

I am not much of a fan of the Canature valves, their tanks and many of their accessories are good quality. I would recommend sticking with a Fleck or Clack valve since this is the most critical part of the system. Check out the 2510 AIO style systems. This design has been around for a very long time and works very well.

I do not usually recommend anyone, but a quick search came up with this company. https://www.afwfilters.com/air-injec...tems-12-1.html

Simple and works great, and it uses the highest quality components throughout the system. The Canatures are typically just Import knockoffs focused on being the lowest price. Not that they are bad, just not as good as the real thing.

Thank you - I just called and talked to them. Nice guy - looking at the "Air Injection Platinum 15 System" with the Fleck 2510SXT. And the WS-48k-56SXT with a 5600SXT control. Good stuff? Prices seem reasonable?

**Tom Sawyer** · 09-20-2012, 03:37 PM

The link I posted is for Lancasters air injection system. That's a Clack valve on top of the tank

**ditttohead** · 09-20-2012, 03:43 PM

Prices seem very fair. I would recommend the 2510SXT over the 5600SXT.

Good luck, this system should work very well for you.

Check out this link re: Birm for hydrogen sulfide removal. http://www.clackcorp.com/downloads/i.../birm_2350.pdf

**JoshB-NC** · 09-20-2012, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by ditttohead

Prices seem very fair. I would recommend the 2510SXT over the 5600SXT.

Good luck, this system should work very well for you.

Check out this link re: Birm for hydrogen sulfide removal. http://www.clackcorp.com/downloads/i.../birm_2350.pdf

Its funny - the Culligan guy recommended the Brim filter to get rid of the smell. Everything you read says brim is not for sulfide.

Is there a major difference between the 2510SXT and the 5600SXT?