Moving into a house that is new construction, and I have some very hard water, lots of minerals, and VERY strong sulfur smell (on the cold and hot water).
Here are the numbers from a basic analysis I had done:
Total Coliform - Absent
E.Coli - Absent
Nitrate Nitrogen <1.0 mg/l
Iron 2.61 mg/l (HIGH!!)
Manganese 0.339 mg/l (HIGH!!)
Chloride 144 mg/l
Sodium 22 mg/l
Hardness 309 mg/l (HIGH!!)
pH 8.06
There appear to be three main issues:
Hardness, which I need a softener to fix...something high capacity it seems, since my hardness level is so high. I'm guessing a 40k grain softener won't suffice.
Sulfur smell - I am not sure what to do here.
Iron - the water oxidizes and in toilet bowls, for instance, it oranges quickly after flushing and stains the bowl rather quickly. Can this be fix with a particulate filter or something else?
I went through HomeDepot initially and they sent their water people, who ended up being the local Kinetico Dealer. They came out and did some testing and ended up recommending a Kinetico Premier Softener (for the special price of $3100!!), and a SulfurGuard system ($3000 too, eek!). And the OPTION of a RO system (a K5, $1600 installed). So just shy of $8,000 all told, ugh.
Then I called the company that drilled the well, they suggested a Water-Right Sanitizer Plus for $3900 installed, saying that alone will take care of everything. I'm a bit skeptical.
I have Culligan coming this week, but I'm curious to see what they will suggest and how much they will want.
Talking to friends in other parts of the country...I'm not sure if I need one of these solutions, or more of a custom setup. I wish I knew of or could find a competent plumber around here that could install a setup that I mail-order, but I'm also not sure what parts I would mail-order for an initial setup.
I'm hoping you guys have some good advice, thanks for any help in advance!!
Here are the numbers from a basic analysis I had done:
Total Coliform - Absent
E.Coli - Absent
Nitrate Nitrogen <1.0 mg/l
Iron 2.61 mg/l (HIGH!!)
Manganese 0.339 mg/l (HIGH!!)
Chloride 144 mg/l
Sodium 22 mg/l
Hardness 309 mg/l (HIGH!!)
pH 8.06
There appear to be three main issues:
Hardness, which I need a softener to fix...something high capacity it seems, since my hardness level is so high. I'm guessing a 40k grain softener won't suffice.
Sulfur smell - I am not sure what to do here.
Iron - the water oxidizes and in toilet bowls, for instance, it oranges quickly after flushing and stains the bowl rather quickly. Can this be fix with a particulate filter or something else?
I went through HomeDepot initially and they sent their water people, who ended up being the local Kinetico Dealer. They came out and did some testing and ended up recommending a Kinetico Premier Softener (for the special price of $3100!!), and a SulfurGuard system ($3000 too, eek!). And the OPTION of a RO system (a K5, $1600 installed). So just shy of $8,000 all told, ugh.
Then I called the company that drilled the well, they suggested a Water-Right Sanitizer Plus for $3900 installed, saying that alone will take care of everything. I'm a bit skeptical.
I have Culligan coming this week, but I'm curious to see what they will suggest and how much they will want.
Talking to friends in other parts of the country...I'm not sure if I need one of these solutions, or more of a custom setup. I wish I knew of or could find a competent plumber around here that could install a setup that I mail-order, but I'm also not sure what parts I would mail-order for an initial setup.
I'm hoping you guys have some good advice, thanks for any help in advance!!