brugroffil
New Member
Hi all,
Looking for some guidance on the proper well water treatment system. Reading through all sorts of documentation online and many older threads in this forum has left me more confused than confident in the correct approach.
We have sulfur smells in all of our water, including raw, though it’s more prominent in the hot water. We have brown slime inside of our toilet tanks. I’ve replaced a shower cartridge recently, and it was coated internally in more brown slime. Everything white gets stained brown over time--shower pan, kids’ bath toys, clothes washer, etc. The water out of the tap is usually pretty clear but sometimes has a very slight tint to it. There's no oily sheen.
Here’s our latest test results from NTL as of January (listed everything that was above minimum detection level). This is raw water from an outside spigot. Values are all pretty similar to a test we did back in 2017.
Calcium 114.6
Copper 0.016
Iron 0.835
Lithium 0.026
Magnesium 50.44
Maganese 0.010
Potassium 4.6
Silica 10.7
Sodium 27
Strontium 1.264
Zinc 0.037
Alkalinity 280
Hardness 490
pH 7.2
TDS 670
Turbidity 11
Fluoride 0.8
Sulfate 290
I also did a couple of BART tests for IRB, one on treated, one on raw water and one on treated water for SRB. Treated water came back positive for IRB on day 6, SRB on day 7. Raw water IRB started just showing on day 5 as well.
When we first moved in a few years ago, we had a few water softener companies come around and they all also tested low iron in their little test kits. Most were surprised given the level of brown staining and slime in the tanks, but who knows how knowledgeable they really were. Ultimately, we’ve stuck with the existing system that was in place for now after their tech serviced/cleaned it. It’s based on an Autotrol 255 valve, for what it's worth. 70k grain if I remember correctly.
I just don’t know what the right approach is here. Iron filter? H2O2 or chlorine with a carbon filter? Ozone injection?
Any guidance would be appreciated!
Looking for some guidance on the proper well water treatment system. Reading through all sorts of documentation online and many older threads in this forum has left me more confused than confident in the correct approach.
We have sulfur smells in all of our water, including raw, though it’s more prominent in the hot water. We have brown slime inside of our toilet tanks. I’ve replaced a shower cartridge recently, and it was coated internally in more brown slime. Everything white gets stained brown over time--shower pan, kids’ bath toys, clothes washer, etc. The water out of the tap is usually pretty clear but sometimes has a very slight tint to it. There's no oily sheen.
Here’s our latest test results from NTL as of January (listed everything that was above minimum detection level). This is raw water from an outside spigot. Values are all pretty similar to a test we did back in 2017.
Calcium 114.6
Copper 0.016
Iron 0.835
Lithium 0.026
Magnesium 50.44
Maganese 0.010
Potassium 4.6
Silica 10.7
Sodium 27
Strontium 1.264
Zinc 0.037
Alkalinity 280
Hardness 490
pH 7.2
TDS 670
Turbidity 11
Fluoride 0.8
Sulfate 290
I also did a couple of BART tests for IRB, one on treated, one on raw water and one on treated water for SRB. Treated water came back positive for IRB on day 6, SRB on day 7. Raw water IRB started just showing on day 5 as well.
When we first moved in a few years ago, we had a few water softener companies come around and they all also tested low iron in their little test kits. Most were surprised given the level of brown staining and slime in the tanks, but who knows how knowledgeable they really were. Ultimately, we’ve stuck with the existing system that was in place for now after their tech serviced/cleaned it. It’s based on an Autotrol 255 valve, for what it's worth. 70k grain if I remember correctly.
I just don’t know what the right approach is here. Iron filter? H2O2 or chlorine with a carbon filter? Ozone injection?
Any guidance would be appreciated!