Softener, Is this a good recommendation?

[JoeW]

Had some water tested gave it to a local guy and I wanted to run it by you guys to see if you concur.

Water Analysis:
Hardness-20ppm
Iron (Clear) 1.2ppm
Bacterial Iron-NP
Organics-NP
Oxidized Iron-.22ppm
Tannins-P
T.D.S.=245ppm
Nitrates-NP
Nitrites-NP
E-Coli-NP
Coliform-NP
Lead-NP
Copper-NP
Hydrogen Sulfide-NP
pH-7

He recommends this:

10x54" - 1.5 Cubic Foot High Capacity Water Softener System
Bedded w/ 10% Cross Link Cation Resin and Tannin/Anion Resin
Blend.
AT68-3 Digital Control Valve With Full 1" Porting and
1.25" Riser System To Ensure No Pressure Drop.
18" Round Brine Tank w/ Safety Float and Res-Care Feeder. For The Optimum
Control of All Hardness and Tannins.
Rated At 25 Gallon Per Minute Flow Rate To Ensure No Pressure Drop.

He uses a Fleck 2510SXT head.

Let me know if this seems appropriate? Thanks!

 

[Reach4]

How many people, or if city water, how much do you use per month when you are not watering?

 

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[JoeW]

Well water, Two people, low usage, no watering. Used everyday though because they live there. It's for my 72yr old father-in-law and his 45yr old daughter.

 

[Reach4]

I presume that is 20 grains of hardness rather than ppm. If it were 20 ppm, that changes things some. Softener is a good size and choice for the 20 grains + iron. I think the H factor would be set to 30 after the compensations.

I don't know tannins, but a local guy is likely to know the situation and what works. Not all tannins are the same.

 

[JoeW]

I'm not sure about grains of hardness. That's what he wrote in his email to me. Hardness-20 ppm. So not sure if he made a mistake or not. I will ask.

Thanks!

 

[JoeW]

It is indeed ppm.

 

[Reach4]

I missed originally that this is a combo that will treat the iron and tannins in one tank. Sounds reasonable to me. I am not a pro.