FredWurlitzer
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Looking for advice or opinions on whether or not our water treatment system is up to par. I'm sure you'd need to know what our raw well water composition is, which I currently do not know. Where is the best place to get a water quality/composition test? I was told not to have it done by a company that sells water treatment systems. Why is this? Do they skew the results? When we purchased the house last year, a Culligan rep briefly explained the system to me and how it works. He also had water results from 1998, which showed hardness and iron but he didn't mention the exact levels. I assume water can change over the course of 20 years? I have no idea how deep our well is. How do you go about measuring?
My current system is the following : de-gassing/aeration tank --> pressure pump --> 120 gallon galvanized steel retention tank --> chlorine injection into the retention tank (wired to turn on when the pressure pump turns on) --> carbon filter --> water softener (currently no salt in the brine tank, not sure which kind to buy)
It has worked fine for a while, but just recently noticed that the chlorine tank (30 gallon) level has not gone down in the last couple weeks. My chlorine pool test is not detecting any chlorine after the 120 gallon retention tank and before the carbon filters, whereas it has before. I would guess that the chemical feeder pump (Culligan unit, 110V, a little dated) is not working properly. Thinking it could be air locked, I unscrewed the distal tubing off the pump quick to hopefully purge some air (not the first time I've done this, as I accidentally let the chlorine tank run dry). I did notice that the velocity of the water coming out of the pump was severely diminished compared to the first time I re-primed with it.
The whole system seems quite dated, but functional. The Culligan rep suggested replacing the galvanized tank with a fiberglass unit.
What is everyone's thought on whole house RO systems? I've heard that RO water can be corrosive to copper piping. Is this true if there's a re-mineralization stage at the end of the RO system? This water is causing our dishware, knives, etc.. to corrode. There's always residue stains on our dishes after a cycle. And all of this is after the water treatment system. I can't imagine what it's doing to the internal components of our clothes and dish washing machines. Appreciate any and all advice, as we plan to stay in this house for a long time.
My current system is the following : de-gassing/aeration tank --> pressure pump --> 120 gallon galvanized steel retention tank --> chlorine injection into the retention tank (wired to turn on when the pressure pump turns on) --> carbon filter --> water softener (currently no salt in the brine tank, not sure which kind to buy)
It has worked fine for a while, but just recently noticed that the chlorine tank (30 gallon) level has not gone down in the last couple weeks. My chlorine pool test is not detecting any chlorine after the 120 gallon retention tank and before the carbon filters, whereas it has before. I would guess that the chemical feeder pump (Culligan unit, 110V, a little dated) is not working properly. Thinking it could be air locked, I unscrewed the distal tubing off the pump quick to hopefully purge some air (not the first time I've done this, as I accidentally let the chlorine tank run dry). I did notice that the velocity of the water coming out of the pump was severely diminished compared to the first time I re-primed with it.
The whole system seems quite dated, but functional. The Culligan rep suggested replacing the galvanized tank with a fiberglass unit.
What is everyone's thought on whole house RO systems? I've heard that RO water can be corrosive to copper piping. Is this true if there's a re-mineralization stage at the end of the RO system? This water is causing our dishware, knives, etc.. to corrode. There's always residue stains on our dishes after a cycle. And all of this is after the water treatment system. I can't imagine what it's doing to the internal components of our clothes and dish washing machines. Appreciate any and all advice, as we plan to stay in this house for a long time.