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About Gerry Bulfin

Gerry Bulfin is a licensed water treatment contractor and consultant based in Santa Cruz California and founder and owner of Clean Water Systems and Stores Inc. Gerry is a long time member of the National Ground Water Association, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Quality Association (WQA).

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A Common Mistake: Failure to Properly Test the Well Water Chemistry

Continuing with our theme of common mistakes made while selecting a well water treatment system, today we will be focusing on the failure to properly test your well water chemistry. This could be considered one of the most important mistakes as it is the first step in selecting a treatment system. If your tests are … Continue reading A Common Mistake: Failure to Properly Test the Well Water Chemistry

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The Top 5 Common Mistakes Homeowners Make When Selecting a Well Water Treatment System

There are 5 common mistakes that homeowners often make when purchasing a water treatment system for a home water well. These include: failure to properly test the well water chemistry, not understanding how the well water system functions, not knowing the flow rate and water pressure that the well pump system can produce, not having … Continue reading The Top 5 Common Mistakes Homeowners Make When Selecting a Well Water Treatment System

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Coliform Bacteria Testing: Why do it, How to do it, & How Often?

Health authorities strongly recommend annual coliform bacteria testing for private water wells as contamination can occur without any change in taste or odor to the water.  There are many ways that well water can become contaminated by coliform bacteria, but it is most important to test: Once a year for all private residential water wells … Continue reading Coliform Bacteria Testing: Why do it, How to do it, & How Often?

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Sources of Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Home Well Water

Coliform bacteria are common in the environment, present in the soil and intestines of animals, and are generally not harmful. However, the presence of these bacteria in well water or spring water usually indicates that the water may be contaminated with germs that can cause disease and can even contaminate your well water without any … Continue reading Sources of Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Home Well Water

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What You Should Know About Coliform Bacteria in Your Home Well Water

Sources of Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Home Well Water Bacteria can contaminate your well water without any change in taste or odor to the water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends annual testing of residential water wells for coliform bacteria. Generally, there are two categories of coliform bacteria that are found in well water, total … Continue reading What You Should Know About Coliform Bacteria in Your Home Well Water

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How to Remove Red Clips from Fleck 7000 Control Valves Without Breaking Them

The Fleck 7000 is a great programmable control valve that lasts many years. While it is easy to install and program, reading this guide prior to installation can save you some time when removing the red clips. What happens is, when the water is first turned on and the control valve comes up to line … Continue reading How to Remove Red Clips from Fleck 7000 Control Valves Without Breaking Them

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When To Use a Sediment Backwash Filter To Remove Sediment From Well Water

Sediment backwash filters work by removing sediment from water and then automatically backwash the sediment out. Sediment backwash filters are able to filter down to 5 microns without the need to change filter cartridges and work great for removing fine particles, dirt, and rust. Compared to filter sand and other filter media, you can get … Continue reading When To Use a Sediment Backwash Filter To Remove Sediment From Well Water

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When To Use a Spindown Filter for Well Water

If your filter cartridge is getting clogged way too fast, then it is time to consider using a spin down filter. Why should you consider using a Spindown Filter instead of a filter cartridge? Most of our backwash filter systems (like the iron filters, sediment backwash filters, or calcite neutralizers) do remove quite a lot … Continue reading When To Use a Spindown Filter for Well Water

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How To Remove Sand From Well Water With a Centrifugal Sand Separator

Diving deeper into our focus on well water treatment systems for removing sand and sediment, we will now examine the benefits of centrifugal sand separators: In a centrifugal sand separator, the water rushes through the device and the centrifugal forces sling large particles, sand, debris, and sludge outward to the separator wall and downward in … Continue reading How To Remove Sand From Well Water With a Centrifugal Sand Separator

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Removing Sand And Sediment From Well Water And The Four Most Effective Systems

This week on our blog we will be focusing on well water treatment systems for removing sand and sediment as it can often be a significant issue for property owners. Sand and sediment in well water is often a serious problem for many people using well water and will cause rapid deterioration of fixtures as … Continue reading Removing Sand And Sediment From Well Water And The Four Most Effective Systems

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