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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One reader recently wrote to us to ask how to remove the sulfur odor and yellow color from his water. Test results had shown his water to be acidic and full of minerals, as well. Unfortunately, completely purifying water such as this is not possible with just one water treatment system. However, such water can … Continue reading Sulfur Smell in water
I love my Clean Water Systems MangOx filter. 100% Reliable. 100% Customer Service. 100% Recommended. Thank you, Ty B. Hampton, IL
I love my Clean Water Systems Mang Ox filter. 100% Reliable. 100% Customer Service. 100% Recommended. Thank you, Ty B. Hampton, IL
Yesterday we described how to add filter media to a backwashing calcite neutralizer, with or without a top fill plug. Today we'll explain how to replace filter media in an upflow neutralizer, with or without a top fill plug. First, though, let's look at the differences between upflow and downflow neutralizers. In a standard downflow … Continue reading Adding Filter Media to Upflow Neutralizers
Earlier this week a customer wrote to us with a question about adding more calcite media to his neutralizer. A simple question, really, but with a potentially complicated answer, depending on the neutralizer in question. The process of adding filter media to a neutralizer tank may differ a bit depending on what type of tank … Continue reading Adding Filter Media to Downflow (Backwashing) Neutralizers
System installed and already helping water quality. Thanks! Lamar D. Lineville, AL
As you may have noticed, most of our customers write to us with questions about well water. Lately, though, we have been receiving some interesting questions about alternative water sources. Last week we answered a letter from a reader who wanted to neutralize the acidity of rainwater collected in his cistern. This week, we received … Continue reading UV Light Water Treatment
While most of the letters we receive come from well and city water users, we occasionally get letters from people who use rainwater as a primary water source at home. If you are one of our rainwater-harvesting customers, you may have noticed that rainwater tends to have a low pH when first collected. Often, this … Continue reading Neutralizing Rainwater with a Calcite Blend Neutralizer
Hi Gerry, Here are 3 pics of our system. We are so pleased with the transformation of our water. This new system has cleared up the problems by taking out the rusty color and stains, the swamp and sulphur smell and removed the bacteria. It is a pleasure to finally have clean water! The guys … Continue reading It’s a Pleasure to Finally Have Clean Water!
A couple of weeks ago we wrote a blog post about treating turbidity without chemical injection. One reader recently wrote to us to ask whether he could effectively treat his water's turbidity with alum injection and a Pro-OX iron filter. The answer is yes, you can certainly treat cloudy water by injecting alum and filtering … Continue reading Using Alum and Pro-OX Filter Media to Treat Turbidity
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