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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On today’s episode of Clean Water, I walk you through how to identify well water problems by doing a physical inspection of your pipes, fixtures, and appliances. There are some well water problems that you can identify yourself without any special tools or equipment. Though it is a fairly easy process, there are some aspects … Continue reading How To Identify Well Water Problems By a Physical Inspection
Welcome back to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast! On today’s episode, I discuss the importance and how-to of Well Water Testing. I get into specific potential contaminants to consider testing for as well as Do It Yourself testing versus using a certified and licensed analytical laboratory. I hope you find this episode useful and … Continue reading Well Water Testing DIY To Advanced Lab Testing
Welcome back to Clean Water Made Easy Podcast! On this weeks episode, I talk all about well water flow rate and how easy it is for you to find out what the water flow rate is yourself. Today’s episode may be brief, but it covers a necessary topic. Enjoy! Topics: Why knowing your flow rate … Continue reading How To Test Your Well Water Flow Rate
How Water Wells Work Welcome to the Clean Water Made Easy Podcast, Episode One: How Water Wells Work. My name is Gerry Bulfin, WQA Master Water Specialist and Water Treatment Contractor in Santa Cruz, California. Thanks for listening! During this inaugural episode of “Clean Water”, I will cover the basics of how water wells work, including … Continue reading How Water Wells Work
Filed under Acid Water, Calcite Neutralizer A Calcite Water Neutralizer Can Treat Acid Waters From pH 5.0 up to pH 6.9. A calcite water neutralizer will work best for treating acid well water if the pH of the water is between 5 and 6.9. Over 6.9 no neutralizer is needed. For pH levels below 5.0, … Continue reading Choosing a Calcite Water Neutralizer for Acid Well Water
Filed under Uncategorized When treating well water, you might want to know how wells and groundwater systems work. Here is a short article on how your well system works. Treating well water? Kind of amazing to think about it, According to National Groundwater Association, Forty-seven percent of the U.S. population depends on groundwater for … Continue reading Treating Well Water
Filed under Chlorination How much chlorine to inject? A common question we often get is, how much chlorine do I need to inject before my iron filter to treat iron, manganese and hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg odor)? The short answer is: 0.62 mg/l of chlorine per mg/l of iron; 1.29 mg/l of chlorine per mg/l … Continue reading How Much Chlorine To Inject to Treat Iron & Manganese Before Iron Filters?
We often get questions about iron filter media here at Clean Water Systems. It seems many people are overwhelmed by the breadth of options available when shopping for an iron filter, and with all sorts of tanks, valves, and filter media available, it’s not hard to see why. Iron filters contain iron filter media, which … Continue reading What is the Difference Between Pro-OX, Filox, MangOX, Pyrolox, and Greensand Iron Filter Media?
Filed under Iron Filters, Well Water Treatment 0 Birm, Greensand, and MangOX Iron Filters The three most common systems available to remove iron from well water are backwashing iron filters that use one of three different media: Birm, Greensand, and MangOX (manganese Oxide such as Pro-OX). Iron makes up 5% of the Planet’s crust and … Continue reading Birm, Greensand, and MangOX Iron Filters: A Primer
Filed under Iron Filters, manganese How To Size Commercial Filtration Systems for Iron and Manganese Removal Iron and manganese are some of the most common elements found in the Earth’s crust and are widely found in groundwater worldwide. These metallic contaminants are commonly found dissolved in water in a clear state. The water may appear … Continue reading How to Size Commercial Filtration Systems for Iron and Manganese Treatment
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