If you use multiple treatment systems for your well or city water, you have probably wondered whether the order of installation affects the final quality of your treated water. The answer is yes, the order of your treatment systems can be a factor in determining the effectiveness of your systems. A customer using an iron … Continue reading Water Neutralizer
Category: Acid Water
Get More Life Out of Filter Media With Proper Pre-Treatment
One customer recently reported that his Greensand filter media was not lasting as long as it should and required a lot of potassium permanganate to keep up regular operation. He also mentioned experiencing acidic water along with iron and odors. These problems are connected. Local water conditions, such as hard water, acidic water, and high … Continue reading Get More Life Out of Filter Media With Proper Pre-Treatment
How to Neutralize Acidic Water
Choosing the Right Water Softener for Your Home Water softeners can be crucial components in a whole-house water filtration system that promotes healthy water. If you’ve experienced scale buildup and clogging of pipes and fixtures, your water is likely too high in magnesium and/or calcium content. In other words, your water is too hard. A … Continue reading How to Neutralize Acidic Water
Upflow Calcite Neutralizer
A commonly asked question is, “In what situations is an up-flow calcite neutralizer better than a down-flow back-wash type neutralizer?” The upflow calcite neutralizer uses a patented fiberglass-reinforced tank and a calcite media bed. Acidic water slowly dissolves the calcium carbonate in the calcite media, which helps raise the water’s pH level and prevents … Continue reading Upflow Calcite Neutralizer
What is a Calcite Neutralizer?
A neutralizing filter, specifically a calcite neutralizer, is a water treatment system designed to neutralize acidic water by raising its pH level. It utilizes calcite, a naturally occurring mineral composed of calcium carbonate, to correct the pH of acidic waters. When acidic water flows through the calcite media, the calcium carbonate neutralizes the water, effectively … Continue reading What is a Calcite Neutralizer?
Soda Ash Water Treatment
How Much Soda Ash Should Be Injected To Raise the pH of my well water from 5.0 to 7.5? Generally, you want to inject 100 to 200 mg of soda ash for each liter of water (mg/L). Milligrams per liter is the same as parts per million (PPM). Soda ash systems are commonly used to … Continue reading Soda Ash Water Treatment
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