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 that he was experiencing acidic water along with iron and odors. These problems are not unrelated. Iron is often found in acidic groundwater … Continue reading Get More Life Out of Filter Media With Proper Pre-Treatment
We often get emails and phone calls about blue or green stains on fixtures and laundry. Some folks even report their blond hair has turned blue from their well water. This is caused by copper pipes corroding and allowing copper to dissolve into their water, which then causes blue or greenish stains. One of the … Continue reading How to Neutralize Acidic Water
A question that is commonly asked is: “I was wondering, in what situations is an upflow calcite neutralizer better than a down-flow back-wash type neutralizer? ” Understanding the Difference Between Up-Flow and Down-Flow Calcite Neutralizers Down-Flow neutralizers have backwashing control valves and the calcite media is backwashed and rinsed periodically. In a standard downflow neutralizer … Continue reading Upflow Calcite Neutralizer
A question that is commonly asked is: “I was wondering, in what situations is an upflow neutralizer better than a down-flow back-wash type neutralizer? ” Understanding the Difference Between Up-Flow and Down-Flow Calcite Neutralizers Down-Flow neutralizers have backwashing control valves and the calcite media is backwashed and rinsed periodically. In a standard downflow neutralizer the … Continue reading Calcite Neutralizer
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 saying parts per million (PPM). Mix up the soda ash solution … Continue reading Soda Ash Water Treatment
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