Note: This podcast transcript has been edited for clarity and length. In this episode, I discuss how to shock chlorinate and sanitize your well with chlorine bleach. This is sometimes referred to as “shock chlorination” because it uses a high dose of bleach to kill bacteria, eliminate odors, and oxidize iron and other contaminants. I … Continue reading How to Shock Chlorinate and Sanitize your Water Well
A good question to ask is how to filter chlorine from water. Chlorination can be a very effective treatment method for bacteria and odors, and a good pre-treatment for filtering iron and manganese particles. However, chloramines are used alongside chlorine in municipal water treatment to kill microorganisms effectively, highlighting their stability. The process can cause … Continue reading How to Filter Water After Chlorination
Understanding Toilet Mechanics Toilets are complex systems that rely on a combination of mechanical and hydraulic components to function properly. Understanding how a toilet works can help you diagnose and fix common problems. How a Toilet Works A toilet operates using a blend of gravity and water pressure to remove waste efficiently from the bowl. … Continue reading 13 Water Problems Your Toilet Tank Might Tell You About Your Water
A self-contained hypochlorite skid-mounted chlorination system injecting sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) can solve (at least) 5 major problems afflicting many small commercial, industrial or community water systems. Hypochlorite Skid-Mounted Chlorination Systems, or Hypo Skids, as the name implies, are skid-mounted automatic chlorination systems that monitor flow rate and chlorine residuals and inject hypochlorite (liquid chlorine bleach) … Continue reading The Top 5 Problems that Hypochlorite Skid-Mounted Chlorination Systems Solve
I am very happy I used clean water to purchase my chlorination system. They are very fast at shipping orders and are very service friendly. I had to call a bunch of times because I had no Idea what I was doing and every rep was very friendly and helpful. I dont think for … Continue reading Very Fast and Service Friendly!
We are all familiar with the ozone layer, the protective layer covering the Earth that protects us from the sun's harmful UV rays. A good reason it’s called the ‘ozone layer’ is that it contains high concentrations of ozone. What is ozone exactly, and what is its relevance to the odors in your home? In … Continue reading Never Do These 7 Things with Ozone
Research on Manganese Removal from Well Water Recent studies have examined how well different treatment methods remove manganese from well water. One in-depth study, conducted by a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, explored how various injectants performed in oxidizing manganese and minimizing disinfectant byproducts. Storage and Safety Considerations It’s important to store oxidizing … Continue reading Can Hydrogen Peroxide Be Used to Remove Manganese and Iron from well water?
I started out with a ceramic backwash filter for iron and a water softener with tannin resin added. I have been experiencing iron bacteria and a small amount of odor. I added a carbon backwash filter and hydrogen peroxide injection system. The carbon filter is piped between the ceramic filter (#1) and water softener (# … Continue reading My New Wife Is Very Pleased With The Results Of This New Installation!
The US Environmental Protection agency strongly recommends annual coliform bacteria testing for private water wells, as contamination can occur without any change in taste or odor to the water. It is best to address your bacteria problem as soon as possible in order to keep it under control, and will even save time and money … Continue reading Using Chlorinator Systems To Remove Bacteria
Introduction to Water Quality Water quality is a vital component of public health, and one of the most important indicators of safe drinking water is the presence or absence of coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria are a group of rod-shaped, gram-negative bacteria that do not form spores and are commonly found throughout the environment. They can … Continue reading Coliform Bacteria Testing: Why, How, and When
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