Category: Installing Water Treatment Systems

What Are the Potential Problems with Using a Calcite Only Acid Neutralizer?

Yesterday, we talked a little bit about neutralizing water without a calcite neutralizer. However, for best results, we recommend using a standalone calcite neutralizer tank. Today, one customer wrote to us to ask about the potential drawbacks of using a calcite neutralizer, and we wanted to share our answer with readers who might be considering … Continue reading What Are the Potential Problems with Using a Calcite Only Acid Neutralizer?

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How to Configure a Neutralizer Into Your Water Treatment System

  If you use multiple treatment systems for your well or city water, you have probably wondered whether their installation order 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. Neutralizers can be a crucial … Continue reading How to Configure a Neutralizer Into Your Water Treatment System

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Posted on By Gerry Bulfin

Instructional Video: Determining Pipe Size with the String Method

Earlier this week we explained how to determine your pipe sizes by using the string method.  Today we went ahead and made a short complementary video for you visual learners out there.   We plan to make more of these videos for all sorts of water treatment procedures, so we’d love to hear your feedback … Continue reading Instructional Video: Determining Pipe Size with the String Method

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Brackish Water Treatment

  Saltwater infiltration is common for wells near oceans or coastal rivers. While not the most harmful contamination, brackish water often tastes salty and causes scale buildup in fixtures and appliances due to high sodium, metals, and total dissolved solids (TDS). Brackish water has salt levels between 1,000 and 10,000 PPM, compared to 30,000–40,000 PPM … Continue reading Brackish Water Treatment

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Treating Iron, Manganese, and Coliform Bacteria in Well Water

Have you ever noticed metallic smells in your water? Buildup on faucets and fixtures? Or worse—felt sick after drinking your tap water? We hope the answer to all three is “no.” But if not, your water may be contaminated with iron, manganese, or, even more concerning, iron or coliform bacteria. Iron bacteria thrive in oxygen-deprived … Continue reading Treating Iron, Manganese, and Coliform Bacteria in Well Water

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Removing Hydrogen Sulfide with a Chlorination System

One reader recently wrote to us wondering why the foul sulfur odor in his water seemed to disappear after shock chlorination, only to reappear about a week later. This is a common question with a rather simple answer:  Foul odors in water tend to be caused by iron and sulfur bacteria, which expel foul-smelling hydrogen … Continue reading Removing Hydrogen Sulfide with a Chlorination System

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What is the Difference Between Filox, MangOX, Pyrolox, Pro-OX, and Greensand Iron Filter Media?

Many customers ask about the differences between iron filter media. With so many options—tanks, valves, and media types—it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Here’s a breakdown of the most popular types: Pro-OX, Filox, MangOX, and Pyrolox are all brand names for solid manganese dioxide media. We recommend Pro-OX, a high-quality option that’s over 80% pure manganese … Continue reading What is the Difference Between Filox, MangOX, Pyrolox, Pro-OX, and Greensand Iron Filter Media?

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When Water Quantity is Limited, Auto Sediment Backwash Filter Saves Water

When using a private well water system, it is important to install filters that can function efficiently on your well’s water pressure and quantity. In well water systems with high concentrations of sediment, users might find that the frequency of flushing and replacing filters tends to increase in certain months and decrease in others. Sediment … Continue reading When Water Quantity is Limited, Auto Sediment Backwash Filter Saves Water

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