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No Room for a Chlorinator? Use This Alternative Method to Eliminate Iron Bacteria

Iron Bacteria can easily enter your well during routine maintenance, especially after well drilling or pump service. These small organisms thrive in water with high iron content and can quickly multiply, creating issues in both residential and commercial water systems. They interact with iron and oxygen to form rust-like deposits that reduce water quality, clog … Continue reading No Room for a Chlorinator? Use This Alternative Method to Eliminate Iron Bacteria

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“Which System is Right for Me?”: Our Top 3 Recommended Systems for Home Water Disinfection

Greetings, readers! Today's blog post marks the last in our series about home water disinfection: on Tuesday we discussed CT values and how to calculate them; yesterday we listed some of the most popular disinfectants; today we want to introduce some of our favorite systems for disinfecting home water supplies. While we previously mentioned ozone … Continue reading “Which System is Right for Me?”: Our Top 3 Recommended Systems for Home Water Disinfection

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Water Tests

While relying on a private well can offer some great advantages – namely, the ability to completely control the quality and composition of your water – most well water users can attest that it comes with its own share of disadvantages as well. Perhaps the biggest trouble with well water stems from the variety of … Continue reading Water Tests

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Outstanding Results from Greensand Iron Filter

Gents Attached are pics of my new filter installation. This unit was installed to remove Iron and Manganese, 18 and 8 times over respective limits. After installation, tests show .001 iron and a trace of manganese. Outstanding Results. I will install a Reverse Osmosis unit next for drinking and ice water. Results to follow. Gary … Continue reading Outstanding Results from Greensand Iron Filter

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Using Alum and Pro-OX Filter Media to Treat Turbidity

A couple of weeks ago we wrote a blog post about treating turbidity without chemical injection. One reader recently wrote to us to ask whether he could effectively treat his water's turbidity with alum injection and a Pro-OX iron filter. The answer is yes, you can certainly treat cloudy water by injecting alum and filtering … Continue reading Using Alum and Pro-OX Filter Media to Treat Turbidity

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What is the Difference between Air Charger Iron Filters and Maxi-Vent Air Compressor System Iron Filters?

For a Birm or Pro-OX iron filter to work properly, there must be enough dissolved oxygen present in the water to help assist the filter media to oxidize iron and manganese particles for filtration. A good way to achieve oxidation without having to install an open atmospheric pressure storage tank and additional booster pump is to … Continue reading What is the Difference between Air Charger Iron Filters and Maxi-Vent Air Compressor System Iron Filters?

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How to configure a Neutralizer into your water treatment system

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 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 … Continue reading How to configure a Neutralizer into your water treatment system

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Water Neutralizer

If you use multiple treatment systems for your well or city water, you have probably wondered whether their 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. One customer using an iron … Continue reading Water Neutralizer

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Well Water Treatment

If you've just drilled a new well or moved onto a property with a new well, you've likely noticed mud and sediment in your water. Don't worry, it's very common for water from a new well to contain a lot of drilling mud and sediment at first. One reader recently asked which system would be … Continue reading Well Water Treatment

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What’s the Difference Between Fine Mesh Resin and Standard Resin When Removing Iron?

Fine Mesh vs Standard Softener Resin for Iron Removal A customer recently asked us about the difference between fine mesh and standard resin for removing iron with a water softener. While we generally recommend an iron filter, a water softener can work under the right conditions for iron removal. A water softener can be effective … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between Fine Mesh Resin and Standard Resin When Removing Iron?

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September 5, 2023

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