Wondering How Home Well Water Pump and Pressure Systems Work? Knowing the basics of how your well water system functions is important when selecting a water treatment system. If the wrong type of treatment system is used, it can adversely affect the water pressure and flow rate inside the home. How Water Pressure Impacts Treatment … Continue reading How Do Home Well Water Pump and Pressure Systems Work
The Fleck 7000 is a great programmable control valve that lasts many years. While it is easy to install and program, reading this guide prior to installation can save you some time when removing the red clips. What happens is, when the water is first turned on and the control valve comes up to line … Continue reading How to Remove Red Clips from Fleck 7000 Control Valves Without Breaking Them
Flow rate is tested when a well is initially drilled and can be tested again to determine if there are problems with the well. It can also be important to determine your flow rate if you are looking to install new pumps or filters on your well water system. If you have a standard well … Continue reading Determining Your Well Water Flow Rate On Systems With Pressure Tanks
If you just purchased a new home or are new to well water systems, it pays to educate yourself about your well and pump system, and be able to understand how to read a water test report. Whether you decide to purchase and install a water treatment system, or have a local water treatment professional … Continue reading Well Water Treatment for New Homeowners: Four Important Steps To Take
Adding Filter Media to Upflow Neutralizers Yesterday, we described how to add filter media to a back-washing calcite neutralizer, with or without a top fill plug. Today, we’ll explain how to replace filter media in an acid neutralizer upflow system, with or without a top fill plug. First, let’s look at the differences between upflow … Continue reading Adding Filter Media to Upflow Neutralizers
Adding Filter Media to Downflow (Backwashing) Neutralizers Understanding Neutralizers and Filtration Media Neutralizers and filtration media are essential components of a water treatment system, working together to provide cleaner water and improve overall water quality. Neutralizers, such as calcite and Corosex, are designed to raise the pH of acidic water, ensuring it falls within a … Continue reading Adding Filter Media to Downflow (Backwashing) Neutralizers
We recently received a letter from a concerned mother experiencing cloudy water in her home. She was a bit worried about the possible health effects of turbid water and put off by the idea of bathing her kids in water cloudy, sediment-filled water. She had called her local specialists but was not excited about their … Continue reading Treating Cloudy (Turbid) Water Without Chemicals
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
Knowing your pipes' sizes is crucial to selecting or installing the right water treatment system for your well and plumbing system. Unfortunately, the sea of pipe sizes can be a bit tricky to navigate, due to the fact that pipe sizes don't actually reflect their true dimensions. The reason for this – for those interested … Continue reading Pipe Sizes
How Much Chlorine Should Be Added to Kill Bacteria in Storage Tanks? If you’ve been using well water for a long time or have read this blog frequently, you already know that chlorine is one of the most effective disinfectants. It’s low-cost, safe, and fairly easy to manage in water systems, making it the go-to … Continue reading How Much Chlorine Should Be Added to a Storage Tank to Kill Bacteria?
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