Water treatment systems including water softeners, reverse osmosis systems, iron filters and other types of backwashing and self-cleaning treatment systems all produce wastewater, which flushes out accumulated contaminants. It is very common for these filter systems to be installed and then forgotten about; if the system is set to backwash more frequently than needed, you … Continue reading How to Optimize Your Water Treatment System During The Drought
Accurately calculating or knowing your well pump flow rate and water pressure will allow the properly sized water treatment system to be selected. A common mistake is to install a water treatment system that requires 10 gallons per minute when the well can only produce 5 gallons per minute. After a few months, the water … Continue reading How Well Pump Flow Rate and Pressure Affects Treatment Systems
Coliform bacteria are common in the environment, present in the soil and intestines of animals, and are generally not harmful. However, the presence of these bacteria in well water or spring water usually indicates that the water may be contaminated with germs that can cause disease and can even contaminate your well water without any … Continue reading Sources of Coliform Bacteria Contamination in Home Well Water
Sediment backwash filters work by removing sediment from water and then automatically backwash the sediment out. Sediment backwash filters are able to filter down to 5 microns without the need to change filter cartridges and work great for removing fine particles, dirt, and rust. Compared to filter sand and other filter media, you can get … Continue reading When To Use a Sediment Backwash Filter To Remove Sediment From Well Water
If your filter cartridge is getting clogged way too fast, then it is time to consider using a spin down filter. Why should you consider using a Spindown Filter instead of a filter cartridge? Most of our backwash filter systems (like the iron filters, sediment backwash filters, or calcite neutralizers) do remove quite a lot … Continue reading When To Use a Spindown Filter for Well Water
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Earlier this week a customer wrote to us with a question about adding more calcite media to his neutralizer. A simple question, really, but with a potentially complicated answer, depending on the neutralizer in question. The process of adding filter media to a neutralizer tank may differ a bit depending on what type of tank … Continue reading Adding Filter Media to Downflow (Backwashing) Neutralizers
When looking into water filtration systems for your home well water system, there are a few important questions you've got to ask yourself. We've gone over many of them here on this blog – usually, we're talking about flow rates, pipe diameters, and other fun things like that. Today, however, we want to discuss an … Continue reading Hiring a Pro versus Installing Your Water System Yourself
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