Have you ever noticed strange metallic smells in your water? Experienced buildup on faucets and fixtures? Gotten sick from your drinking water? We sincerely hope the answer to all three of those questions is “no” – particularly that last one. If not, your water may be contaminated with iron and manganese, or worse, iron or … Continue reading Treating Iron, Manganese, and Coliform Bacteria in Well Water
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 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 sulfide … Continue reading Removing Hydrogen Sulfide with a Chlorination System
We recently got a letter from a reader in Alaska wondering how to install a chlorinator for use with a storage tank. This is a common setup because it is easy to install and effective at killing rotten-egg odor and oxidizing iron and manganese in water. A standard installation of a chlorinator and storage tank … Continue reading Using a Chlorinator with a Storage Tank
Chloride is one of the most common anions found in tap water. It generally combines with calcium, magnesium, or sodium to form various salts: for example, sodium chloride (NaCl) is formed when chloride and sodium combine. Chloride occurs naturally in groundwater but is found in greater concentrations where seawater and run-off from road salts (salts … Continue reading Effects of Chloride in Well Water, and How To Remove It
Water softeners can be crucial components in a whole house well water filtration system. If you've experienced scale buildup and clogging of pipes and fixtures, your water is likely too high in magnesium and/or calcium content. In other words, your water is too hard. A water softener will solve this problem fairly easily, but what … Continue reading Salt-free Water Conditioner
Here's a picture of my UV sterilizer installed after recent flooding in Colorado impacted my well. Tested negative for coliform after testing. Thanks! Joe A. Estes Park, CO
Hello Clean Water Store! Attached is a picture of our installation of the MangOx 7000 filter and the CWS softener. We haven't finished prettying the electrical through some conduit, but the system is up and functioning great! The water was virtually undrinkable in this home before we installed this system, and every fixture was heavily rust-corroded– water … Continue reading Previously Undrinkable Water Now Perfectly Clear and Tasty
One question that comes up often is “How do I know how many gallons per minute my well pump is pumping?” This is crucial information when purchasing or installing water treatment systems, as they all come in different sizes and have different requirements based on your flow rate. For example, say your well pump has … Continue reading Water Flow Rate
We get a lot of mail from readers and customers who are interested in using ozone to purify their water. The problem is, ozone systems tend to be very large and very expensive. Luckily, there are some small point-of-use ozone generators available that offer the same benefits of ozone (disinfection, odor removal, great tasting water) … Continue reading Ozone Generator water treatment
When using a 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. We recently … Continue reading When Water Quantity is Limited, Auto Sediment Backwash Filter Saves Water
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