Advice
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The first steps you should take before treating your water are:
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Know Your Water Quality: Have your water tested by an independent
source. pH and Iron are two important tests you need at least. Look
under “laboratories” in the Yellow Pages for someone in your area. 2. Iron Bacteria Check (visual test): Iron bacteria is found in well water and other non-chlorinated water supplies. Bacteria eats Iron so it is not always possible to see it. Another way to check is to look in the tank on your commode Iron bacteria found in well water has a habit of clumping in the corners of the tank. If you do not see "clumping" it is probably something else. If it feels slimy or slippery that is a strong sign of bacteria or organics. 3. Find Your Flow Rate: To determine your output rate: Open a tap (well after your pressure tank) until the well pump turns on. Immediately turn off the tap and time how many seconds the pump runs until it shuts off. Write down the number. Once the pump turns off fill a gallon container, close the tap and empty the water down the drain. Continue to do this and count each gallon until the pump starts again. Write down the number of gallons you counted until the pump started. You now have the information you need to calculate the well pump rate. Once you have gathered this information you'll be ready to treat your water and know that the application will work correctly.
We found a few companies that we recommend to get help: Budget Water is a full serviced do everything company with a complete water treatment website. They offer expert advice, 7 day tech support and free testing. Few others offer lower cost products. For someone that doesn't need all the tech support or advice try ABC Water Softeners. If you just need iron filters try AAA Iron Water Filters. For drinking water solutions go to A1Reverse Osmosis Systems. |
