How to get rid of hard water
- hotblast1357
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So after being in the new house for a little while, I’m noticing hard water stains on everything.
I’m on a well, 245’ down.
What are my options for whole house treatment?
I’ve got the water to water plate exchanger which is my biggest worry for build up, but also cleaning the orange off everything is getting annoying.
Thanks in advanced.
I’m on a well, 245’ down.
What are my options for whole house treatment?
I’ve got the water to water plate exchanger which is my biggest worry for build up, but also cleaning the orange off everything is getting annoying.
Thanks in advanced.
- coaledsweat
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You really need to know what's in it before you look at treatment systems. Have it tested at a lab and then you have your quest.
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Ward Laboratories is your friend. Their 'W-5' household water test costs only $27.25. The only extra I would ask for is manganese. This is a lab that farmers and micro-brewers use. It is not one of those guys who come over and put magic drops in your water along with fancy strips of paper and conjures up numbers. It is a serious lab that does actual analyticals. Send them a sample and they will get your results to you in a jiffy.
https://www.wardlab.com/index.php
If calcium and magnesium are present and TDS is greater than about 150 it sounds like at the least you will want a decent water softener unit installed. I suggest a dual tank unit, wherein one tank is off line regenerating while the other is softening, for uninterrupted soft water. My wells TDS is an almost unbelievable 876 ppm per my latest check. My calcium is a whopping 153 ppm, and my magnesium is 39 ppm. I also have 315 ppm of Alkalinity (measured as CaCO3).
https://www.wardlab.com/index.php
If calcium and magnesium are present and TDS is greater than about 150 it sounds like at the least you will want a decent water softener unit installed. I suggest a dual tank unit, wherein one tank is off line regenerating while the other is softening, for uninterrupted soft water. My wells TDS is an almost unbelievable 876 ppm per my latest check. My calcium is a whopping 153 ppm, and my magnesium is 39 ppm. I also have 315 ppm of Alkalinity (measured as CaCO3).
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- Rob R.
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Just call Randy Cook at Plattsburgh Water Systems. He will come test your water and recommend a treatment system.
You may need to treat iron AND hardness.
You may need to treat iron AND hardness.
Yes, yes and yes...... get a twin system, you will be glad you did.....it sounds like at the least you will want a decent water softener unit installed. I suggest a dual tank unit, wherein one tank is off line regenerating while the other is softening, for uninterrupted soft water
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Lol I know what you mean.
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Those are very nice but I think the twin tank systems are overkill for most single family homes. On a metered unit, it is not hard to setup a reserve capacity of whatever your daily water usage is, and have the system regenerate at 2 AM.
When you are in a situation where water use can occur at any time of the day, the twin tank systems are the way to go.
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I think I deff wanna stay away from salt softeners.
Been reading about reverse osmosis systems a little.
Been reading about reverse osmosis systems a little.
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If iron is present in unacceptable quantities, it has to come out first. It will blind softeners and ROs very quickly. Generally, a manganese filter for that job.
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Having to buy the salt for it.