Re: Water Softner and filter for Well

Thank you for your reply. It did seem like the non-salt softeners were kind
of black magic. Trying to get a hold of someone was also difficult. I have
yet to try to get a hold of a salt based softener company.

Pick the right softener (not a box store brand), size it properly for
your water conditions and usage and the SFR of your plumbing, and get
a competent install and you should go 15-20 years.

We are trying to save money and do this ourselves. I've started the Plumbing
manifold and its partially up.
Here is a Schematic of my Setup:
http://tinyurl.com/27c2hz

here is a Picture. Its pretty close to the Schematic
http://tinyurl.com/2y5rcb

On the Right you can see where I have the hookup for the Filter/softener.
We are Softening and filtering the water as it goes into a Storage Tank, so
the demand/usage is low. The Plumbing from the Well through the
softener/filter to the tank is all 1 1/2" pipe. Though the well Cant supply
enough to keep that pipe happy, its only about 5-7 GPM.

Do you have a Recommendation on a Softener and filter?


Check out this URL for one story <a href="http://www.nmsr.org/
magnetic.htm"> http://www.nmsr.org/magnetic.htm </a> and there are
many more on the net if you Google.

Okay I have a little pride here. When I saw the magnetic things I knew to
stay away from them.

The MOST IMPORTANT thing is that water treatment begins with a
complete water test so you know what needs to be treated or filtered
out to get the quality water you want.

Our Water was tested with the following results:

Total Hardness 310 mg/L

pH 6.8

Specific Conductance 830 umhos/cm

maganese <20 ug/L

Iron 580 ug/L

Nitrate 7.0 mg/L



Thanks again!



Scott<-

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To "soften" water is to remove calcium (among other things like iron)
from the water and that is commonly done by one of two methods.

One method is ion exchange as done by a water softener. A water
softener exchanges either sodium ions (if using NaCl) or potassium
ions (if using KCl as a SALT SUBSTITUTE) for calcium (and other) ions
in the hard water. That's it, no ifs, no ands, no buts, and no sales
double talk. Simple chemistry and physics. Softening water is not
black magic. It is physics and chemistry with a side of mechanics. No
matter how hard sales people try (and want) to they can not violate
the laws of physics or change the nature of chemical actions and
reactions.

The other is by a filter, but no simple filter will remove calcium.
You would need a reverse osmosis unit large enough to service your
entire house. You would not want to pay for that big an RO nor pay for
the service and routine maintainence it would require and RO water
would be very agressive in your plumbing and it would waste a lot of
water.

NO magnet(ic) gizmo or electronic gizmo or "conditioner" or carbon
filter will soften water but people waste their money on them
EVERYDAY.

Check out this URL for one story <a href="http://www.nmsr.org/
magnetic.htm"> http://www.nmsr.org/magnetic.htm </a> and there are
many more on the net if you Google.

Pick the right softener (not a box store brand), size it properly for
your water conditions and usage and the SFR of your plumbing, and get
a competent install and you should go 15-20 years.

The MOST IMPORTANT thing is that water treatment begins with a
complete water test so you know what needs to be treated or filtered
out to get the quality water you want.

If you want to know more about that "slimy feeling" that comes with
soft water go here...
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jul2001/996090332.Ch.r.html



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