I’ve been in the water biz for 30 years. Deep wells. Our water is only slightly harder than Cleveland’s. And,,,, before the epa, the Ohio Dept. of Health declared our water to one of the best in the state. But,,, every couple of years, there’s a sales attack. These jerks come in and test the water, and tell the people how much better it would be if they just installed their system! Right! Our water far surpasses the epa’s regs. No need for any treatment, much less a $3,000 reverse osmosis deal. But they scare people, specially people who have just moved into the system. Scam! So,,, you have to deal with that aspect.
But, your water is very hard. Tons of iron, and perhaps manganese. We have lots of iron, and iron bacteria, in our water. Used to get red water complaints, and complaints about staining. We started treating the raw water, coming from the wells, and into storage, with a phosphate product called AquaMag. It adjusts the ph, and it ties up the iron molecules, so they can’t combine with oxygen and turn into rust, so no staining. It can be injected into the well also.
Before I’d talk to a hardware salesman,,,, I’d talk to the guy who drilled your well! Good luck!
Sounds good...we have well water with some kind of reddish “bloom” that builds up after awhile in the toilets and on the faucets.
I have a water filter on a kitchen faucet for drinking/cooking water but the rest is ok...
Will look into this system.
Guy who drilled well is dead. Died last year I am told. Well was here when we bought the house. Septic was installed as part of closing the deal because I did my home work and called the county about it.
Well has the pump at the bottom. We are 20 feet above the lake 300 feet away. I doubt my well is very deep. In meeting with and talking with the people around me EVERYONE has the water problems I am having. Some are at 100 feet, one guy was at 425 feet.
Must be a sheet of iron under our homes.