We have a well that produces good water, but at different times of the year, the water becomes cloudy, brown, etc. The well is nowhere near the septic tank, of course, so any filtering system that contains a backflush process is out of the question...nowhere for the waste water to go.
The system has a pressure pump (set to 55 PSI) and a large accumulator tank. From there, the 2" pipe goes to irrigation and to the house. I know I'll have to re-plumb most of that to separate the outside from the house water. What kind of filter do I need? There are only 2 of us, so our use isn't huge. I just want to keep the discoloration and scale down. This is Oregon and the water is fairly good. We will continue to use either Brita or a filter for the drinking water. There seems to be a very wide range of products from $10 to well over $1000. I just want to find something that works. Not sure if I need to worry about UV??? Thanks
2007-09-28
15:45:11
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BuckarooBanzai
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I've used Culligan elsewhere. Overpriced to say the least, but that system requires backflush...where the flushing water must go into a septic tank/sewer...which is not accessible.
County doesn't provide a testing service here...
2007-09-28
16:41:24 ·
update #1
The output of the pump and accumulator goes directly into the concrete of the well-house. Two pipes...one for irrigation and one for the house. They are connected with no backflow device as they are inside the building. Pipe now goes to a valve then Ts to the house line (in concrete) and to a 2nd valve that Ts to the irrigation line (in concrete) and to a faucet attached to the outside.
I need to re-plumb so I have more control (to turn off house but leave on irrigation, etc), and I can figure that out...but where and how and what sort of backflush relief can I get...and I don't want the released water to fall inside the wellhouse. Any links to what I need to buy/do? Thanks...backflush is clearly a concern now..
2007-09-29
05:11:57 ·
update #2