Timeline for Catalytic Carbon or Birm for iron removal
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| Jan 6, 2017 at 23:14 | vote | accept | Francis | ||
| Jan 6, 2017 at 23:14 | answer | added | Francis | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 25, 2016 at 4:24 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | @AndrewMorton if Francis followed the stock instructions for taking a water sample (as provided by most any water testing lab) the tested water is representative of the well, and would have been collected only after running enough water to flush the standing water in the pipes clear. Trust me, nasty wells are out there, I've had experience with a few. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 23:05 | comment | added | Mark | Check into the maintenance requirements - if I remember right a birm filter gets backwashed periodically, but the filter media lasts a long time, but activated carbon will get used up and have to be replaced. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 21:54 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | Can you test the water in the well? If you have just moved into the dwelling and the water you're testing has been standing in iron pipes/vessels for some time then you may be getting an iron reading that is not representative of the long-term iron level. | |
| Dec 24, 2016 at 21:05 | history | asked | Francis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |