I have a question for anyone that may know. Has anyone used this device on a house that has well water and a water softener?
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I have well water and a softener, and high iron content. I purchased this product about a year ago, and it worked great for a few weeks (strong ozone smell). Then the ozone smell stopped. I sent it back to greentech environmental and they replaced it free of charge. Then the same problem occurred. They recommended I "backwash" the unit, where you reverse the connections, and flow water backwards. This fixed the problem! Apparently small particles can clog the ozone generator. Now I backflush the unit after every 4 loads (once a week), and that has worked over the past 9 months. Also am using a smaller (1 micron) sediment filter, instead of 30 micron, ahead of the softener.
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Check with the manual if they allow water softener? I just remove my unit from the shop after 2 months use because I need bigger size. my unit is like new condition If you interest I can sale it to you. Good luck
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Hi, we also have a well and our water pressure is not real great but this still works very well. I am very happy with it, works great.
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We'll I guess I have been pretty lucky. I bought 2 and have not had any issues yet. Bought them about 6 months ago and have them on my well water system to help with the small sand and etc. Sorry and good luck.
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This system is designed primarily for well water applications. If you have a city water supply consider the HMF2SdgC. Generally, you would locate this system downstream of a water softener. Water softeners require a certain amount of pressure in order to lift and regenerate the media during back-washing. If you have extreme amounts of sediment that you wish to keep out of your water softener then get our HMF-CYO whole house filter and configure it with sediment filter(s), and use it as a pre-filter. Another reason why you would place this system after the water softener is to prolong the life of the (expensive) IRON filter. Water softeners remove up to 5 ppm of iron in the course of softening the water. The IRON filter included with this system is good for reducing iron, manganese and hydrogen sulfide up to 3 ppm combined contaminant load. You must know this value before buying this product to ensure a reasonable IRON filter lifecycle and thus your satisfaction. This filter should not be used if the combined iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide contaminant load of your private well exceeds 3 ppm or if there are IRON BACTERIA present. In any case -- please email us your water report. You should have a water report before buying any water treatment equipment so that you buy the right equipment for the job. This system's 4 gradient sediment filter is the best filter available in terms of its dirt holding capacity, flow rate, and broad range of particles filtered. It features 4 separate gradients of particle filtration -- 25 microns, 10 microns, 5 micron and 1 micron to allow for maximum dirt holding capacity while still allowing a high flow rate.
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No. I would recommend the well system unit. This would work on a well but the life would be severely lessened due to high iron levels.
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I use this for well water and am pleased with the results. It is not rated for well water, but I like it. I started using it because our water has so many minerals and it was hard on my hair. It has made a huge difference. Now they are adding chlorine to our well - so it is helpful for that also. I have been using these filters for about 3 years.
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It's easy to install but save your money. It doesn't do anything for your water. It's a scam. Put your money towards a real water softener.
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Boy, I really don't know. I have city water and use a water softener as well. I'm sure there is a spec! Try emailing the people selling this unit. It works well for me and they have always ansered my questions within 24hrs. Usually sooner.. Good luck my friend !
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Yes, you could install a softener following your iron filter. The size of the softener will really depend on your water hardness and your average daily water use. It depends on these levels, but most homes will typically use a 48K-64K water softener. The two most common valves used that we would recommend is the Fleck 2510SXT of the 5600SXT. The 2510SXT has a dual-motor design and tends to have fewer maintenance problems. The 5600SXT will still soften the water just as well is a little bit less expensive, but does tend to need maintenance a bit more often than the 2510SXT. However, it is usually something fairly simple and relatively inexpensive, such as a motor, seals & spacers, or a piston. A complete water test would allow us to give you the most accurate recommendation on a system, but we could still do very well with just the hardness level.
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This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I wouldn't gamble on this one, especially for this much money. Get your well water tested. Hope this helps. This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I... » Read More This is not an easy answer since all water ionizers require a certain water harness level in order to work properly (see Athena specifications). Before going ahead and committing to the high cost of the Athena, I would pay a bio-environmental company to come out and test the hardness of your water both at the well, and after the water softener to see if the numbers fall within the required specs of the Athena. Keep in mind that if your well water has a higher dissolved concentration level of a particular mineral (i.e. calcium), this might affect the performance of the water ionizer. I wouldn't gamble on this one, especially for this much money. Get your well water tested. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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It must be your water. We have pretty pure well water. Try filtering first.
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To monitor moisture? I am not fimiliar with a "well house". I have it on the floor in the pantry where my hot water heater is. I hope I never find out how well it works since that would mean a major leak. It does seem to monitor the surrounding temp and allow me to view it remotely.......
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We had all sorts of issues with our water- ph, hardness, high oxidized iron, manganese etc. I called one manufacturer for a different softener to get a recommendation based on our levels and he said there was nothing he could recommend in good conscience and we should just hAve a new well drilled. Unwilling to give up we did more research and bought and installed this. I can happily say our hardness and iron is completely resolved and we shocked our well to take care of manganese. We will deal with ph at a later date. I'm thrilled with this purchase and highly recommend this softener/filter for iron issues. Good luck!
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I use Mortons rust out, because my well has a high iron content, but depending on your water condition, you can probably any good water softener salt. unit does a great job, and uses very little salt
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Oops! I am female and I didn't read the instructions - I don't have water softener so I use tap water. The iron also has a self clean steam function on it to blow out the holes. Thusfar I would never buy another iron.
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not sure this unit is meant for well water probably would have to check the manufacturer's website