Well Water Tanks

sparty059

sparty059

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Hey all, Silly question, but I'm almost about to start the building process of my new home (looking at lots as blueprints are finalized). Problem is, the lot we REALLY like, happens to have well/septic. Here comes the silly question...
Does anyone here have a well and have a large tank?
I have my 150 gallon, but I've always lived in City/Sewer and never thought anything about water after that. Has anyone ever run into any problems with their tank using Wells? I'm not worried about the RO as I have an RODI 3 Stage (From Ice, Water, Wind or whatever it is...). Any thoughts?
 
2quills

2quills

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Hey, Sparty!
First thing I would do is search for any info that you can find about the water in your area. Look for any potential issues that other people might be seeing with their wells. Have pesticides been used on the land in the past? What about trace metals found in the soil? Things like that can leach from the soil and be in your water.
I'd see what I can find and go from there. Personally, if I had to drink well water I'd want to have at least a sediment and carbon for drinking. Though I'm sure I'd end up running some type of filtration on the whole house.
Good to see you back again, Bud!
Some things to watch out for...

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tirtza

tirtza

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oh my! Corey, after reading your post I am soooooo glad that I drink water from the city! I had no idea that it was even possible that stuff could come from well water. My parents live near San Antonio, TX and have a well/septic system. Next time I visit them, I'm only drinking bottled water!
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Corey mentioned some very good points, but don't see any real issues with having a tank on well water....My only suggestion would be to upgrade the 3 stage to a 4 or 5 stage......You might want a different membrane as well after you have the well tested......City water has chlorine and without the chlorine you can opt for a different membrane
 
2quills

2quills

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Was thinking that boosting the carbon filtration capacity may not be a bad idea. Adding a second DI might not either.
 
2quills

2quills

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/391998/well-water-tanks#post_3478889
IMO well water reduces the need for a carbon stage but increases the need for sediment filters.
High concentrations of iron can be common with well water. That's why I was thinking more carbon capacity might be beneficial. Not so much for the drinking water aspect but more for the reef tank. I'd attack it from both sides with maybe a good sediment filter for the whole house (for one) and then probably a smaller sediment filter with carbon block for my drinking water. Then do a nice 5 stage ro/di for the tank. 1 sediment, 2 carbon blocks, membrane then DI (or two).
 
flower

flower

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparty059 http:///t/391998/well-water-tanks#post_3478872
Hey all, Silly question, but I'm almost about to start the building process of my new home (looking at lots as blueprints are finalized). Problem is, the lot we REALLY like, happens to have well/septic. Here comes the silly question...
Does anyone here have a well and have a large tank?
I have my 150 gallon, but I've always lived in City/Sewer and never thought anything about water after that. Has anyone ever run into any problems with their tank using Wells? I'm not worried about the RO as I have an RODI 3 Stage (From Ice, Water, Wind or whatever it is...). Any thoughts?
Hi Sparty,
I have well water. The wells quality is very bad...It would cost me a fortune to keep the filters changed to keep the water quality up, so I called Culligan. They installed an industrial RO unit and I pay $39.99 a month. The filter changes are their responsibilty and the last time my TDS was checked it read 4. Anything under 10 is good quality. We have a water bubbler (like in the offices) we have hot, cold and room temp water from that (great for Sabbath) we use the RO water for top offs on my two tanks, cooking and drinking for ourselves.
Considering the cost of city water (I used to pay $165.00 a month) and still needed the RO unit...the $39.99 a month is wonderful easy. The city township still makes me pay $125.00 a month for sewer and waste management of my garbage pickup. I can't imagine what they would charge for city water if I didn't have a well.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Wow!!!!! That's expensive Flower!!!! My water bill tips monthly is $65.00 and my TDS before the RO is a mere 112. 126 tips I've seen.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by acrylic51 http:///t/391998/well-water-tanks#post_3478938
Wow!!!!! That's expensive Flower!!!! My water bill tips monthly is $65.00 and my TDS before the RO is a mere 112. 126 tips I've seen.
YIKES...sure is high....Now I live in the country so I don't pay for sewer or waste......BUT I have water...and I only pay $29 a month.....it gets in the $30's during summer when I water a lot and fill the pool.....
 
2quills

2quills

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Wow thats low. Our bill runs around $160 a month for the two of us but covers waste, water and gas. It changes though with drout conditions and can get upwards of $200.
Sparty, I think it would be a good idea to have the water professionally tested by a lab so you know about evefything thats in it. Its worth the $200-$300 to have it tested out by real experts with a lab unless you get some documentation that its already been done with a print out of the results.
 
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