Re: Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron???

Re: Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron???

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Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron??? victor 03-26-2007

"victor" <gmark@svs.com> wrote in message
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> Copper - 0 ppm
> Iron - < 0.3 ppm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is enough to color deposits.

> Nitrate - < 5 ppm
> Nitrite - < 0.5 ppm
> Chlorine - < 0.5ppm
> pH - 6.5
> Alkalinity - 240ppm
> Hardness - 25 grains / 420ppm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That's pretty hard. It doesn't take a lot of iron to create visible
coloration and the hardness minerals contribute to incorporating it into a
film.

> I have been told by Eco Lindsay that we do not need an iron filter

A water softener can deal with this small amount of iron. Using an iron
removal salt or periodically regenerating with Iron Out or Rust Raze will
prolong the life of the media.




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