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victor wrote:
> We have pretty good well water in unincorporated Naperville, IL,
> Wheatland township, but we have orange stains on the grout and
> fixtures. Not uncommon, but I figured it was just high iron content.
> I
> got a test kit with several strips and these are the results:
> Copper - 0 ppm
> Iron - < 0.3 ppm
> Nitrate - < 5 ppm
> Nitrite - < 0.5 ppm
> Chlorine - < 0.5ppm
> pH - 6.5
> Alkalinity - 240ppm
> Hardness - 25 grains / 420ppm
>
> Maybe the test is bonkers, maybe the hardness and alkalinity have
> something to do with it. I figured I would see white or grey deposits
> with
> this. I have heard the orange might be chromium, but I figured
> chromium
> deposits would end up grey, white or yellow.
>
> I have been told by Eco Lindsay that we do not need an iron filter, and
> that it'd be about 65 bucks a month (maybe every three months --
> anything in that price range is a bit steep from my POV). I guess
> they're right. Maybe what I should do is just install a sediment
> filter or something. Iron Out takes the stains off pretty good, so
> I am
> just a bit confused.
>
> Any recommendations or ideas?
>
> Mark
Mark, we now have a similar mystery. A couple of weeks ago, we had to
have our submersible well pump replaced. I have had orange water since
then. Why now?
I will be interested to see what people tell you. We have not had our
water tested since the pump replacement.
Dora
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Re: Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron???
