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On Mar 28, 8:05 am, "WDS" <B...@seurer.net> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 2:43 pm, "limey" <limey...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Mark, we now have a similar mystery. A couple of weeks ago, we had to
> > have our submersible well pump replaced. I have had orangewatersince
> > then. Why now?
>
> Maybe your well now is infested with iron bacteria because the guys
> who put the new pump in didn't disinfect it properly.
>
> http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/febact.htm
"Iron Bacteria"? Are you being facetious, or is this something you've
seen? And how could it exist in water with such low iron content? If
there is such a thing, as there is with the "sulfur bacteria" that
causes the hydrogen sulfide smell, I do chlorinate occasionally, and
that takes care of it. Why not this other bacteria?
Now, if this is a sediment problem (lots of construction around us,
and water quality has changed quite a bit with it), I GUESS free-
floating iron and dissolved iron would allow a high sediment iron but
a low iron concentration, as shown by the test I ran.
If THAT's the case, what do folks recommend as a good whole-house
filter for that? Is it pretty much just a case of choosing one with a
decent capacity so as not to affect flow as the filter gets nearer
needing replacement? I mean, there's a WHOLE lot of different models
out there with a big range of prices.
Mark
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Re: Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron???
