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Old 01-04-14, 10:19 PM   #10
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OOF! That's some pretty mean water. I hate to tell you this, but any way you cut it, this water is going to be tough to purify. Here's why:

To be able to feed this water through any kind of membrane, you will have to take a lot of ore out of it, so the ore won't clog up the membrane. This not only includes RO membranes, but also microfilters or ultrafilters. The calcium, magnesium, and iron are the ores that will need to be dealt with. They will need to be oxidized and filtered out first.

My guess is that you will need a greensand or resin bed to scrub out the scale to an acceptable level, if not a full-on softener unit. Then you will need an RO unit that will handle your brackish water. Between these two stages, you may be able to use a microfilter to catch some sludge and make it easier on the RO. A setup like this will use tanks, not cartridges.

Your well water isn't bad enough that you can't get a good amount of useful water without breaking the bank. But you're going to have to do some research and talk to some experts to get your money's worth. Whatever you get, make sure it uses industry-standard parts and consumables, as most of the consumer-grade water treatment stuff has proprietary, expensive replacement parts.

Check out this site. It has lots of info and tips, as well as a number you can call and talk to the gurus:
TheWellGuru.com | Aquatic Filter Systems | Home of the Well Guru
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