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How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my house? cln 10-29-2007
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 29, 2007, 10:31 am

> How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my
> house? (yes, I'm on a well)
>
> If I install a filter on the water supply will stop it from coming in
> 100%? What about the leftover sediments in the system currently?
> Would shocking the well and system be enough to take care of this
> issue?
>
> If I do shock the well I intend to install a new hot water tank at the
> same time and a new water pressure tank. (I'd shock then add the
> filters and tanks)
>
> When can I wash my whites again? :P


Depends on the sediment. A whole house filter, or two of them in line (10
micron followed by a 5 or 2 micron) will get most of the sediment. Rust and
iron can be very fine and still get through. Since you mention whites,
chances are, dissolved solids that a filter will not trap may be the cause
of your problem.

One way to find out is to have the water tested by a local reputable water
treatment specialist. I'd not call the Culligan man that is mainly
interested in selling you his product.

Sediment that is trapped in the piping already will eventually come out, but
is probably not a big deal if you trap the new stuff.
Ed



Posted by John van Gurp on October 30, 2007, 8:30 am


On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, cln wrote:

> How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my
> house? (yes, I'm on a well)
>
> If I install a filter on the water supply will stop it from coming in
> 100%? What about the leftover sediments in the system currently?
> Would shocking the well and system be enough to take care of this
> issue?


You need a spin down sediment filter to get rid of larger sediment before
any finer filtration.

John

Posted by cln on October 31, 2007, 8:06 am
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, cln wrote:
> > How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my
> > house? (yes, I'm on a well)
>
> > If I install a filter on the water supply will stop it from coming in
> > 100%? What about the leftover sediments in the system currently?
> > Would shocking the well and system be enough to take care of this
> > issue?
>
> You need a spin down sediment filter to get rid of larger sediment before
> any finer filtration.
>
> John

I went to HD yesterday and got a Household Filtration Unit by GE
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=941782&Ntt=941782&catalogId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchall&recN=0&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber
I couldn't find the exact model I got but you'll get the idea.

I'm looking if it said 'spin down' but since it was one of only 2
household filters they had, I figured it was my best bet.

They had many other choices but most of them were just under drinking
water/under counter installation.
The other household filters were (a) the same I had minus the bypass,
(b) same I had minus parts like compression fittings and filter, (c)
mine, bypass valve compression fittings, filter... finally (d) high
flow or high volume filter system which i found odd that the filters
that would fit in it only went down to 30 microns (minimum) compared
to my model that can take filter with capacity of 5 microns.

Thanks all, I'll start with this and let the system clean itself for a
while, then later I'll add onto the system the water softener that I
desperately need. I'll make sure I add the right number of ball valves
so when I come to add other items to the main line that I won't be
stuck draining the whole system for nothing.
I'll shock the well later, I know it won't solve the issue of
sediments but at least disinfect and maybe clean the pipes.

Thanks again, cln


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