I'm changing my definition of how I feel about water filtration. I'm not addicted; I'm obsessed with figuring out how to improve my water. See notes below for details on my current setup and water conditions.
I’ve been leaning toward adding a Pyrolox unit.
But, I believe Pyrolox must be backwashed every night. If so, I’d have two units backwashing every night. Has anyone ever setup systems that require two backwashes an evening?
Also, I’ve read Pyrolox needs 15gpm backwash. How does one achieve such a high backwash flow rate?
Notes:
Unfortunately, I occasionally find my water at point of use to contain 1-2ppm iron. I'm backwashing my calcite every other day, my Centaur carbon every four days, and my water softener (based on volume) about every six to seven days. I've worked to clear my filters of fouling with extra backwashes and I've installed a drip feeder with resin cleaner in my brine tank. I’ve removed the DLFC button on my calcite filter to improve backwash flow rate. My pressure tank operates at 50psi max. My pressure at point of use is about 46psi. When I open the hot and cold on my big tub my service flow rate is 6gpm if I open another spigot it increases to 8gpm (according to my Fleck 6600).
(Is my service flow rate high or low?)
(Should I replace my Fleck valves with larger diameter units like Fleck 7000s?)
Additional notes:
My water conditions three years ago were:
Hardness as CaCO3 100 mg/l
Iron 1.7 mg/l
pH 6.4
In May 2007 my water tested as:
Hardness as CaCO3 150 mg/l
Iron 11 mg/l
pH 6.3
And post filtering in May 2007:
Hardness as CaCO3 <1 mg/l
Iron <.007 mg/l
pH 6.8
My system is, in this order:
A Stenner chlorine injector with two 40 gallon retention tanks.
A 10x47” tank with about 1.0 cubic foot of calcite (bw every other day) Fleck 5600 valve with the DLFC button removed to increase backwash flowrate.
A 10x47” tank with a cubic foot of Centaur Carbon which I replace every year (bw every 4 days) Fleck 5600 valve.
A 10x47” tank with 1.5 cubic feet of standard water softening resin (bw based on volume every six to seven days) Fleck 6600.Read More
I was told when installing a water softener it is best to not run it to hot water-using appliances, such as the dishwasher. Also, I was told you're not supposed to drink softened water. (like from a refrigerator). Anyone ever hear of this???:confused:Read More