How does this work with iron-rich well water?
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I live in an area surrounded by lakes and rivers. We have VERY hard water and I think Molly Suds works great with our water!
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We, too, have a well. The Berkey web site should provide the info you're looking for (it is very helpful). Please be aware that it is a purification system as well as a filter.
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At the top of the iron, there is a small lid that you flip up, and you pour the water into this. It comes with a handy container that you can easily fill it up.
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We're on well water, too, with a heavy iron load and lots of minerals. Just run a full pot of water with a couple of tablespoons of white vinegar through it once a month or so and it'll be fine. The coffee maker is fine except that it doesn't keep coffee hot for very long.
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I guess I cannot help you there, we are in the country, however are served by a rural water system. The water comes from the river and is treated a lot. Well water is typically hard. you may have to change the filter more often. Hope I helped.
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Depends on how much iron is in your water. I use a tds meter, and my well water has 380 ppm tds. After Ro/Di highest I've seen is .001 tds with this unit. Hope that helps a little. I would check tds in your water before making a decision.
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I usually use plain tap water, but I think they suggest distilled because if you have high mineral content in your water supply it can cause a build-up in the iron and cause it not to work properly over time.
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Sorry, it only takes out particles. If they are iron they will be held in filter, but the water will still flow over them.
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You must have something wrong with your system. I installed mine a month ago. I'm on a community well and the water quality is terrible. Slug of iron would appear about every third day or so. Since I installed the Home Master, the water has been perfect. I would call Home Master and talk to their tech support.
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The answer is "It depends." Tap water varies greatly in the amount of minerals content. One thing is for sure, whatever minerals/solubles present in the water *WILL* remain behind in the iron/reservoir. Over time, that will build up. How much or how quickly depends on your tap water.I always use distilled water. My last Rowenta lasted 20+ years. That would have been a lot of minerals had I used tap water. In fact, I did use tap water in it in its first few years of use (NYC water) and there was visible white powdery build-up around the steam holes; there was probably more inside. The answer is "It depends." Tap water varies greatly in the amount of minerals content. One thing is for sure, whatever minerals/solubles present in the water *WILL* remain behind in the iron/reservoir. Over time, that will build up. How much or how quickly depends on your tap water.I always use distilled water. My last Rowenta lasted 20+ years. That would have been a lot of minerals had I used tap water. In fact, I did use tap water in it in its first few years of use (NYC water) and there was visible white powdery build-up around the steam holes; there was probably... » Read More The answer is "It depends." Tap water varies greatly in the amount of minerals content. One thing is for sure, whatever minerals/solubles present in the water *WILL* remain behind in the iron/reservoir. Over time, that will build up. How much or how quickly depends on your tap water.I always use distilled water. My last Rowenta lasted 20+ years. That would have been a lot of minerals had I used tap water. In fact, I did use tap water in it in its first few years of use (NYC water) and there was visible white powdery build-up around the steam holes; there was probably more inside. « Show Less
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It works fine with my Kinetico. But we have well water with a lot of iron. You might want to check with your local dealer
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Hi, we also have a well and our water pressure is not real great but this still works very well. I am very happy with it, works great.
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I use Mortons rust out, because my well has a high iron content, but depending on your water condition, you can probably any good water softener salt. unit does a great job, and uses very little salt
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Sorry, I cannot help you with this. My source water is Las Vegas Valley water which is low iron but very high hardness and sometimes over chlorinated. Works great for both hardness deposit control and chlorine removal. Good luck finding an answer.
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I'm not sure if you have to but, to extend the life of the iron, I use bottled water due to the fact that we have hard well water.
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According to page 6 of the WaterBoss Owner's Manual issued 9/2/2009 (WB_Softener_v7.2_Manual), the only type of iron that can be treated with a water softener is Ferrous Iron (sometimes called clear water or dissolved iron). Model 900-IF (Iron Filter $399.00 at Home Depot)-Reduces iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide, and iron bacteria. The WaterBoss 220 does improve our water quality but does still leave a little rust colored water in our water distiller (we have not a lot of iron but quite a bit of manganese). It also eliminates the sulfur smells.
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I live in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. We all have individual water wells around here. They water is rich in iron which makes it look brownish but drinkable. In my case I have these filters under the kitchen sink. They filter the iron in my water, plus the salty taste coming from my water softener and the result is good taste water. If it doesn't say in the box that they have "activated alumina" which I don't really what that is, or "filter floride" then....... the filters don't have those features!