No more rust stains, no more hard water!
This morning, Granite State Water Systems came to install our water filtration system. It all went in very easily, in the corner of our basement by the well tank. There are two cylinders and one salt tank. The water comes out of the well, passes through the first cylinder to be filtered through crushed marble media (catches the sediment and iron particles). It then passes through the second cylinder, which is filled with synthetic media that is recharged every other day with salt from the tank. The two outside spigots were put on a bypass, so the water that is used outdoors is not filtered.
The system will backwash every sixth day, and it was installed so that it will actually tie in to our septic system. I took advantage of this setup to solve a problem that I had last winter, with the condensation drain from the furnace freezing where it went outside. The furnace now drains into the same fitting which ties into the septic. No danger of freezing now!
I reset the filter indicator light on our refridgerator's ice and water dispenser. I need to find the bypass cap (I know I have it - just got to remember where!) for the filter compartment on the refridgerator - there is no need to filter water that has already been filtered!
You can see a picture of the new filter setup in the Around The House Album.
