Hey Gerry,
A friend recommended me to you site. I have high levels of iron and manganese (I emailed you my test report), no sulfur, but also really hard water. I had a greensand system that worked fine before but it got destroyed in a fire. I am limited on space in my garage where I want to put the filters. What do you suggest? I want to make sure this doesn’t kill my water pressure.
Frederic L.
Kentucky
Dear Frederic,
Thanks for emailing.
Greensand is a proven media to remove iron and manganese and the one we use lasts a long time and easy to service. These filters come with automatic backwashing control valves that are able to meter your water usage to save costs on potassium permanganate.
Following that, we like the 5900 softening system, which uses the same type of control valve as the greensand filter. The 5900e is a a modern, NSF-certified valve that is user-friendly and easy to set up and maintain.
It would be best to install a softener in-line to take out the calcium hardness and prevent spotting and white scale and residue. Use 1” piping to limit any pressure loss through the filters. The high flow bypass valves we use and properly sized tanks make sure you don’t see a large pressure drop across the system.
The result of using this combination of filter systems would be clean, soft, non-staining water. I am including more information on the recommend equipment below:
Heavy-duty greensand system featuring a very user friendly control valve. Versatile valve features fully adjustable backwash and rinse cycle and time-tested hydraulically balanced piston assembly provides years of trouble free service! Backwash rate for this is 5 gpm.
Dimensions: 10” diameter x 55” height with valve; Potassium permanganate tank is 10.5” diameter x 16” high
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Excellent Warranty: 5 years on the control valve & 10 years on the mineral tank.
Potassium permanganate:
This is required to regenerate the Greensand media and keep it working.
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Softener 5900 Series, 48K Size
Includes 1 inch or 3/4 inch pipe connectors; by-pass valve; 1.5 cubic feet of high-grade softener resin; heavy-duty brine tank with salt-grid; and 165 Series NSF Certified digital metered-regeneration control valve.
Specifications and Features: High-grade softening resin for maximum performance. Filter tank is NSF certified: one piece seamless polyester construction for long life. Max pressure recommended is 100 psi.
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10” x 48” Tank
POSTFILTER: Whole-House Big Blue 50 / 5 Micron filter, 10” x 4.5
Comes with wall mounting bracket, filter wrench, one 50/5 micron cartridge, and filter assembly.
Please see the diagram below:
