Thursday, April 30, 2015

Can Hydrogen Peroxide Be Used to Remove Manganese and Iron from Well Water?


Can Hydrogen Peroxide Be Used to Remove Manganese and Iron from Well Water?

Richard


Hello Richard,

Thanks for contacting us regarding your well water.

See this link here, a graduate paper, but seems to be a thorough study of manganese removal methods:

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

How to Neutralize Acid Well Water pH and Kill Coliform Bacteria

Hello,

We have pinhole leaks in our pipes and green stains on our fixtures and bath from copper corrosion. Our pH is 6.2. My wife is worried about bacteria, as we are in a farming area and our neighbors have a lot of cows who graze near our well. What do you suggest?

Fred in Missouri



Hello Fred,

Thanks for emailing. Since the raw water pH is 6.2, I would recommend a standard Calcite (Calcium Carbonate) neutralizer system. This would raise it up to between 7 and 7.5, making it neutral. Many customers with this type of water used to have blue-green stains from copper pipe corrosion, or metallic tastes to the water and after installing the neutralizer see their blue stains disappear within a few weeks.