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ironsux (MD)
Hoping for some guidance here...I tried to do my due diligence in looking for a new whole house filter for my home. I called into Aquasana and was advised for my house to buy the Rhino 500K well whole house filter. I purchased the system and am now changing filters on a bi-weekly basis due to obnoxiously heavy iron. Since I'm already financially invested, Im looking for an inexpensive way to solve. I was considering putting an iron filter in front of their system. Of course they offered no kind of advice on what to put in, since they don't sell anything that covers, but did say I would need to find a filter that either doesn't backwash, or bypasses their system when it does backwash. Does anyone have any advice on what kind of iron filter I could put in front of theirs to collect the majority of iron coming out of the well? I shouldn't need anything with bells and whistles as their system is behind it, but I do want it to be an effective solution. Please let me know your thoughts, and thanks.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
I use Lancaster Iron Softners. They will need a copy of your water test results so that they can match a softner to your needs. You can use a check valve between the softner and filter to isolate the filter.
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m & m (MD)
If you are able to mechanically filter the iron out, then the majority of your iron is oxidized. You might consider a birm filter or even an acid neutralizer will remove the bulk of iron.
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ironsux (MD)
thank you for the response.
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