Help! At a total loss???

[speedbump]

I personally do not like the idea of drinking sediment/silt. It is present in municipal water also. Just look at what it does to a water heater.

Sediment is removed in the city water I'm familiar with. It's the hardness that coats the workings of your water heater, not sediment. I'm not saying there is nothing in your water, I'm saying there is nothing in your water that an inline filter can trap that is in the least harmful to you except possibly Giardia lamblia. And I seriously doubt you will find that in well or city water.

We install a lot of 4.5"x20" 5 micron whole house filters

At least you install a 20" filter not a 10 inch one. That is an improvement, but I still don't see the need for one. What is it your trying to remove with these filters?

[KULTULZ]

Originally Posted by speedbump

Sediment is removed in the city water I'm familiar with. It's the hardness that coats the workings of your water heater, not sediment. I'm not saying there is nothing in your water, I'm saying there is nothing in your water that an inline filter can trap...

Not questioning you or your knowledge/experience, but here in MD, sediment(s) is a very real problem. In fact,they schedule periodic mains flushing which will generate Bundy Tea for days afterwards.

My last water heater (gas) was heavy with sediments and would knock and gurgle while actually heating. The thing weighed a ton when it was time to replace it.

- Water Heater Sediment, What Is It and What Should You Do About It?

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If you want to call it sediment that's fine, but it has to come from somewhere. Most of what is in your water is dissolved in the water. It's not in a solid form. When it's heated it can coat the inside of your heater. Minerals don't have to be heated to coat pipes, heating just speeds up the process. This mineral can flake off and settle to the bottom of a heater and if not drained off occasionally can become a problem.

If you truly think you have sediment, look into where your water comes from. More than likely it will have hardness and not too much of anything else.

[KULTULZ]

I have a house in MD as well as WV at this point. I may be confusing you with my current well posts.

Municipal water here is drawn directly from the Potomac before treatment. During low river level periods, sediment(s) are much heavier and combined with an aged piping system, has at times extremely elevated sediments. It also has elevated calcium content which also fouls fixtures. We only drink BRITA filtered water as the municipal water has heavy chlorination in addition.

The ground water in FL must be very clean. We Yankees do not have that luxury...

Again, THANX for your time and expertise. It is much appreciated.

-ROCKVILLE CITY WATER REPORT-

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Wow, I remember when the Potomac used to be green and gave off a rather bright glow after dark. I guess they cleaned it up a bit. I don't know how they filter your water, but the course I took shows it being soaked through sand beds and aloe is used to floculate solids so they can be trapped in these beds. If done right, there should be no sediments. There should also not be more than about 7 grains hardness. That's what most lakes and streams are in the areas I'm familiar with.