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  1. NorPlan

    Testing / Water Quality

    @ KULTULZ.. Little Back Story here.. Keeping in Mind Hardness & Iron Content.. When we purchased our present home it came with a Rental Potasium Water Treatment setup from Culligan which was a Total Cluster Beep.. Never Worked Right and Discovered at one point the Units feeding mechanizium was...
  2. NorPlan

    Testing / Water Quality

    :). 10-4 Well, Pump, UV Light , HD Water Softener , lines to the Hot Water Tank and the Rest of the House , in that order....;)
  3. NorPlan

    Testing / Water Quality

    :). 10-4 Yes to the TDS Meter you've shown...
  4. NorPlan

    Testing / Water Quality

    :). Hardness & Iron Content goes with the Neighborhood (Rural Setting).. My Query is the Number Strength on the little Thermometer they stuck in a Glass of Water (It Registered a #9)... Back in 2011 We switched to a different setup for Softening & Filtering the Drinking Water.. We have a UV...
  5. NorPlan

    Water Softener / Resin

    :) We have a Heavy Duty Water Softener with an Automatic Feeder to add a Resin Cleaning Solution when required... The local Home Hardware (Canada) seemed to be the only provider (Pro / Res Care).. The Kanundrum now is Home Hardware in this region is being Replaced by either Rona or Lowe's ...
  6. NorPlan

    Reverse Osmosis / Replacement Cartridges

    :confused: My Quandary is to find Replacement Filter Cartridges , our system has a total of 7 filters with the 3 large main filters suggested to be changed out yearly... The product name is Simply Soft H2O, can't find a manufacturers name.. To continue going through the agent for replacement...
  7. NorPlan

    Backyard Pool / Silica Sand / Filter...

    :confused: Back beginning of May we changed out the Silica Sand in the Filter Drum to our Above Ground a Pool.. The Pool Store advised refilling the drum with only 3 bags of S/S as to fill to the 4 bag capacity would be to much, leading to a wasteful mess..The the Messy part is where were...
  8. NorPlan

    Hot Water Tank / Out of Sync..??

    ;) @ speedbump..This Preset Temp deal is a Destination Thing, the Units are Manufactured in Montreal,Quebec...10-4 on High Temps killing Bacteria for sure...Your neighborhood would be preset for 125'F...My neighborhood 140'F being in Snowflake Country ??That would burn , scald the BeeJeepers out...
  9. NorPlan

    Hot Water Tank / Out of Sync..??

    The Techs from the Company that Installed the Tank came this morning...Prior to installing a new tank they removed the Anode Rod completely..Yes the concern about shortening the life of the tank could be a concern but we should get a minimum 8 / 10 yrs if all goes well and the Warranty is still...
  10. NorPlan

    Hot Water Tank / Out of Sync..??

    Electrically Heated Hot Water Tank ;) Canadian Manufacturer (Giant Factories Inc.) Page 9 under General Maintenance in the Operating Manual....The Thermostat is Factory Set @ 140'F (60'C) for Canadian Models and 125'F (52'C) for U.S. Models... With instructions on how to go about how to turn...
  11. NorPlan

    Hot Water Tank / Out of Sync..??

    :eek: The Replacement Tank came preset for the U.S. @ 140'F...Had it turned down to Canadian accepted level of 125'F.... I think my best recourse would be to go after the Company that installed the New Tank as they've already been out once to replace the aluminum anode rod added some ball...
  12. NorPlan

    Hot Water Tank / Out of Sync..??

    :confused: I've Fiddled,Fuddled,& Farted around with this Issue for sometime now and Frankly I'm Stumped to the 9th Order..Just a short Background to Present Day... We live in a Rural Area (Well&Septic) Hard Water & Iron Content is a given..We have a UV Light, HD Water Softener, Reverse...
  13. NorPlan

    Water Pressure / Vacuuming The Pool...

    :). Believe Me when I Vacuumed out the old Silica Sand from the Filter Canister, It was a hard crusty Golden Brown...Aside from discovering just how old the pool is and when the previous owner had it Installed..We have what you'd call an Issue with Hard Water & Iron Content, one has to keep on...
  14. NorPlan

    Water Pressure / Vacuuming The Pool...

    :). We have a 1/2 HP Pump..The Filter Canister capacity is 4 / 40 lb. Bags of Silica Sand...That was one of my 1st jobs in prepping the pool, emptying the old and putting in the new silica sand..Pool place said to only add 3 bags when replacing otherwise approximately a bags worth will just end...
  15. NorPlan

    Water Pressure / Vacuuming The Pool...

    :rolleyes: As some may have gathered I'm in the process of getting the Backyard Pool up and running for another Season..This is the 1st home that came with an Above Ground Pool..So we have been tweaking the process each new year from how the previous owner had things setup.. At the Business...
  16. NorPlan

    Quick Connects / Backyard Pool...

    :o:confused::eek: Decided to go with the Quick Connects for the Backyard Pool...All seems to be fine except the Hose leading from the Pump to the Filter Tank.... I moved the Clamp up the hose to about the top of the neck of the quick connect if you will, on the Filter side which stemmed the...
  17. NorPlan

    UV Light / Timed Out....

    :);) @ IFIXH20...The Unit gave it audible chirp last night to swap out the UV bulb...I've done that and reset the 365 to 0 counter, will be checking the counter this evening...Also double clicked the Reset Button and the 2nd number showed 1981 days in use which comes out to 5.4 yrs we've had...
  18. NorPlan

    UV Light / Timed Out....

    :mad::eek::cool: That exact Manual came with the Sterlight UV Light...I've replaced the UV Bulb 4 times now and went through the Reset proceeder successfully for the 365 countdown each time...We have 1 more day left on the Countdown, my concern was and I'm sure we're coming close to the 1680...
  19. NorPlan

    UV Light / Timed Out....

    ;) It's a BA-ICE-S Electronic Controller for Sterlight UV Lights...:cool:
  20. NorPlan

    UV Light / Timed Out....

    :rolleyes: We installed a UV Light about 5 yrs ago...As the unit comes complete with Transformer/Controller that counts down from 365 to 0 , giving off an audible beep when bulb should be replaced..Pressing the Reset a Button twice will bring up a 2nd Count which will only count as high as 1680...
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