Water Test Results
bacteria - waiting 48 hrs for results
lead - negative
pesticide - negative
nitrite - 2 ppm
nitrate - 1 ppm
pH 7.5
TDS 171 ppm
Chlorine 0 - probably because the sample was kept in storage for a couple of days until my water test arrived.
I was thinking about doing something similar to the guy on the youtube video: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIanvbvj0PQ[/ame]
He does three 10" filters - 5 micron, GAC, 1 micron, softener.
If you go by the testing results it seems to me this might be a little overkill in filtration. What cartridges do you recommend for the water parameters?
I'm pretty stoked about the hardness level as where I live right now our hardness is 812 ppm. Yes.... 812. - I have used RO and bottled drinking water for the last two years because the water is aweful!
I need to keep costs low but want to advantages of a softener to prevent buildup in the water heater, shower, sink, dishwasher, etc - and filtration so maybe I don't need an RO unit for drinking water. I've heard from residents there is a smell in the water like they use a lake source but this was a sample I gathered two days ago.
bacteria - waiting 48 hrs for results
lead - negative
pesticide - negative
nitrite - 2 ppm
nitrate - 1 ppm
pH 7.5
TDS 171 ppm
Chlorine 0 - probably because the sample was kept in storage for a couple of days until my water test arrived.
I was thinking about doing something similar to the guy on the youtube video: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIanvbvj0PQ[/ame]
He does three 10" filters - 5 micron, GAC, 1 micron, softener.
If you go by the testing results it seems to me this might be a little overkill in filtration. What cartridges do you recommend for the water parameters?
I'm pretty stoked about the hardness level as where I live right now our hardness is 812 ppm. Yes.... 812. - I have used RO and bottled drinking water for the last two years because the water is aweful!
I need to keep costs low but want to advantages of a softener to prevent buildup in the water heater, shower, sink, dishwasher, etc - and filtration so maybe I don't need an RO unit for drinking water. I've heard from residents there is a smell in the water like they use a lake source but this was a sample I gathered two days ago.
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