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Originally Posted by flybouy
Are you talking about yourself in the third person and to yourself in post #23? Just trying to follow along. Filtration will not treat "hard" (high mineral content) water. Typically a catalyst (salt) water softener will be required and in extreme cases such as George describes an RO (reverse osmosis) system.
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Typical number for water considered "hard" in San Antonio is 17ppm of iron/calcium. We have (untreated) about 130ppm. We have a 3000 gallon storage tank and most sediment drops to the bottom and the dual tank water softener does a decent job but the reverse osmosis provides filtered and clean well water. Like I said previously, we use it to make coffee, lemonade, water for the critters, etc. I also drink the water from the tap to no ill effect from time to time. This system cost me about $4K.
Prior, I had installed a less expensive system myself. It was far less expensive but of course, if it doesn't do a good job, the amount that was spent was wasted money. If you look at out toilet tank from one bathroom which was in place during the tenure of this old water softener, the tank is filled with iron and kind of disgusting. I installed a new toilet after the new system was installed and it is clean as a whistle with no hint of iron. We go through a LOT of salt but salt is cheaper than new appliances (dishwasher, washing machine, water heater, etc.).
If I lived full time somehwere where water hardness or other minerals were and issue, I would contact a water treatment company (probably several to get other opinions) and install somehow. I know they make water softeners for RVs but can't say how effective. I would have the water tested for hardness to see if the systems available would be effective.
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