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Re: GBlist: Re: Water Quality
I treat my water which is high in iron and manganese with something which may
be like #4. It uses a nozzle which supposedly imparts a static charge to the
ions in the water, then the water goes through a tank of zeolite, which picks
up the ions because it has opposite charges. No chemicals added at all. We
have to backflush the system every 3 months or so, and the water sure is
iron-looking! As soon as we put this system in, the stains beginning in our
fixtures stopped - it really works!
This was originally sold under the name Patterson Iron Remover, after the
inventor. I last knew of a company in VT selling the system. Clearwater
Filtration is at 802-496-5544, last time I checked (1988). These were not the
manufacturers.
Sorry for the incomplete info. The system really works well. The newer ones
had two tanks and automatic backflushing controls - we do ours manually.
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