What Type Of Well Water, Filtration Do You Have?

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  1. Jake Smith

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    We have a similar plan here, and our city water really needs it. We do not have a whole house filter, but we have one that @Bobby Cole put on the kitchen sink, and he can tell you more abut that one.
    We also have the pitcher filter, so I fill that with water from the kitchen sink hat has gone through that filter first, and then we have double filtered water to drink or use for coffee or tea.
     
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    That's great y'all use the filtration on your water because we never know what we're drinking these days, and I think it's always wise to be as safe as you can with anything you're digesting; unlike back in the old days, when we drank right from well house water hose, throughout the summer. Those were the days.:)
     
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    Good morning to all-
    When we lived way far back in the hills of the Ozarks, our house water came straight from the well- cold, clear, wonderful water. the best tasting and clean water ever.
    And then Tyson and the other big poultry processors worked hard to pollute and kill the groundwater up there.. Now everyone up in the Ozarks either has their own filtration system or are hooked up to "city water."

    That's a real shame, it is. I missed my well water.

    you all be safe and keep well- Ed
     
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    I installed a softener along with (2) hole house filters. I use a standard 5 micron filter cartridge upstream, and a sub-1 micron charcoal filter downstream. Water softeners also provide some degree of filtration.

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    I bought a Brita filter pitcher when I first moved in (not knowing what my water quality was like) and still use it as a pitcher to keep my water cold, but there's nothing in my water that it [supposedly] remediates.

    I wish I could install a larger pressure tank, but my well stuff is in a crawl space.
     
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    We have city water and it tastes pretty good. The only filter in our house is the refrigerator water dispenser. We get some kind of water quality report annually and honestly don't pay much attention to it. :D
     
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    Back in the 50s early 60s we had well water, it was a job for me drawing it then hauling back to the house. Not to speak of the scratch marks I got from not holding the flashlight steady when mama was setting the points. Laying on the cold concrete pumphouse flooor was no fun either. Mama used a match book to set those points.
     
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    Yup. Irresponsibility and corruption invite regulation. I've lived through the transition from well-to-public because the county needed to force people onto the public system (and then cap our wells) in order to pay for it. I think my county is eventually gonna go that way.

    There are 2 families (brothers and their families) down the right-of-way where I am. They grew up here. I have creeks running through my property that are fed from the spring they used to haul the water from when they were kids.
     
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    We briefly considered buying my MIL's house and 3 acres because it's a beautiful piece of land. Unfortunately it was annexed by a municipality a couple of years ago as a tax grab, even though it still has a well and septic tank... no city services. So no, I won't be paying more taxes for services I don't receive, thanks. :rolleyes:
     
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    This system https://www.puratap.com.au/ our water is fairly good so we only have the under sink filter system
    DH changes the filters on Jan 26th each year he remembers the date because that what he was doing when he slipped on the wet floor in the shed and broke his hip that required him to be midi vac Ed by air to the city for a hip replacement
     
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    That is a shame Ed, it's like all the plastic in the waterways now. People need to realize what they're doing; to everyone; including themselves, and make a change in the way they conduct their lives.
     
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    "Ouch", that's not good, so many folks; are always breaking their hip when they get older. :( I'm glad your water filtration is good, it's very important. :)
     
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    Good for you, Beth, being smart enough to not pay for unrecieved services.
     
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    Still looks like a nice enough system to me, John, As long as you filter it some kind of way you should be fine.
     
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    I have city water but it's full of chemicals and tastes like it, so I use bottled water for drinking, although I'll use city water for coffee and tea which overcomes any chemical taste.
     
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