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1. [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: eric@megageek.com; Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:18:40 -0500 7.0.1|January 17, 2006) at 01/13/2014 18:18:03, Serialize complete at 01/13/2014 18:18:03; Well, I finally had my water tested since the new well, and of course it looks like I need some treatments. (Questions in BOLD) First, I had a 'free water testing' done by a local plumbing chain. The; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00050.html (9,147 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 23:03:42 -0800; 5.5 is not bad at all, that is less acidic than rainwater! Unless it is causing a specific problem, I'd leave it alone. OTOH, adding just a little bit of lime is supposed to make the water taste bet; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00051.html (9,571 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:23:56 -0500 (EST); I'd get a second opinion on the test. Here in WI we can get test kits that get sent to a state lab. I've not (had a well and thus not) done this for many years but the cost was minor, under $30 I bel; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00052.html (11,099 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: Benjamin Zwissler <bjzwissler@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:50:50 -0500; I can't speak to the acidity, but putting in a water softener is a reasonably easy do it yourself project. As far as I can tell the electonic units are snake oil, they don't remove the hardness but c; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00053.html (12,903 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:18:25 -0500; Never trust the test from someone who wants to sell you expensive equipment. Here, a new well requires a lab test that contains all the information that the "free" test has and more accurate. The tes; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00054.html (12,723 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:23:09 -0500; Also, a fraction of the cost. Not just the labor but the actual system. _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Archive: http://www.team.net/archive; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00055.html (10,335 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Water treatment options (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:06 -0500; Hard water requires you to use more soap/detergent. It especially true for shampoo. The flip side is people who add a softener use too much soap. When i run out of salt it's impossible to clean you h; /html/shop-talk/2014-01/msg00056.html (9,291 bytes)

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