WaterFilterTop.com

We live in a pre-civil war home in the country and have well water. CLR is great for cleaning the tub and sink (with heavy duty scrubbing) but how can we prevent washer from staining our laundry (whites and colors?). I've heard white vinegar, super iron out--haven't tried either yet. Any thing else suggested or try those two? Don't want to pay like $3000 for a water softener when that might not take care of the problem.

You actually can make your own hard water softener and add a cup of the solution to each load of wash water along with your regular detergent. Get a plastic milk jug that has been cleaned out and add:
1/2 lb Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1/4 lb Twenty Mule Team Borax
1 gallon of warm water

I used this homemade softener before I got my water softener because our water is so hard that our clothes weren't getting cleaned well enough. I also found that using liquid fabric softener in the wash instead of the sheets in the dryer worked better to soften the clothing.

To keep the iron color from making a ring around the toilet and constantly having to clean it, drop a couple of those denture cleaning tablets in the bowl. I used to do it either daily or every other day, but that is probably excessive. For the sinks and tub, I found carnuba wax, like you use on cars, kept the iron from accumulating on those surfaces. I just waxed up the tub and sinks about every 3-4 months. For the laundry tub, in which I do my handwashables, I used a product called Gel Gloss because it is fiberglass. This stuff is great you just spray it on, wait for it to haze and buff off. It leaves a great shine and resists the rust from acuumulating. If your tub is acrylic, you can use this on it too.

2007-07-13 07:36:54 by What the fu--

Before and After Presentation of a cleaning project in Annapolis Maryland. Iron deposits discolored the Bath Tub, Shower Stall Tile and Doors and ...

I’m looking for a material like a patch that I can use to bind two clothes together using an iron. I need the adhesive to be water proof and able to be machine washed. Does anyone know a patch like that?

Thanks in advance.

Stitch Witchery...
http://joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID =cat483848&PRODID=prd2975
This is all I could find online but ask at your craft or fabric store, because I used to buy the stuff in sheets. You place it between two pieces of fabric and iron it to fuse them together. It's permanent when used to bond fabric to fabric. When used to bond fabric to other surfaces it is sometimes not washable.http://www.dritz.com/askus/faq/faq_07.ph p
O.k. found it!!
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?C ATID=cat483848&PRODID=prd29319

2009-02-02 14:17:30 by Gene G

Price: $49.95

Reversible filter cartridge
CRYSTAL QUEST?? bath ball Filter is the strongest replaceable bath filter available on the market today.
CRYSTAL QUEST?? bath ball Filter is the most advanced bath filter on the market

I currently have a Culligan Iron Cleer unit, and it has been effective in removing iron, but also is very noisy and becomes clogged with the 'mud' that comes out of our well.

Any experiences that anyone can share with different models of iron filter would be appreciated. Especially if you have >5ppm of iron in your well water.

Ok I have had this problem and it could be 1 of 2 things. 1 you foot valve could need replacing, and 2 your water level sounds like it is getting dangerously low because you should not have any mud content if both 1& 2 are fine. If you well is less than 200 ft. your water level could be low. and when we have alot I mean alot of rain my water is alittle muddy for a few days but clears up. Check on your foot valve 1st. And if you live in an area that has been drought striken like I have then worry about your water level

2008-05-14 07:07:37 by jamesfrankmcgrath

Price: $49.99 $24.95

The GE FXHTC filter cartridge is resistant to chemicals and corrosion
The GE Smart Water FXHTC whole house filter has a granulated activated carbon construction
Replace the GE SmartWater FXHTC carbon water filter cartridge every 3 months or 5,000 gallons. The time between filter changes will also depend on your water quality

We are on a well for our water supply, and it is good with the exception of too much iron. We have a water softener which removes most of the excess iron, but are about to install an irrigation system for the yard and plants. We want to remove much, if not most, of the iron before it goes into the sprinklers to reduce rusty stains, clogging of the nozzles, etc, and to reduce the load on the existing water softener.

I remember seeing, 15 years ago, someone who used an external wound-fiber core type of filter, from what I remember of it. Is that still the best, where are they available, what is better, etc?

Suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Coach Craig

There are INLINE filters sold for this purpose, and very effective. They offer washout/clean ability and/or filter substance replacement.

Contact the pump manufacturer or a company that specifically does installations and maintenance of pumps, or a quality plumbing company

I had one installed on a well in December, and have cleaner water now. It needs monitoring, and may not ever be all you expect, but I use it (water) with no adverse effects. The one I installed is no larger than a good size thermos.

Rev. Steven

2006-03-25 21:56:29 by CoachCraig

we have a tube well, the water from it has too much iron because of which it smells bad and we can not use for washing as the colour of utensils and clothes get rusty.

The only way you can is to have a water softener installed...

2008-03-31 06:06:56 by rajshahu