Well Water Filtration Systems - Solving Well Water Problems

For private well owner, the well water is known to have an abundance of dissolved minerals including calcium, magnesium and iron, as well as iron bacteria. This iron bacteria, can form a gel-like slime or biofilm that captures chemicals, minerals and other particles such as sand, clays and silts which will seriously degrade the quality of well water. Improper well design or construction can cause more contamination which can be visually seen. When water appear to be cloudy, it is due the formation of more sediment, usually are the scum formation caused by excessive Calcium or Magnesium salts. Green stains on walls and well fixtures are the indication of high acidity, brown-red stain is showing the high presence of dissolved iron due to corrosion.

The taste of the well water is an indicative measure of the quality of water. Salty or brackish normally mean the content sodium is high in water, soapy taste is due to dissolved alkaline minerals, metallic taste is indicating acidity or high iron content, and chemical taste is caused by the chemicals or pesticides presence in it.

Sometimes we do sense some foul smell or bad odor from well water and this is another indicative measure of the quality of water as well. Hydrogen sulfide gas resulted from the use of sulfate in reducing bacteria will give you rotten egg odor, if detergent smell is sensed, it could be the contamination from leakage of septic tank where the chemicals used in treatment will cause foaming in the water. Decaying organic matter like body of animals that is decomposing will emit the earthy or musty odor.

A good well water filtration system is extremely important in getting rid of the above mentioned harmful contaminants, not only which can be seen, tasted and smelled by human, but more crucially the types that which are not able to be perceived or traced by human's five senses before consuming it. There are seriously a series of effective removal need to be done before we can safely consume the contaminated well water; namely organic and chemical contaminants, bad odor and taste.

Well water filtration systems should have selective filter that removes chemical and metal contaminants while leaving in good, healthy minerals for pH balanced, great tasting water. Unlike reverse osmosis system, it will practically remove every element that is bigger than 0.001 microns, which is slightly larger than the molecule of water itself. Ideally, mechanical filtration down to .5 microns will be effective in eliminating most harmful sediments and unwanted heavy minerals.

Activated carbon blocks with Anamorphous Titanium Silicate (ATS) ion exchange resin, widely used in industrial sector, but seldom marketed in household product, is proven in its ability to remove lead and other heavy metals. It doesn't release organic or inorganic residues such as aluminum into your water, but replaces heavy metals with potassium so your water is healthy and great tasting.

Sulfur is the main cause of most faulty odor and unbearable nuisance in the water, and the content of sulfur varies depending on the location of water source. Well water filtration systems that comprise of activated carbon and KDF, a high-purity copper-zinc granules, can remove hydrogen sulfide, iron, chlorine, heavy metals, and bacteria from water. To deal with well water that has high content of sulfur, a more dedicated filtration that cater for removing bad odor should be used instead.

The well water filtration systems must be effectively capable of removing harmful contaminants, organic or inorganic, bacteria and other Volatile Organic Compounds, not compromising on the awful taste and bad odor as well. It should not comes in separate components which make the installation a difficult task and take up more space. Compact well water filtration systems should be easy to install and always make sure the cartridges are conveniently available for replacement as this will determine the actual efficiency in its performance.