Thanks dfmorvan, I will try that , but the problem is availability of raw materials , I could find some softeners with cation resin online , but anion resin is hard to find. [sad]
Thanks dfmorvan,
I am attaching the test report I have (I dont think it is a detailed chemical analysis), as of now alum dosing is doing the trick ok clearing the water but it takes the whole night to settle the sediments...
Hi,Dfmorvan
Thanks for your suggestions. Yes I am from India, I talked with a so called water treatment expert about a resin media filter and he was saying like
1. Resin treated water will cause skin irritation.
2. Resin needs to be replaced every month.
Is that true?
@Ashtree, Thanks for the help, I tried dosing alum (about 30 gms to a 500 L storage tank) and stirred it for few minutes and that worked, morning the water was clear [bow].
@Bimr I use the RO filter for bathing my kid, drinking and kitchen purposes, but for whole house use RO will be costly ...
Yes Ashtree, I may have overdosed alum considering your 10mg/L suggestion.Yes my whole house filter contain activated carbon as 3rd stage (its a 3 stage filter).
I will try dosing as per your suggestion and let you know the result.
Thanks for your reply Ashtree [bigsmile].
In-fact I have a whole house filter installed, which successfully removes the chlorine and additionally I have installed an iron removal stage in my RO + UV filter.
I tried using stable bleaching powder but, as you said the reaction is slow, actually its...
Hi All,
I am new to this forum, in-fact I am new to water treatment (I am software engineer),
I recently bought a house (I put all my earnings plus a home loan), the only water source of that house is a tube well and the water has yellow color if it is in a clear glass and orange color (petrol...
