My house is on well water. While it is filtered and run through a water softener, leaving me with soft water (0 grains/gallon) and no dissolved iron, my water is rather acidic. It has a pH of 5.5. How does this affect the various Adam's chemicals? What should I do to alleviate the issue while cleaning my car?
The water at my house is very odd. Normally hard water (prior to the water softener, mine is 14 gpg) is not acidic because the limestone bedrock (calcium carbonate) neutralizes the acidity. Acidic water is normally treated by running it through a calcium carbonate filter, which would had a couple points of hardness. A water softener is generally not needed after a calcium carbonate filter because the total hardness for the neutralized water would only be 3-5 grains per gallon. To treat acidity to the extent of ours, we would need to actually inject fly ash into our well.
On the plus side, we never have to worry about bacterial growth in our well.
Question
papaloo
My house is on well water. While it is filtered and run through a water softener, leaving me with soft water (0 grains/gallon) and no dissolved iron, my water is rather acidic. It has a pH of 5.5. How does this affect the various Adam's chemicals? What should I do to alleviate the issue while cleaning my car?
The water at my house is very odd. Normally hard water (prior to the water softener, mine is 14 gpg) is not acidic because the limestone bedrock (calcium carbonate) neutralizes the acidity. Acidic water is normally treated by running it through a calcium carbonate filter, which would had a couple points of hardness. A water softener is generally not needed after a calcium carbonate filter because the total hardness for the neutralized water would only be 3-5 grains per gallon. To treat acidity to the extent of ours, we would need to actually inject fly ash into our well.
On the plus side, we never have to worry about bacterial growth in our well.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
3 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now