YYZedd wrote:

Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct
this? What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or
foul tasting?

There are at least two possible types of "iron"...

The first is ferric oxide...iron particles (rust, actually) that can be
filtered.

The second is ferrous oxide which is black. Normally, it is in solution and
invisible (and cannot be filtered) but when the water is exposed to air it
converts to ferric oxide and stains fixtures, clothes and the like. A
regular soft water unit is helpful in removing it if there isn't a lot in
the water; if there is, you'll need a unit just for that purpose...they use
potassium permanganate.

AFAIK, neither is unhealthy. Most water that is foul tasting/smelling is
water with hydrogen sulfide, not iron.


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