On Mar 28, 8:05 am, "WDS" wrote:
On Mar 27, 2:43 pm, "limey" wrote:

Mark, we now have a similar mystery. A couple of weeks ago, we had to
have our submersible well pump replaced. I've had orangewatersince
then. Why now?

Maybe your well now is infested with iron bacteria because the guys
who put the new pump in didn't disinfect it properly.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/dwg/febact.htm

"Iron Bacteria"? Are you being facetious, or is this something you've
seen? And how could it exist in water with such low iron content? If
there is such a thing, as there is with the "sulfur bacteria" that
causes the hydrogen sulfide smell, I do chlorinate occasionally, and
that takes care of it. Why not this other bacteria?

Now, if this is a sediment problem (lots of construction around us,
and water quality has changed quite a bit with it), I GUESS free-
floating iron and dissolved iron would allow a high sediment iron but
a low iron concentration, as shown by the test I ran.

If THAT's the case, what do folks recommend as a good whole-house
filter for that? Is it pretty much just a case of choosing one with a
decent capacity so as not to affect flow as the filter gets nearer
needing replacement? I mean, there's a WHOLE lot of different models
out there with a big range of prices.

Mark