bobmct wrote:
Living in east central CT I have both a deep well and a septic system.
Many decades ago I had my water analyzed which showed considerable
levels of iron in it. As a result I had installed an "exchange tank"
that each month has to have a vendor come in and exchange the tank
with another containing new chemicals. I am assuming the chemicals
might be a salt based substance (just a guess).

The cost of this service has gone up and up over the past decades to
the point where I am looking for an alternative that "might" be less
dependent on an outside vendor and hopefully less expensive to
support. BTW - I also have a whole house odor filter that I replace
every couple of months.

From those of you with similar water issues, what have you done to
solve the iron and/or odor problems on your systems? Remember, I
believe I'm not supposed to backwash a treatment/softener system into
the septic (so I'm told).

All suggestions/recommendations/ideas GREATLY appreciated.

Bob

Just a quick hit of an older site:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/h2oqual/watsys/ae1030w.htm
Suggests you are using an ion exchange unit which needs to be
regenerated or frequently changed.

I'm on well and septic but chose not to treat water which is borderline
but tastes fine. I have a whole house particle filter that goes 6
months between changes and wife occasionally uses Iron Out to remove
toilet and washer stains. Neighbor across street has bottled water
delivered each month. I would imagine it would be cheaper to bring in
your own drinking water and leave your well untreated.