We just purchased a home with a well. The water is cloudy with grey
silt sediment. We purchased a GE Smar****er Filtration System. We
have tried the Pleated and Polypropylene 15 & 20 Micron Filters, which
only last 1-2 weeks at the most. Any suggestion as to the correct type
of filter to use for this specific problem? I feel like we're throwing
money away replacing filters that don't do the job. Any help will be
greatly appreciated!

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"Rockin' Realtor" wrote:

We just purchased a home with a well. The water is cloudy with grey
silt sediment. We purchased a GE Smar****er Filtration System. We
have tried the Pleated and Polypropylene 15 & 20 Micron Filters, which
only last 1-2 weeks at the most. Any suggestion as to the correct type
of filter to use for this specific problem? I feel like we're throwing
money away replacing filters that don't do the job. Any help will be
greatly appreciated!


A sand filter should help. A large tank to allow settling time would
help a lot.

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Nick Hull wrote:
In article . com,
"Rockin' Realtor" wrote:

We just purchased a home with a well. The water is cloudy with grey
silt sediment. We purchased a GE Smar****er Filtration System. We
have tried the Pleated and Polypropylene 15 & 20 Micron Filters, which
only last 1-2 weeks at the most. Any suggestion as to the correct type
of filter to use for this specific problem? I feel like we're throwing
money away replacing filters that don't do the job. Any help will be
greatly appreciated!


A sand filter should help. A large tank to allow settling time would
help a lot.
....

Yep.

But to OP, what did you ask/check about the water system and what was
the representation of the water system on the disclosure prior to
purchase. (If there were none of either, bad idea! ).

Would be good to ascertain for sure where the sediment is coming from
and have a test for potability (if not done before closing). Seems
like if had it would have come back with warning of high suspended
matter/solids content even if nothing else. Depending on kind of pump
(jet vs impeller) and what is the well/water source _can_ (but not
necessarily) make a big differnce in how much sediment is stirred
up/pumped. Whether it's a new/old well, been reworked, has built up
sediment in pressure tank, etc., etc., etc., all could effect
symptoms/cures/alleviations...

To others considering purchases, again is a demonstration of need for
due diligence and some expert advice _before_ the deal closes
(similarly to the guy who closed w/o knowing where the property
boundary lines actually were)...

Depending on where you are and what the rules for full disclosure are
and what was/wasn't on a required disclosure (if required), OP might
even have some recourse against previous owners...

I've solved a similar problem with a sand filter (centrifugal separator
)and 2 whole house filters in series. I used just the sand filter for
quite a while, but the final filtering made the water clear as the
finer stuff was still making it through. I tried the better filters in
the whole house units, but it made it a little too clean, lacking any
character at all, besides the filters only lasted a month. I've settled
on the string filters, as a nice compromise.

If a weak shower is the indicator you use to determine when it is time
to change the element then two filters in parallel lasts more than
twice as long. Even when the elements are much farther into the
clogged stage there is still enough water for a nice shower.

How long was the well unused before you moved in? Is it new? It might
need to be pumped a lot to clear up. Mine did - and I run the garden
hose for a couple of hours every few days to help keep the water clear.

Personally, I'm getting a little tired of changing filter elements.
It'd be nice to talk to a pro about getting a self cleaning filter, if
there is such a thing.

-rev



Rockin' Realtor wrote:
We just purchased a home with a well. The water is cloudy with grey
silt sediment. We purchased a GE Smar****er Filtration System. We
have tried the Pleated and Polypropylene 15 & 20 Micron Filters, which
only last 1-2 weeks at the most. Any suggestion as to the correct type
of filter to use for this specific problem? I feel like we're throwing
money away replacing filters that don't do the job. Any help will be
greatly appreciated!

there are backwashing filters. basically it is a acid neutralizer uses
different media's we just did one for cloudy water with a rotten egg
odor we used a two cubic foot tank with 1/2 calcite and the other 1/2
activated carbon works great you can also use a filter ag that will
trap sand the nice thing about this is it cleans it self every other day