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Orange Water Stain - NOT Iron???
We have pretty good well water in unincorporated Naperville, IL,
Wheatland township, but we have orange stains on the grout and fixtures. Not uncommon, but I figured it was just high iron content. I got a test kit with several strips and these are the results: Copper - 0 ppm Iron - 0.3 ppm Nitrate - 5 ppm Nitrite - 0.5 ppm Chlorine - 0.5ppm pH - 6.5 Alkalinity - 240ppm Hardness - 25 grains / 420ppm Maybe the test is bonkers, maybe the hardness and alkalinity have something to do with it. I figured I'd see white or grey deposits with this. I've heard the orange might be chromium, but I figured chromium deposits would end up grey, white or yellow. I've been told by Eco Lindsay that we don't need an iron filter, and that it'd be about 65 bucks a month (maybe every three months -- anything in that price range is a bit steep from my POV). I guess they're right. Maybe what I should do is just install a sediment filter or something. Iron Out takes the stains off pretty good, so I'm just a bit confused. Any recommendations or ideas? Mark |
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