With the increased interest in do it yourself projects I felt that I should sound off about DIY Water Treatment Systems.

There are so many warranty issues out there waiting for a DIY Water System owners. Manufacturers warrantees cover only the mechanical operation of a system within a certain range of Chemistry and Hydraulics. In this economy people can’t afford to make the mistake of buying the wrong equipment.

If you really want to feel like you did it yourself. Do the things that noone else does. Look for a Certified Water Quality Association Professional ( www.wqa.org ) to work with. Invite them into your home and get a proposal for what you are looking to accomplish. Local referances should not be a problem for a pro, so don’t be afraid to ask for them. Before you buy, visit the company you’re about to give your money to. Make certain that they are really an organized business and that they are a member of the local Better Business Bureau. The more professional business image that they give off, when you visit them, the more likely that you will be happy with them after the system is installed. Ask to look around a bit. A good company will usually be glad to show you around. Most people won’t do this extra step of actually visiting the business that they are about to give their money to. You can do it, and then you will be among the few people that actually “Do It Themselves”.

Thanks for reading , good luck with your project, and enjoy your great water

I was just out to a house and the customer couldn’t get their cartridge filter open. They had a lot of Iron and Silt and it was all over the threads of the filter housing. It wasn’t easy to open it but it did finally budge. We had to use two filter wrenches at once to keep from breaking another wrench.

You never want to over tighten the sump because it is always harder to open later. Make sure to wipe off any grit and sediment from the filter sump before putting it back together especially on the threads.

The most common reason that people over tighten the filter is because it drips. To avoid dripping problems make sure that the O-Ring is clean and don’t wipe off the lubricant or it won’t seal right. You should not have to use the wrench to tighten the filter, if everything is clean and lubricated.

So don’t overtighten the filter, keep it clean, and enjoy your great water!!!

One of the most frequent things that customers have expressed to me, before investing in a Water Treatment System, is that the water in the dog bowl is clear when they fill it up in the morning and then turns red by the time they come home in the afternoon. This is caused by precipitating Iron. The Iron was always there. It was just in a soluble state. This invisible soluble Ferrous Iron still has a taste and odor to it, but you can’t see it until it adsorbs additonal Oxygen molecules. Once the iron oxidizes it Precipitates into a solid Ferric Iron form called Ferric Hydroxide. The Iron level will test the same in a lab whether it is Ferric or Ferrous. It’s easy to remember that Ferric ends in the letters IC and I SEE Ferric Iron. Take care of that poor old Dog by installing a great new Kinetico Water System and removing the water bowl blues.