So you own a Water Filter….
As the owner of a Water Filter it is very important that you take ownership of your equipment. By that I mean that you become knowledgeable with the basic controls and any regular maintenance chores that you should be doing.
Single Tank Electronic Filters are amongst the most common Water Filters. Due to the single tank design these Filters have to Backwash/Clean themselves at 2 am. During the Backwash process the Filter Media is being stirred up by water flow and this means that the Filter can’t treat the water. The solution to this is to start the process at 2 am when everyone is asleep. Of course there are set backs to this. At Secondwind we carry the Kinetico product line which uses a Twin Tank design of Non Electric Filters and Water Softeners that don’t stop working when they Backwash. However there are still many Single Tank Filters out there in the field.
For those of you that do have a Single Tank System it is very important to keep the timers set correctly. This is important because otherwise the Filter could be Backwashing at a time when you are using the Water and that would mean that untreated Water can get into the Home. Timers can slow down as they get older. You can also experience power outages and Daylight Savings time changes twice a year. Setting the Timer is usually quite simple. You should be able to find it spelled out in your Owners Manual and only takes a few seconds to do. It could save you from some seriously bad water. There are also those of you out there that have Water Treatment Equipment in your homes that treat for Primary contaminants like Arsenic, Uranium, Nitrates,and Radium. These systems should be checked regularly especially after any power outages to assure that the systems are working when you need them.
If you have any Water questions please visit our website at www.secondwindwater.com or call 1-800-287-5767. Until next time this is Chris Saltmarsh CWS-6 saying, “Thanks for reading, and remember to check those timers, and enjoy your great water”…
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