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Water treatment for my private well ?

  • 27-08-2009 9:48pm
    #1
    Aidan_M_M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭


    Hi , I'm building a bungalow for myself , 75% there thank God . I sunk a well , and got a sample tested after running off several hundred gallons . CityAnalysts in Limerick tested it . Everything is fine apart from a fair bit of Lime , and the presenceof Coliforms . What's the best way to treat these? I don't want to have water that doesn't taste nice , and I don't want to have to descale the kettle every week! They mentioned a UV treatment for the Coliforms? Thanks .


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  • #2
    Juantorena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 147 ✭✭Juantorena


    Aidan_M_M wrote: »
    Hi , I'm building a bungalow for myself , 75% there thank God . I sunk a well , and got a sample tested after running off several hundred gallons . CityAnalysts in Limerick tested it . Everything is fine apart from a fair bit of Lime , and the presenceof Coliforms . What's the best way to treat these? I don't want to have water that doesn't taste nice , and I don't want to have to descale the kettle every week! They mentioned a UV treatment for the Coliforms? Thanks .

    We had an 'old' well tested a while back (11 months ago) - bacteria (e-coli/coliforms), colour and lime hardness present.

    A water treatment supplier suggested the following (quoted from e-mail correspondance):

    "The levels of bacteria are high, also a high level of lime hardness
    and colour are present, with marginal iron content.

    If the colour is due to tannins, which can be verified with a
    specific tannin based test, then either a carbon cylinder could be
    used - sized at 10" x 44" at 400 euros, or a more effective organic
    scavenger anion resin based system with automatic control valve and
    brining can be used at 1,200 euros.

    A 10 x 44 water softener is certainly recommended at 1,000 euros
    installed - (efficient metered type) and finally a 5 gpm UV
    steriliser with 5 micron filter, from 400 euros installed.

    A recommendation for a reverse osmosis system is always the safest
    bet for a drinking water feed after primary filtration.

    Basic package - 10x44 softener, 1,000 euros, 10x44 carbon, 400 euros,
    5 gpm UV, 400 euros = 1,800 euros.

    Best package - 10x44 softener, 10x44 anion colour removal system, 5
    gpm UV, 5 stage RO = 2,900 euros.    "

    Hope this is of some use.


  • #3
    Aidan_M_M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭Aidan_M_M


    Thanks . I've no E. Coli thank god , or no Clostridium .


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