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Mark Heard
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 Posted - 04/15/2009 : 21:42:29
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Has anyone had experience in using any treatment system by Vitasalus? I've read the other threads concerning treating lake water to be suitable for drinking but have some quetions on this system and company claims. We have a seasonal cottage on one of the large Finger Lakes of Central NY and currently carry in our drinking water. I am looking for a system that wouold treat the water to make it potable. We supply the house by water gained 100' out into the lake - this company promotes this system :
://www.vitasalus.com/store/product/206543.221509/lake-rain-water-package-2.html that uses various filters, inline chlorinator and UV. If anyone can provide some advice on a whole house system would be appreciated. Mark
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watertanks.com
USA
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Posted - 04/16/2009 : 16:11:35
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Mark,
I honestly would recommend that you have the water tested before you do anything at all. Once the water is tested you will know what you need done to clean out the containments or get the water ready for drinking. I would use an independent company that is not connected to any cleaning system, this will give you the lest biased answer. Once you know what's wrong with the water, you can figure out whether it will work for what you need to do.
James Opferman
Pump and Tank Tech
American Tank Company
http://www.watertanks.com/
707-535-1415 (direct phone)
707- 535-1465 (Fax)
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Mark Heard
USA
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Posted - 04/17/2009 : 03:09:09
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Thanks for the advice. Cornell University and our Lake Association does alot of studies on our water quality so I'll also start by contacting them for background. I have to smile at some of the other posts comments of statements they receive from their neighbors " oh i've been drinking it for years and i'm still alive" . Yes but..................... Mark
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dginther
USA
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Posted - 04/17/2009 : 09:24:56
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Mark, there's a place online that will do a fairly comprehensive test for about $75. That's about 1/3 of what it costs at the state university in my area. The site is: http://www.stevensecology.com/
I'd get the water tested, but not mention it. Any reputable water company should come and out and test your water, providing a solution based on the outcome of those tests.
If they don't test or their "results" don't address then issues raised in your lab tests, you'll know you're dealing with a high profit margin vendor..
The system that you're listing here is a combination of parts that are available online. I'd need to know the capacity of the UV system in terms of GPM to price it, but I'm suggesting that you can put it together for less.
The other problem that I see is that the in-line chlorinator is an erosion type, but this system does not have a contact tank or mixing tank. To correctly use chlorine, the CL needs to stay in the water for some period of time. In the case of this system, it's immediately going into what is probably a carbon filter (the big tank) and is being removed.
Then they're using UV? If the chlorine really kills everything you don't need UV. If the water has reasonable TDS and the UV is rated for reasonable flow, you don't need Chlorine (in most cases).
Get your water tested, post the results here... There is no one-solution for everything water system. Lake water here is very different from lake water in your location.
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