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comstox
USA
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 Posted - 08/29/2005 : 07:29:17
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Howdy all! I hope you can offer me some help here.
We bought a house 3 yrs ago and the water smells HORRIFIC! Like rotten eggs. Even with no magnesium filter or any filtration it plain STINKS 
So again, straight from the spigot, no filtration of any kind... It stinks... BAD!
So the magnesium filter doesn't cut the mustard. WHAT CAN I DO????
I've heard of "airation systems" DO they work? Where can I get one and about how much?
Also... I spoke to a man who said he just lets his water pour into a tank, the smell disipates, then it comes out of the sink & shower with no odor. How can I go about doing that???
Thanks a bunch,
Glen with stinky water
For by grace are ye saved by faith; And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8&9 |
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Hidropur
Honduras
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 08:24:30
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Hi Glen,
Questions:
Do you have a water analysis handy? pH, TDS, Hardness, Alkalinity, Iron, Manganese, H2S? If not we need these parameters to give you a hand.
Did the house come with the filter? How old is the filter? Is the water from a private well, community well or city? How is your feed pressure? Exactly what type and size filter do you have? Diameter of the tank? Media? (Manganeese Greensand, Pyrolox, BIRM, Filox, MTM, etc.)
Aerators do work but not on all situations. They do require some pre-treatment depending on water chemistry.
As a short term solution you can fill a 55 gal. barrell of water and add 1/3 of a cup of bleach. Stir it well, after half and hour the water should be OK. Take note of the color of any sediments on the bottom and post this also.
Hope this helps,
David |
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speedbump
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 08:35:29
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If you are on a well and sulphur odor is what you have I have a very good system for removing the odor under pressure instead of in an open tank.
But do like David said and have the water tested so you know what you are dealing with. Before buying anything.
When you get the test results post back and let us have a look.
bob...
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Gary Slusser
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 10:04:16
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I had a call from Glen and he is going to get his water tested and get back with data. He is also going to remove disposable sediment and carbon filters he has between his pressure tank and submersible pump. He replaced his greensand mineral last year and it worked for a time and now isn't; probably due to flow restriction caused by those filters.
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comstox
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 12:19:27
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Ok guys... here's the test specs:
Nirtates: <0.1 mg/L
Sulfates... get ready for this one, 34.4mg/L yes 34.4
Hardness: 120 mg/L
PH:8.12
Chloride: 74 mg/L
Total Dissolved Solids by TS/EC:417.7mg/L
We have our own well: 36" cement tiles, capped with regular well-head. I think it's only about 20 to 30 ft deep.
My water comes in from well to my pressure tank. Then to Waterboss Iron Filter (Mageneese Green Sand - I just changed the greensand last year. Then water goes to Waterboss Softener, then into my house.
the water RIGT FROM the well STINKS like a HUGE fart! My wife  just came home and said... "Man it stinks in here! Get that thing fixed!!"
It hasn't always been this bad. Please help.
We are quite sick of this. What can we do?
Thanks,
Glen
For by grace are ye saved by faith; And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8&9 |
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Hidropur
Honduras
799 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 17:05:20
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Hi Glen,
I don't have any experience with greensand since I oxidize Mn, Fe and H2S with Pyrolox or Cl2. I'll let Gary be the final judge but judging by his comments your clogged cartridge filters were probably to blame.
If create too much pressure drop between the pump and the filter it will NOT regenerate properly.
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comstox
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2005 : 20:11:03
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Guys, I got rid of t he two "Whole House" filters, and it didn't help too much. But, my water softener was set WAY TOO LOW for the amount of hardness I have. I raised that level, recharged, and now it's at least tolerable. BUT, the water that comes directly out of the tank (To outside hose etc...) Still stinks just as bad.
Who's got the answer?
Thanks for all yer help guys,
Glen
For by grace are ye saved by faith; And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8&9 |
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Hidropur
Honduras
799 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2005 : 07:46:32
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Hi Glen,
Is it a softener or a greensand filter, or one of each?
Make sure the Greensand filter has enough Potassium Parmangante in the Feeder Tank. Set it to regen again. All lines that are not serviced by this filter will stink. If this is too much of a nuissance you'll have to connect them to the service side of the filter.
Maybe Gary or Bob can suggest some kind of shock treatment to the well or greensand mineral to help it get on it's feet. Or a Carbon tank filter after the Greensand filter to polish the water? What do you think Gary?
Hope this helps,
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comstox
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2005 : 07:12:23
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Thanks for the info We have a greensand iron Filter which feeds into a Water Softener.
Did anybody check the "specs" I sent Gary, What do you think
All for now,
Glen
For by grace are ye saved by faith; And that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8&9 |
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Gary Slusser
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2005 : 12:07:12
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I think we decided when you called that you had IRB or some other type of reducng bacteria, no?
If so, greensand maybe but a softener will be colonized by them and nothing will work until you kill the bacteria.
Don't mix potassium permangante and chlorine, it is nasty and can hurt you. If you shock the well, you have to by-pass the filter and softener. Then you can sanitize the softener but after shocking, this bacteria will be right back and so will the odor, and if you have naturally occuring H2S, it will be right back too.
Sufates aren't bad or harmful, and they are allowed up to 250 ppm. The pH is on the high side but not above the acceptable 8.5. Your hardness isn't much; 120 ppm (mg/l) / by 17.1 = 7 gpg.
Gary
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scurveon
Canada
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Posted - 09/05/2005 : 09:07:08
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I am experiencing the same problem. Cold water doesn't really appear to have the smell. Hot water though is a different story. Smells like a raw sulphur hot springs. Thought at first that it might be the tank until I talked to one of the neighbours who is experiencing the exact same smell.
I have read through this thread and really haven't heard anyone come up with a definite answer or solution to the problem. We are on a community well here.
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speedbump
USA
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Posted - 09/05/2005 : 09:20:52
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That's all together a different problem. The magnesium rod in your heater is causing the smell. You can remove it or replace it with a different kind. I forget what the exact fix is, but your heater is the reason for the smell in the hot water, if you don't have it in the cold water. Check out this article on water heater odors.
bob...
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Gary Slusser
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - 09/05/2005 : 11:28:40
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A hot water only H2S odor is caused by bacteria and the type of anode rod in the heater. Remove the rod (voids warranty) or replace with a diferent type rod or raise the temp to 140f for an hour or so which kills the bacteria. If the temp increase works, then bacteria is proven. The bacteria is harmless unless there is Legionella present; that is very dangerous.
Gary
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mandymariee
USA
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Posted - 09/10/2006 : 10:29:08
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| What if the only water that stinks is your hot water in only one of the showers, and no where else? Everything is connected to the same water heater. Thanks. -aMaNDa |
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