Can I split the city water from the water softer for my sprinkler
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Comments (7)HP has nothing to do with flow or psi !!! When flow increases, pressure decreases and when flow decreases pressure increases . Thats simple. The horse power required is a matter of the load you are putting on the motor. The load will be determined by the flow you demand and the pressure to overcome losses and provide said flow and the efficiency of the pump at that point. Thats almost simple. I have been asked "if I replace the 1 hp motor on this pump with a 1 1/2 hp motor, how much more pressure will I get? The answer is none at all! No increase in pressure or flow because you increase the horsepower ( all things equal) . An eletric motor is not an engine. you can keep increasing the horsepower all you want ( if the motor bolts up to the wet end ) but you have 3500 rpm or 1750 rpm. No increase in rpm = no change in pump performance ( for our purposes here ). You need to know the flow that you require and the pressure required to do the job you want the pump to do. A correctly sized pump and motor will last you 25 to 30 years or more with very little maintenance. Of course maybe the pumps at LOWES or such places are cheap enough to go through a trial and error approach and when it seems as though it is right, replace the pump every 3 or 4 years. Not something I could do. And we haven't even discussed the purpose of the pump. Household water supply? Landscape irrigation? Both? Other? Hint = Do not use the same pump for water supply and irrigation. MChristensen...See MoreCity Water vs Well Water?
Comments (6)you can remove chlorine from water no matter what it's source by adding vitamin c put some in a pan or bucket and run the water through it no more chlorine also left in the open in barrels or buckets chlorine gases out of the water. most water systems maintain very low levels of chlorine to begin with (less than l mg/ liter or 1ppm) typically around .5ppm in relatively clean systems. surface water systems may use higher levels of chlorine so ask you purveyor what kind of source or sources they use....See MoreIs your water getting softer?
Comments (2)Hello Amato.Our mains water usually has a ph of 7,9 -8.We buy very concentrated sulphuric acid (96%).We add 500 ml to our water tank wich holds 4 cubic metres (4000 litres). This works out as 1 ml for 8 litres of water.Battery acid is usually 35%,so my guess would be that you should probably add 2,5 ml for 8 litres of water.In any case, it would be wise to have this checked by a laboratory ,unless of course you've got ph testing paper (or a reliable ph meter).Greetings Tunilla. PS:I forgot:I don't know what your water ph is of course,so,some experimenting would be advisable....See MoreWater softener decision for Austin, Texas city water
Comments (9)>> first ... salt is used to clean the filtering membrane ... and thru the flushing series.. you should NOT be drinking any salt ... it took me a long time to wrap my head around that part ... lol ... if that were not true.. everyone who owns a salt system.. would have high blood pressure. .. and trust me.. once you go rural.. a heck of a lot of peeps have this type of system .... Good point. I hesitated to even mention it just because I thought it was a silly concern, but there it was in the back of my mind... visualizing drinking salt water. >> second ... think about how much it cost you to replace the shower head .. vs what you are thinking about spending to avoid that cost ... e.g. with kids.. i have 20 to 30 dollar plastic shower heads ... and when they start to get clogged.. i replace them ... i can buy and screw on a lot of shower heads.. for the cost of a filtration system ... Funny you mention this exact example. My favorite shower head (vs about 5 others I've tried and returned) is: Delta Vintage 4-in 2.5-GPM (9.5-LPM) Brushed Nickel 5-Spray Hand Shower Lowes Item #: 272101 : Model #: 75525SN http://www.deltafaucet.com/bath/details/75525sn.html $49.98 USD from Lowes http://www.lowes.com/pd_272101-72981-75525SN_0_?productId=3421066&Ntt=delta+shower+5+speed&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Ddelta%2Bshower%2B5%2Bspeed&facetInfo= In downstairs hall bathroom, both the sink and shower had significantly diminished pressure. 1 week ago my plumber fixed it (removed the built-up deposits from both) and removed the water saver from the shower head at my request. I enjoyed the good water pressure for all of 5 seconds before the shower head neck cracked and water started going everywhere. Decided to just replace the entire thing myself. It then occurred to me that replacing it would have been cheaper than trying to fix it. >> even if you have a very expensive shower head ... it still seems to be over kill to spend hundreds or thousands on a filter system ... >> i dont know your circumstances .... but just trying to clarify your thought process ... You drive the key question - what am I trying to accomplish? Relative to claimed benefits from water softeners in general: - I don't feel a compelling need to make the water "feel" differently or "softer". It feels fine as-is. - I don't really care about using less soap when I wash. Maybe I doubt that I'd change my habits... In priority order, what I DO care about is: - Not having to re-plumb the house due to deposit buildups in the pipes. I believe my plumbing is all PVC, no copper. I'm not sure how much of a problem this is or could be in a 15 yr old house. - Taking good care of the dedicated icemaker. Good tasting ice is my guilty pleasure. We use lots of it. I've had 3 icemakers at this house. The first 2 failed much sooner than I expected. Not sure why. dead: $1319 for U-Line Echelon CLR2060b Clear Ice Maker (CLR2060) in 2003 dead: $1479 for U-Line BI-2115B-00 2000 Series 15 Crescent Ice Maker in 2007 current: $3663 for Hoshizaki nugget-style C-101-BAH-DS including a filter and installation in 2013 We all *love* the Sonic-type ice from the Hoshizaki (and I do the non-trivial maintenance religiously.) I'd like to keep this icemaker happy and healthy for as long as possible. Given that, is the cost and hassle worth it?...See MoreA Mat
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