high kh

goldie · #1 10-14-2008, 12:30 AM

ok, so I just checked a fresh batch of saltwater and the result was 21. Could this be because I am on well water? Is this going to be a problem, because I tried the bottled water method and it was so irritating with how often I would have to go to the store to get more water. And as far as I heard you can't get an RO/DI unit when you are on a well?

JDigital · #2 10-14-2008, 01:28 AM

You can get a RO/DI unit with a well, but you need to add in a booster pump to raise the pressure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_1KfDx2W3Y

This guy has a well... he describes his ro/di unit in detail.

midgetwaiter · #3 10-14-2008, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by goldie

ok, so I just checked a fresh batch of saltwater and the result was 21. Could this be because I am on well water? Is this going to be a problem, because I tried the bottled water method and it was so irritating with how often I would have to go to the store to get more water. And as far as I heard you can't get an RO/DI unit when you are on a well?

How old is your kit? Double check with a new one before you spend a bunch of $.

Robw · #4 10-14-2008, 01:23 PM

You could also check the kh of the well water and determine if that really is the source.

Doug · #5 10-14-2008, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by goldie

ok, so I just checked a fresh batch of saltwater and the result was 21. Could this be because I am on well water? Is this going to be a problem, because I tried the bottled water method and it was so irritating with how often I would have to go to the store to get more water. And as far as I heard you can't get an RO/DI unit when you are on a well?

If your test kit is reading correct, then the well water may be the culprit. My previous lace had the same problem and I have a friend in the country also with high alk.

An RO unit alone wont remove the high alk. so as mentioned before and RO/DI is the answer, with the DI resin doing the job on the high well alkalinity.