Iron in Water Solutions
The EPA maximum allowable level for iron in water as a secondary contaminant is .3 parts per million and for manganese is .05 parts per million (or 50 ppb). Notably, small amounts of these minerals can create very noticeable, even devastating affects on your home’s water quality. Also, they can interfere with many cleaning tasks, from doing the laundry to washing dishes to taking a shower. Moreover, washing your hair may leave it feeling sticky and dull or even discolor it. Dishes and glasses get spotted and a film may build up on shower doors, bathtubs, sinks and faucets. Finally, clothes can look dingy and feel rough and scratchy.
Dissolved Iron Staining
OTHER AFFECTS
Some other affects of iron include corrosion and scaling inside pipes and major staining throughout the home’s showers, bathtubs, and sinks. For outside lawn irrigation, iron and manganese can cause major staining of outside walkways, house siding and other surfaces. See the link at https://h2ocare.com/irrigation/.
High Efficiency Water Softener
A water softener is effective in removing dissolved forms of iron & manganese and hardness minerals. In following, to remove particulate forms, a cartridge filter with proper micron rating will be effective. Furthermore, selecting the appropriate micron rating and style of filter can be determined by a water treatment professional based on water test results and other symptoms. For more on hard water, see hard water epa.
Iron Build-up
Therefore, if properly designed, a combination of water softening and sediment filtration can resolve even extremely high levels of iron.
