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WATER SOFTENER CONSIDERATIONS

A water softener is effective in removing some of the most common contaminants found in private wells in Millis, Massachusetts. The main issues typically are hard water minerals (magnesium & calcium) as well as iron or manganese. Small amounts of these minerals can have large affects on your home’s water quality. The EPA maximum allowable levels for iron as a secondary contaminant is .3 parts per million. The EPA maximum allowable level for manganese as a secondary contaminant is .05 parts per million. As you can see, these are very small amounts, but their affects can create quite an impact. Water softening will be very effective if you have hard water, iron or manganese in your water.

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High Efficiency Water Softener

Water softeners will remove dissolved forms of iron & manganese and hard water minerals. To remove particulate iron or manganese, a cartridge filter with proper micron rating will be effective. Depending on the specific situation, this could require a series of filters with different size micron ratings to handle heavier levels in the water. 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 information on Iron and Manganese in water, see our published articles in Water Technology Magazine at the following link: http://publications/.

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Dissolved Iron Staining

OTHER AFFECTS OF IRON, MANGANESE & HARD WATER

Hard water affects include corrosion and scaling inside pipes, as well as major staining throughout the home’s showers, bathtubs, and sinks. Hard water is also notorious for destroying hot water heaters way ahead of their useful life. Scale build-up inside hot water heaters can insulate the temperature sensor inside the tank causing them to work much harder to bring the temperature up to the set level. Iron and manganese in water can create orange, rusty or black/brown staining and corrosion in the home as well. For more on hard water, see hard water EPA.

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Damaging Scale

For a link to Millis Massachusetts annual water quality report, go to https://www.millisma.gov/home/news/2023-consumer-confidence-report-annual-drinking-water-quality.

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Dissolved Iron Staining

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H2O Care is an established Massachusetts based water filtration and testing firm with offices in Stow, Middleton & Lakeville, MA, formed in 1989.  Articles published by the Company can be seen in Water Technology Magazines at http://h2ocare.com/pub.  Contact us at [email protected] or 800-539-1100.