The Benefits of Having A Well Water Filtration System
The water from your well can contain many contaminants that pose health risks. A water filtration system for your well is an easy and cost-effective way to remove these harmful substances. This whole house filtration system uses three filtering stages to keep your water clean and odor-free. It starts with a sediment pre-filter that traps floating particles at 5 microns. This keeps the rest of the filters from being clogged.
Water Softener
Water softeners are an excellent option for customers who have hard water. They will remove high concentrations of calcium and magnesium from your water, leaving softer water flowing smoothly through your plumbing and faucets.
In addition, hard water can also be a severe health risk for your family and pets. It can cause skin irritations and dryness. It can also lead to the accumulation of iron in your water supply.
A water softener works by filtering your hard water using a tank filled with resin beads containing negatively charged sodium ions. When water passes through the resin beads, they attract these unwanted minerals and pull them out.
The salt in the water softener isn’t the main reason your water becomes softer; it’s the thousands of resin beads that capture these impurities. This is an easy and hassle-free solution to many of the hard water problems you experience in your home or business.
San Antonio Water Softener specializes in residential and commercial well water filtration systems. Our sales and service experts will help you understand your unique water filtration needs and determine the right water treatment system.
We offer traditional and salt-free water softeners that can treat city or well water in your home. Our systems will eliminate iron, chlorine, chloramine, sulfur, HAAs, and acid from your water.
Our systems will keep your water crystal clear, fresh, and delicious while reducing the effects of hard water on your family and appliances. They will make your plumbing and water heater last longer, saving you money.
We can help you choose the right water softener system for your home or business and install it to ensure you receive optimal results. We can also help you maintain your new water filtration system by providing regular maintenance and cleaning to keep it running efficiently.
Ultrafiltration Membrane Filtration
Ultrafiltration (UF) is a physical filtration process that uses home water pressure to push water through a hollow fiber membrane with pore sizes ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 microns. This semipermeable membrane catches all particles larger than the pore size while leaving the smaller ones behind, which become drinkable water.
It is a standard method of removing bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens from drinking water, suspended solids, turbidity, and some naturally occurring salts and minerals. It can also remove organic materials that may impart color, taste, or odor to the water.
The UF membrane can also be used to pre-filter water for an RO (reverse osmosis) system, reducing the need for chemical usage and wastewater discharges. This minimizes the membrane replacement cost and improves the RO’s design flux, flow rate, and total production performance. This is especially useful when producing bottled water from source waters with high levels of dissolved solids, such as brackish or seawater.
Depending on the type of material, the pore size can range from 0.005 to 0.1 microns.
While the pore size of a UF membrane is mainly responsible for determining the type and size of contaminants removed, a high cross-flow velocity can also help prevent fouling. Fouling can cause several problems, including damage to the membrane.
The PS-1000 has a 0.02-micron ultrafiltration membrane that works smoothly at low water pressure, removing bacteria and viruses, and does not generate waste water during filtration. This makes it an ideal whole-house well water filter and perfect for a wide variety of residential and commercial applications.
UV or Ozone Purification
UV or Ozone Purification effectively eliminates bacteria, viruses, and other contaminants from your healthy water. Both ozone and UV disinfection are EPA-approved, safe to use, and compatible with chlorine. They can also reduce chloramines and are considered environmentally friendly.
Ozone is a powerful oxidizer that dissolves into water to kill microorganisms and break down existing chloramines. It’s an odorless, tasteless, non-corrosive chemical that works quickly. It’s a good choice for commercial and industrial applications and in-home systems.
Although ozone is a proven and reliable water disinfection technology, it’s only suitable for some situations. It needs to be transferred at the proper rate to provide a safe residual concentration, which can be difficult for a recirculating system to accomplish.
One way to solve this problem is to combine a UV lamp with ozone transfer equipment. This is achieved by connecting a venturi to the sleeve area around the lamp (the quartz section of a UV light fixture). As the water passes through the piping, the venturi draws air into the ozone reservoir inside the sleeve. This is then injected into the water.
Another approach is to connect multiple ozone transfer units to the ozone lamps.
A combined ozone/UV system will often have a filter to remove low-energy contaminants from the water.
In addition to killing algae, ozone can be used to destroy pesticides and other inorganic pollutants. It can also reduce the toxicity and reactivity of organics. It’s also an excellent choice for treating bottled water and disinfecting municipal supplies.
Sediment Filtration
If your well water tests high for sediment, you’ll need a filter that removes it. Sediment can be a variety of things, including dirt, sand, and silt from the soil around your home or clogged pump intakes.
A sediment filter traps these particles in a mesh-like filter media. These filters are typically rated by their micron size so that you can choose the best for your needs.
RO systems use a semipermeable membrane to capture salts, metals, and dissolved solids while removing bacteria, viruses, and lead. Adding a sediment pre-filter to this system helps reduce the clogging of the flow restrictor that controls the membrane’s recovery ratio and keeps it pressurized. Some sediment filters are a type of pre-filter for whole-home systems like reverse osmosis.
A good sediment filter can remove most of the larger debris in your healthy water. This means you’ll be able to avoid having to replace your filters as often. Sediment filters are easy to maintain and can be flushed manually or automatically, depending on your preferences.
If you want to improve your water quality and protect the environment at the same time, consider a well water filtration system from San Antonio Water Softener. This system will ensure pure, safe drinking water for your family and pets without contaminants, including heavy metals and chemicals.
