Whole Home Water Filtration

So I just bought a house out of town that is on a well. The previous owners unhooked the UV light filter and bypassed it, so I'm assuming that it broke. The water is coming straight out of the well unfiltered, and failed a water test.

I need to add a water filter system, but having been raised on town water, I know nothing about them.

This is something that I am looking at.
https://www.aquasana.com/whole-house-water-filters/rhino-well-water-with-uv-filter-100237393.html

In addition to the UV light it has a filter for other contaminants as well. Not sure if the house needs the add on salt free water conditioner(I can not add a traditional salt water softener because of medical reasons)

Anybody work with water and have a bunch of knowledge?

 

That system looks pretty good based on the web site it has the pre & post filters and a sediment/charcoal element. The UV is a good idea but I’d need to see the specs on each part.

Remember the system needs upkeep such as filter elements and the charcoal bed will also need replacement at some point.

Before you pick a system have multiple outfits come and give estimates. Check with some independent water folks too. A couple of bucks spent getting the info you need can save a lot of trouble later.

By the way, I’m a retired water guru so I do have a bit of knowledge this field.

 

I am also on a well. I have a filter system and a salt free water conditioner. My issue is hard water. I have mineral build up on all my faucets, shower heads and toilets. Would love to know what the remedy is for super hard water.

**EDIT** It also make washing my beloved Tacoma more difficult due to all the hard water spotting.

 

Possibly add a water softener, the kind that takes the salt tablets?

 

Yep, ion exchange water softener. The supposed salt free systems don’t actually remove the calcium and magnesium hardness. There’s an entire segment of the water industry that specializes in conning homeowners.

If you look at how large industrial water users “soften” water the vast majority use ion exchange. Why? It works!

 

You can use potassium chloride instead of salt in a standard ion exchange water softener. You do not need a fancy computer-controlled system, the technology is not rocket science. Simple is fine, more reliable, and a lot cheaper.

We used to live in an area with hard city water, and we used a "big blue" whole-house filter with charcoal to remove the chlorine the city adds (it will degrade the resin beads in the softener), then piped it through the softener. We had a low-pressure dosing septic system, so we used potassium chloride rather than sodium chloride so it wouldn't kill the grass.

Not sure what your well water is like or why it failed a test, but UV would be to kill any organisms. Mechanical filters remove larger particles, charcoal filters help remove chemicals, and a softener removes the smaller mineral particles. What you need kind of depends on the actual water.

Unlike @JEEPNIK I am not a water expert, but I have had to deal with water issues in the past and have aquariums. It's all about what mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration you need.

 

Careful with potassium chloride. Most folks know to avoid salt, sodium chloride, if they have certain conditions. But many don't realize that potassium chloride has it's own potential and severe effects for some. In addition potassium chloride is not as effective at regenerating ion bed softeners as sodium chloride.

Please think twice before using the whole house filtration systems that remove chlorine. If you remove all of the chlorine and have areas that aren't flushed regularly your water system can become toxic.