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Low levels of Nitrates in well water

I'm trying to decide how to deal with this issue. Several tests over the years have confirmed "low" levels of nitrates in our well water (2.5 ppm), which is well under the cut off for "safety". However, some studies indicate that long term exposure to levels above 1ppm can be linked to certain cancers, so I am considering a system to mitigate this.

An under sink RO seems like the simplest solution, though it seems every system has its tradeoffs. I have also heard that there are cartridge filters (resin media?) for nitrates that don't rely on RO setups. Can anyone recommend a minimal system that has easy maintenance?

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u/austinbicycletour — 3 days ago
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Antique hydraulic cider press

Greetings friends,

We have a small apple orchard and this old press has been waiting patiently in the barn to be brought back to life. I want to try and rebuild it so we can put it to work again. I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with this machine or has any information about it. I'm guessing it's about 100 years old, and the brass plate indicates it was manufactured by the Hydraulic Press Company out of Mt. Gilead, OH.

It is set up to be run on a belt drive and the top shaft has a scratter/grinder integrated into it. It looks like it could do some serious work, though it was definitely built back before safety features were commonplace.

u/austinbicycletour — 3 months ago