r/WaterTreatment

I have a well at my house, it was installed in 1976. We have been living in this house for the last two years, and everything has been perfectly fine.

About 7 months ago I installed a filter system. There was nothing installed at all prior to me adding this system. It’s worked great and made a big difference eliminating debris in the faucets and shower heads. Last month I replaced the filters and everything continued to work great.

A couple of days ago I had someone come out to do a water pressure test on the well. (We are refinancing and the bank required a test, since the last one was from 1976). When they did the test, they pulled water straight from the pump, it did not run through the filter system at all. In fact I had the filter system bypassed during the test, just in case.

Now my water pressure is messed up. The pressure seems normal at first… but towards the end of a shower it starts bleeding off and the water is barely trickling out of the shower head. The pressure starts out normal then completely bleeds off. I can’t figure out why.

If I bypass the filters the water pressure immediately fixes itself. So I know the problem is somewhere in the filter system.

I pulled all of the filters and cleaned them. But none of them looked dirty. I just replaced them last month. I can’t figure out what is causing the slow bleed off of pressure. It would make sense if something was blocking/clogging the line that the pressure would be decreased. But if there was a blockage it seems like the pressure would be low all the time, not after the water has been running for 20-30 minutes.

Does anyone have any advice or a solution to this problem?

Central Coast based on acerage that is very dusty but on town water and wanting a full house filtration system (not RO). Have been quoted $4k (water analyitics) and up to 6K (complete home filtration) Wanting it as have high scale build up on taps and showers so know i need a softener as well. Also kids have excema, constant sore stomachs, brown water frequently and high smelling water. Larger family of 6+ people. I have tried to research but every company seems to have their 'marketing points'. Im looking for a universal cartridge (big blue) and im thinking a 3 cylinder is what I need as replacements will be up to $300 annually. I feel like im going round in circles on brands as some also seem way to cheap and I dont want to have to replace in a few years. Looking for tried and tested brands as this is a big investment for us. Thankyou!

I live in a rented apartment in an area with hard water and want to use a RO water filtration system for drinking water. I looked at a couple of options for OTC and under sink. Based on the features i would like to have an undersink system that doesnt require manual refill and emptying and also saves the kitchen counter space. However since i live in a rented apartment, i am not sure if i will be allowed to make changes to existing plumbing to install the under sink system. I do have a workaround to replace the existing faucet with a new 3 way faucet that will include an outlet for filtered water and will not require any drilling. Has anybody done this in their apartments ?

I’m currently trying to find an under sink RO system. The two leading options right now for me are

1. iSpring

2. water drop

The appeal to me for the iSpring is the cost, and the mineralization phase. I have the space for the tank, but it does seem nice to have a tankless system. The water drop gives me that for not a ton more money. But that one does not have a mineralization phase from what I can tell. Waterdrop also has the NSF 372 rating which it doesn’t look like the iSpring has. Any input or experience on these systems is greatly appreciated.

If it’s relevant, I’ll also likely be using this 2 in 1 faucet, which I think these are compatible with but if someone knows otherwise please LMK. faucet