According to the EPA, approximately 15 percent of homes in America get their water from a private well. And because the quality of well water is not regulated by the EPA, many homeowners want to know what they need to do to ensure their tap water is safe to use and consume. In order to provide some answers, today we’re going to talk about how to choose a water filtration system for well water in your North or South Carolina home!
Well water is prone to specific types of contaminants
Unlike city water, well water comes from under the ground. Because of this, well water can come into contact with a number of different elements, minerals and chemicals that are either present underground or that seep into the well from above. In particular, some of the biggest contamination problems that well water faces are:
- Iron
- Sulfur
- Low or high pH levels
- Nitrates
- Fertilizers and pesticides
This is in addition to all the other hardness and contamination problems that well water and city water have in common.
Before picking a water filtration system for well water, have your water tested
The first thing you need to do before you make any decisions about what type of water filtration system to install is to have your well water tested. North Carolina Water Consultants offers free water quality testing that will show you exactly what types of contaminants are in your well. You can use that information to make an informed decision about which filtration system(s) to choose.
Choose a water filtration system that addresses all of your well water problems
After you find out what’s in your water, the next step is to choose a filtration system that addresses all of your well water’s problems. Most conventional water softeners and water filtration systems can only take care of a specific type of contamination. As a result, you might have to end up investing in multiple different systems to adequately treat your water.
A better alternative would be to install the WaterMax from Hague. The WaterMax is a two-in-one water softener and water filtration system that will take care of hardness and contamination problems in a single unit.
For homeowners with well water, the WaterMax is particularly appealing because it can use up to 5 different types of media and is capable of 83 different configurations, which will allow you to customize your system to your water’s particular needs.
If you have any questions about what to look for in a water filtration system for well water, or if you’d like a water treatment system serviced or installed in your home, contact North Carolina Water. We provide water treatment installations and repairs in North and South Carolina, including towns like Matthews, Wadesboro and Casar, NC.