Question for the people that live with crappy water (wells)

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  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089
    #1

    Question for the people that live with crappy water (wells)

    Visiting my house in Indiana, well water. There is a ton of rust in this liquid. Have to use filters to drink it.

    Problem is this. I noticed the toilet was running and did not want to overfill the septic tank so I attempted to jiggle the handle to make the flapper seat. Did not seem to help. So I pulled the lid off the tank and the float assembly and everything else in there is covered with rust, which was preventing the float from rising.

    There must be something I can add between the water softener unit and the feed. I am a total n00b when it comes to this stuff. Any suggestions?
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    • HorseShit
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Dec 2004
      • 17513
      #2
      Water softener salt pellets with rust inhibitor is the cheapest way, if you want to spend some money you can have a nice water system put in

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        • d-null
          . . .
          • Apr 2007
          • 13724
          #3
          iron in the water is difficult and you need to get a specific specific filter system just to deal with it and they are not perfect

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            • DarkJedi
              No Refunds Issued.
              • Feb 2001
              • 28301
              #4
              Originally posted by baddog
              Any suggestions?
              Call a plumber.

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                • baddog
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 107089
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Justin
                  Water softener salt pellets with rust inhibitor is the cheapest way, if you want to spend some money you can have a nice water system put in
                  They use those but it doesn't seem to help much. I think a water system is a must or water isn't going to be able to make it through the pipes within the next year.

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                    • Ozarkz
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 2377
                      #6
                      The really annoying thing is if you leave the rust your toilette bowl is going to get nasty ,extremely difficult to remove, rust stains.

                      It'll also fuck up anything your water drips on like sinks, bathtubs, etc..

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                        • HighEnergy
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 806
                          #7
                          IronOut
                          It's sold in every grocery / hardware in Northern Indiana.

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                            • ravo
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jun 2001
                              • 5461
                              #8
                              Get an iron/sulpher filter system. We had the same problem, and the system got rid of the problem completely. Around $1500.
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                                • Rochard
                                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 75733
                                  #9
                                  I grew up with well water. Every four or five years we had to have our well dug deeper or something like that.

                                  Imagine my surprise when I moved out of my parent's house and discovered that most people have to pay for their water..... Opps.
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                                    • 421Fill
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Nov 2001
                                      • 20659
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by baddog
                                      They use those but it doesn't seem to help much. I think a water system is a must or water isn't going to be able to make it through the pipes within the next year.
                                      are the pipes galvanized steel or copper?

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                                        • After Shock Media
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                                          • Mar 2001
                                          • 35299
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Rochard
                                          I grew up with well water. Every four or five years we had to have our well dug deeper or something like that.

                                          Imagine my surprise when I moved out of my parent's house and discovered that most people have to pay for their water..... Opps.
                                          Digging wells is not really free either unless your able to do it yourself. Your often just paying upfront for the water or hopes of it. Hell around here a new well is about 15k if everything goes perfect. Water bill is 80.00 (rounded up). So assuming there is no need to drill deeper etc, still looking at needing to wait in that house 15 plus years to break even.

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                                            • seeandsee
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                                              • Mar 2006
                                              • 50945
                                              #12
                                              fucking water companies make shit so they can sell to us even that
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                                                • baddog
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Apr 2001
                                                  • 107089
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Ozarkz
                                                  The really annoying thing is if you leave the rust your toilette bowl is going to get nasty ,extremely difficult to remove, rust stains.

                                                  It'll also fuck up anything your water drips on like sinks, bathtubs, etc..
                                                  Tell me about it. It pisses me off every time I come here.

                                                  Originally posted by HighEnergy
                                                  IronOut
                                                  It's sold in every grocery / hardware in Northern Indiana.
                                                  Thank you.

                                                  Originally posted by ravo
                                                  Get an iron/sulpher filter system. We had the same problem, and the system got rid of the problem completely. Around $1500.
                                                  That sounds like a hell of a deal. I will have goodgirl find an installer ASAP

                                                  Originally posted by 421Fill
                                                  are the pipes galvanized steel or copper?
                                                  Honestly do not remember.

                                                  Originally posted by seeandsee
                                                  fucking water companies make shit so they can sell to us even that
                                                  Really? Water companies are filling wells now?

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                                                    • Dood
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                      • 353
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Rochard
                                                      I grew up with well water. Every four or five years we had to have our well dug deeper or something like that.

                                                      Imagine my surprise when I moved out of my parent's house and discovered that most people have to pay for their water..... Opps.
                                                      I grew up with well water too. It tasted so much better than this processed bleach water with all the minerals removed. The only cost was the electricity to run the pump and a new pressure switch every couple of years for a few bucks. Never saw rust but we don't have hard water around here.
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                                                        • FrozenJag
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Oct 2006
                                                          • 1763
                                                          #15
                                                          Im in Indiana aswell, my parents have well water and shit gets dirty after a while. Its just something you accept. You just have to clean things more often then normal and if the flapper isnt working, go buy a new one. That iron out shit aint too bad either.

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