water system for farm

[TSIPP]

I would make sure the water reaching the softener is pretty decent and not relying on it as a type of filter, doing a job it really wasn't designed for. That will make it work better and less maintenance. Size the softener according to how many people are in the house and the water hardness, if it's too small it will regenerate often.

We used to have an old one that regenerated on a schedule...whether it need it or not or when it needed it before the scheduled regen time, it wouldn't. I don't know if you can even get that style anymore....stay away even from a free used one.

Then there's metered softeners(measures gallon usage) you know the water hardness and the softeners capacity based on its size at the water's hardness. It will soften "X" gallons of water before a regen is needed(a mathematical calculation), set it lower than it's capacity for a buffer before it can't soften anymore.

Then there are sensing softeners, that somehow tests the water softness and I assume regen when the water begins to lose its softness, I have zero experience with these types. Maybe someone else can comment.

Are there any other methods other than ion exchange????

As mentioned in a different thread, know what your starting with and if something needs to be done before the softener.

Good luck

Sorry I’ve got nothing but I’m finally quoting the elusive farmaholic!

[sumdumguy]

After we found out that Pseudo Mona abscesses can come from inpure drinking water, we have an older style softener, then a 10 micron filter, then a 5 micron filter, then a UV light and we have a separate reverse osmosis system for drinking water at the fridge. Did we miss anything? The well water tests come back good but we don’t trust the water because a neighbouring town dumped their sewer in our creek that runs very close to our well five or so years ago.

[Rareearth]

Missed the carbon filter 😊

If using salt, potassium is much healthier than sodium ( costs more though)

[sumdumguy]

We had a carbon filter and when we went to change it, we cut it open and didn’t like the appearance of what accumulated inside. Maybe shouldn’t look?

[Guest]

Sorry I’ve got nothing but I’m finally quoting the elusive farmaholic!

yep , got all excited , thought farma and 101 were back !

[checking]

I don't know of any farmyard in this area that has been abandoned that has a working soft water ravenscrag or frenchman white mud deep well. Countless numbers that relied on dugouts, or glacial drift wells just fade away over time.

[recapped]

I have a well in the Ravenscrag formation.