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Descant · 05-30-2016, 11:53 AM

I strongly agree with those who suggest, FIRST, move the intake into deep water. While water quality varies from place to place, that's a universal fix. Then send a sample to a lab and see what you really need to filter. Our lab results came back OK with just a little bit of bacteria. NO FILTER in the system, except the aerator on the tap, which never clogs. The ice maker never clogs, either. We used to have a filter that kept clogging with iron. When we switched from galvanized pipe to a PVC intake pipe, 35 years ago, we stopped using that filter. Our pump is a well type that is at the intake, 10' deep. Never had a problem, and we never hear it run, unlike the old jet pump under the building.

05-30-2016, 11:53 AM	#6
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,039 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 1,518 Times in 985 Posts	location, location, location I strongly agree with those who suggest, FIRST, move the intake into deep water. While water quality varies from place to place, that's a universal fix. Then send a sample to a lab and see what you really need to filter. Our lab results came back OK with just a little bit of bacteria. NO FILTER in the system, except the aerator on the tap, which never clogs. The ice maker never clogs, either. We used to have a filter that kept clogging with iron. When we switched from galvanized pipe to a PVC intake pipe, 35 years ago, we stopped using that filter. Our pump is a well type that is at the intake, 10' deep. Never had a problem, and we never hear it run, unlike the old jet pump under the building.