Water filters.

Descant · 06-14-2020, 12:10 PM

Our intake is in about 8-10 feet of water and probably 80' from shore, on the non traffic side of the breakwater. Periodically we send a sample of tap water to a lab (Granite State Analytics, they'll mail you a kit) and the test results are good quality water with a small amount of bacteria, so we use it unfiltered, as we have for many decades. A couple of years ago, my daughter installed a reverse osmosis system that feeds a separate tap in the kitchen and the fridge ice maker. She's happy, and it doesn't take up space like bottled water or a filtering pitcher in the fridge.
1. Move your intake to deeper less disturbed area
2. Get it tested before you spend a lot on new filter systems.
3. I recommend a well pump that stays in the lake year round instead of messing with a jet pump that is noisy and has to be routinely replaced at inconvenient times.

06-14-2020, 12:10 PM	#10
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,597 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Test? Our intake is in about 8-10 feet of water and probably 80' from shore, on the non traffic side of the breakwater. Periodically we send a sample of tap water to a lab (Granite State Analytics, they'll mail you a kit) and the test results are good quality water with a small amount of bacteria, so we use it unfiltered, as we have for many decades. A couple of years ago, my daughter installed a reverse osmosis system that feeds a separate tap in the kitchen and the fridge ice maker. She's happy, and it doesn't take up space like bottled water or a filtering pitcher in the fridge. 1. Move your intake to deeper less disturbed area 2. Get it tested before you spend a lot on new filter systems. 3. I recommend a well pump that stays in the lake year round instead of messing with a jet pump that is noisy and has to be routinely replaced at inconvenient times.