Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - Confused about Iron Bacteria

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Alec
02-08-05, 01:20 AM
If you don't treat the iron bacteria or any other type of bacteria in your water and just use a softener,will your water softener or resin be damaged
somehow? Can you get away with just a water softener if you have a certain amount of bacteria?

Thanks.

Gary Slusser
02-10-05, 10:48 AM
Yes, reducing type bacteria colonize a resin bed and create H2S like odor and decrease capacity. You have to kill the bacteria before it enters the equipment; filter or softener.

Gary
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