2 filter in series maybe a very good option, that way you have a "clean filter"
on the tap and a "dirty one" on the supply sideWhen you replace you rotate;
i.e. the "dirty" goes to trash, the "clean" moves to the "dirty" and a new one
goes to the clean
From: Bob Younger <ryounger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2015 5:07 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: My house is killing my darkroom...
Adrienne,
You're getting lots of good advice. I'll offer my heartfelt sympathy and best
wishes to get everything resolved. But, it's probably going to cost you some
money. We live in the "country," on a well; with a septic system. I effectively
run my own water and sewage system and have developed quite the skillset in
repairing the multiple pumps and tanks involved. The worst is running out of
water in the middle of a shower.
Bob YoungerSan Diego
On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Nicholas O. Lindan <nolindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
As mentioned, the rusty water is coming from your pipes. You can have
'electrolytic junctions' installed where copper meets iron but they won't
completely stop the problem. Replacing all the iron piping with copper or
plastic will stop it. Sometimes taps and other plumbing fixtures can be the
source of the rust.
The rust builds up in the pipe when there isn't any water flowing to flush it
out. And when you turn the water on all that rust comes out with the first
flush.
Putting a whole house filter in will only deepen your money pit and do nothing
for getting rid of the rust. If the rust was coming from the city water line
then you would have continuous rusty water from all taps in the house - and it
seems you don't.
The cheapest solution is to have flush taps added just ahead of your filters.
Before using the darkroom open the flushing taps until the water runs clear.
I have a 1919 house with original iron piping that has been repaired over the
years with copper. I'm much too familiar with the rusting pipe problem.
Nicholas Lindan
Darkroom Automation
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