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IRON BACTERIA

Iron bacteria are a bacterium that actually eats or ingests iron. After it eats this iron it then looks for a corner or other place, such as mineral beds in backwashing filters, to grow and colonies into a virtual bacteria community. We find that it grows really fast in carbon tanks and carbon filters.

Carbon in our opinion is the number one breeding ground for bacteria. That is why we do not recommend using carbon on private wells that are not chlorinated. And even on chlorinated well water it is not a good idea as the carbon must be replaced on a regular basis. Some companies sell carbon tanks simply to add expensive ongoing service calls to make money. There are better backwashing filters on well water that not only remove contaminants such as iron, sulfur and manganese; but they also remove chlorine. And you don’t have ongoing expensive mineral replacements as you do with carbon. Normally the proper way to treat most applications that involve iron bacteria is to inject a light mixture of water and chlorine (Clorox) into the water line. Then remove the iron, iron bacteria and chlorine with a Terminox ISM backwashing filter. There will be no chlorine in the home or septic as the Terminox ISM filter takes it back out of the water after treating iron bacteria and iron. Also be wary of companies who tell you that you must have large retention tanks with this application. With our system it is simply chemical feed and Terminox ISM. The addition of retention tanks is to kill harmful bacterium such as e-coli and coliform. You do not need retention for iron, sulfur and iron bacteria removal. In fact the needless retention tanks are not only bulky, expensive and take up a lot of space; they actually make the application worse as they require constant ongoing maintenance to drain off excess iron and sediment that collects in the bottom of the tank. If you don’t drain them on a regular basis they will just keep building up these contaminants and that will eventually make your equipment fail and create expensive service calls. Of course that is how some companies make a living. Please don’t hesitate to give us a quick call for a quick evaluation of your issue. Keep in mind our technicians are not allowed to ask you to buy anything or pressure you in ANY way. They just answer your questions and give you great advice. We are the online leader for water treatment worldwide.

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We carry water treatment equipment and water filter sizes ranging to 1,200,000 grain water softeners and water conditioners, as well as virtually every other type of water treatment system or water filter available for city water or private well water systems. Larger commercial water treatment systems are available too. If it exists and it works, we have the finest water treatment technology. We build every unit we sell to order, from scratch. Unlike most other in-home and online companies who have them in a warehouse collecting dust and going out of date sometime for years at a time. Every unit we sell is made from the very latest, up to date,  state of the art technology. We are the industry leaders for analyzing and and recommending the following water filtration systems: Water softeners, iron filters, sulfur filter systems, manganese filtration filters, bacteria removal, tannin removal, smell and odor treatment systems, water conditioners, rust filters and virtually all types of well water treatment and purification systems. If it exists and it works we have it or can build it. Premium Quality Equipment at Budget Prices, 7 days a week Budget Water USA.

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