Does this filter pitcher turn hard water to soft or change the ph of our well water
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The pitcher doesn't turn hard water soft. With the alkaline drops, the pitcher will change the ph balance of your water
1361881
No. You need an ion-exchange or reverse-osmosis filter to remove dissolved minerals from hard water.
390268
What is the pH of your source water? How is it being filtered? This Pitcher of Life filter can raise the pH 2 points which means 100 times. But your water is so acidic that this Pitcher would raise it to about 7.0 to 7.5 pH which, at least, is in the alkaline range.
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I have no idea, but the filter removes calcium, which is why I put it in front of my on demand water heater, to protect the coils. I have both a sediment filter (by the well) and this filter on the hot water line. They serve different purposes. But I am dealing with a fair amount of sediment, since I have well water.
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I use it for my garden to filter out chlorine and heavy metals. It is a carbon based filter so it should soften up water too. I would recommend shopping for a filter that specialized for hard water if that's what you are looking for.
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At 9.0 that is a good Alkaline level. The filter should be change every 3 months. Also clean your Pitcher every two weeks.
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Can't be sure the brita softens the water. But it definitely takes the chemical/mineral taste out of the water and makes the water taste so much better.
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I do use a water softner, there fore it helps keep the filter from building up.I use the filter from k-cup,package of I think 2.I have only changed mine one time in about 1 year.We use it often.Great unit.
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hello, i continue to test the PH of the water to see if it's changing or diminishing. also, i use colloidal silver water in the filter to help keep it from harboring bacteria. so far no problem, i would say about knowing when to change the filter...monitor the taste of the water, and if it's unpleasant, it might be time to change it. especially if you filter hard tap water all the time.
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The frequency of changing filters depends a lot on the water quality entering the filter. I have installed two of these on two rural wells that had hard rusty water. I installed an iron filter followed by a water softener ahead of this filter and now have great water for the house and excellent drinking water where before I had issues with stained clothing and rust colored fixtures. In my case the filters have not been changed yet although its not 2 years yet. If you're worried about knowing when to change filters there is a dissolved solids meter for sale for about $30 that can help you make the decision.
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We are not on well water; however, this does filter out the "bad taste" we had in our water. Hope this helps.
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I cannot comment on hard water use. We do have well water that is softened. That is what I use and I have no issues. I love this diffuser. I bought 3!
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I assume it probably would help to a degree, but honestly it comes down to how hard your water is. There is a test strip included in manual to test this. You will set your water hardness number as determined by that strip into the machines settings. It should be noted that I do not use this particular filter. Instead, I purchase Reverse Osmosis/Filtered water for the machine.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
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They have a recommended change schedule based on time and/or gallons, but you will be able to tell with the water taste. It also depends on the water quality within your area. I'm in Virginia Beach and the water quality is better than Florida, so my filter does last longer here. Flow rate can be deceiving since water pressure is not always the same. Amazon sells a water hardness tester, it could be helpful to better monitor your water quality!
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Hi Sandy. I use filtered water at home using RO filter. I tried both tap and filtered water using this stick. No result.I tested the PH of the water and found no change. You can contact me if you like on jehadyam@yahoo.com
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sorry, I don't have hard water, so I'm not sure. the only con I've found is that it does take forever for the water to filter thru all 5 filters!