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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Well wate ph at 6.8 | 2/9/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: We've been looking into a whole house water softener attached to our well supply. Water was tested ... A: You are not going to like my answer but I think you really need to get a good set of tests done. I ... | ||
| high sodium in well water | 2/7/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: I am buying a house, and the well inspection revealed a sodium level of 274 mg/L and a sulfate level ... A: Neither the sulfate of the sodium is high enough to warrant any alarm. The sulfate is slightly ... | ||
| Well wate ph at 6.8 | 2/4/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: We've been looking into a whole house water softener attached to our well supply. Water was tested ... A: The pH of 6.8 alone would not explain the corrosion products that you are seeing in your tub. ... | ||
| Sediment in water | 1/30/2012 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: We lost power for about 5 days a couple weeks ago. Once power came back on our water now has a ... A: Yours is not so much a water problem as it is a well problem. Something has happened physically to ... | ||
| High ph in well water | 1/24/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: We are selling a home in New Jersey. We have a whole house self backwashing sediment filtering ... A: It is very difficult to predict what the pH of the water exiting the Reverse Osmosis unit will be. ... | ||
| Interested in the best low cost water softener for home use | 1/21/2012 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: I stumbled upon this website while researching the thousands of companies and products for better ... A: I see that you are looking for the best "low cost" system for your home.Some times the lowest cost ... | ||
| Cloudy well water | 1/20/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: The water is white cloudy and does not clear upon standing. Are there recommendations on what is ... A: It's hard for me to say without knowing more about it. Anything I said would be a guess. If you can ... | ||
| Cloudy well water | 1/19/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: The water is white cloudy and does not clear upon standing. Are there recommendations on what is ... A: I'm sure it can be fixed. However, before I can help I need to know what's causing the cloudiness. ... | ||
| whole house filter to remove iron | 1/16/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: Young, I live in a fairly new home (2008) and we have a fairly serious issue with iron in the ... A: I am really surprised that is coming from city water. Can you tell me what city so I make sure I ... | ||
| whole house filter to remove iron | 1/16/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: Young, I live in a fairly new home (2008) and we have a fairly serious issue with iron in the ... A: I need you to send me the results of all the iron tests that you have had done. Do the tests ... | ||
| salt in well water | 1/15/2012 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: My well water turned salty. Test in progress to determine just how salty. (results next week.) well ... A: Unfortunately it is impossible to say why you suddenly have salty water. What I can say is you can ... | ||
| slimy water | 1/11/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: I have a reverse osmosis system under the sink (maintained and filters changed regularly) and the ... A: You won't get the EPA to do that kind of analysis. If you live near a University you might check ... | ||
| no-salt water softeners | 1/10/2012 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: I have been trying to research no-salt home water softeners. Have found several and the NuvoH2O ... A: Happy New Year too. I haver never found any ratings on nuvoh2o or any other salt free or magnetic or ... | ||
| Water crisis | 1/10/2012 | Dr V N Sivasankara Pillai |
| Q: . I'm a Mass communication student from the Philippines, We are going to have an Investigative ... A: 1. Water is immediately used for drinking and and sanitation, cumulatively for food production ... | ||
| slimey eekky water | 1/8/2012 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: I have a reverse osmosis system under the sink (maintained and filters changed regularly) and the ... A: Yes R/O water is very pure and unfortunately bacteria just love it. That is if the bacteria can gain ... | ||
| slimy water | 1/7/2012 | Steve Young |
| Q: I have a reverse osmosis system under the sink (maintained and filters changed regularly) and the ... A: I am out of town until Tuesday. I will answer at that time. Steve Hi Kathryn, Back from visiting ... | ||
| VERY Black well water | 12/24/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: Over the past week or two, the unfiltered well water coming out of our hose is black, like black ... A: You are describing some very disturbing,potentially dangerous problems.Please contact your local ... | ||
| hydrotech ro system tests 'service' needed | 12/18/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: We just did service our 25G hydrotech RO (under the sink - 4 cartridge) system; new filters, ... A: Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thanks for your question.Since RO systems all have their own little ... | ||
| replacing well pump and tank | 12/14/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: After awaking and finding we had no water, I called the Well Company who had left a sticker on the ... A: What you are proposing to do is a relatively straight forward and not that difficult installation. ... | ||
| cloudy well water | 11/28/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I am getting cloudy well water after it comes in from the foundation! It goes through a water ... A: Does the water clear up if you let it sit for about 5 minutes or does it stay cloudy. And what do ... | ||
| sulphur water | 11/27/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: On the beach where I live is a stinking smell of sulphur and it sort of bubbles out of the sand ... A: Murray. Your problem is probably from a natural source. It is impossible for me to pinpoint the ... | ||
| Metals in swimming pool water | 11/24/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I top my pool up with well water and find as soon as I add chlorine, it tends to go slightly green ... A: Sounds like a plan to me! One thing - be sure to follow the instructions about adding the chelating ... | ||
| Metals in swimming pool water | 11/23/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I top my pool up with well water and find as soon as I add chlorine, it tends to go slightly green ... A: One thing that will cause the color to become more intense is adding the soda ash. Try to keep the ... | ||
| Metals in swimming pool water | 11/22/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I top my pool up with well water and find as soon as I add chlorine, it tends to go slightly green ... A: What kind of chlorine are you using? (I mean are you adding bleach, powdered chlorine or something ... | ||
| well water tastes like plastic from hotwater | 11/11/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: my folks had their well pump replaced last year and now the water coming out of the hot water heater ... A: My wife and I visited Washington and loved Seattle and driving along the Columbia River Gorge at ... | ||
| well water filtration | 11/11/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: I have a continuous problem with sediment from our well stopping up the flush device on our ... A: The simple answer is probably! There are in-line filter housings which utilize cartridges of ... | ||
| Water Analysis | 11/10/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: We had a water analysis done yesterday at our home. We live in Northeast Ohio and have a well. We ... A: Dawson; Thanks for your question. I live in Northeast Ohio too and have well water like you. I have ... | ||
| well disposal | 11/7/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: good morning, i live in a beautiful wooded community with walking paths. several months ago someone ... A: It's impossible for me to answer your question without more information. I have no idea what that ... | ||
| Hot water tastes/smells like metal | 11/4/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: We have extremely hard well water where we live with a high iron content also. When we moved in 12 ... A: That's not unusual. Give it a day or two as the new rod becomes chemically reactive. Let me know ... | ||
| Hot water tastes/smells like metal | 11/3/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: We have extremely hard well water where we live with a high iron content also. When we moved in 12 ... A: What did it look like? As far as noticing a change - it just depends. You can probably expedite ... | ||
| Hot water tastes/smells like metal | 11/2/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: We have extremely hard well water where we live with a high iron content also. When we moved in 12 ... A: You should have what's called a sacrificial anode (sometimes just called "anode") in your hot water ... | ||
| about water softeners | 10/26/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: .Our water hardness is at 20 grains.We would like to soften the water but have no floor drain for a ... A: With that degree of hardness and not being on site I cannot give you a definite solution. If you are ... | ||
| Better to fix or replace Culligan water softener? | 10/20/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I am in a bit of a pickle. I called my local Culligan dealer to come and service my water softener ... A: Do you have city water and if so, does it have chlorine in it? I'm trying to figure out why your ... | ||
| Better to fix or replace Culligan water softener? | 10/20/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I am in a bit of a pickle. I called my local Culligan dealer to come and service my water softener ... A: What model number is your unit? It will be a PVE with a 45, 60, 120 or some other number after it. ... | ||
| well water | 10/13/2011 | Fred E. Brunetti CWSV |
| Q: I live in the country with a well. If i do a load of laundry and then someone takes a shower the ... A: What you describe,the 0 pressure and the dirty water, is a low producing well. You need a good well ... | ||
| Hard Water & Particles | 10/13/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: We have just moved into an area that is serviced by a communal well. We are from the city and have ... A: What you are seeing is Calcium and Magnesium particles that actually come out of solution when ... | ||
| Salty Well Water | 10/7/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I own a home that has a well and septic system. The water has tasted fine for the first 2 years. I ... A: I want YOU to check the water before it comes into the softener. Not the salesman. Of course the ... | ||
| Salty Well Water | 10/6/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I own a home that has a well and septic system. The water has tasted fine for the first 2 years. I ... A: I would like you to try something. You should be able to completely bypass the water softener so ... | ||
| resin breakdown in softener system | 9/29/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: I check the chiller plant at my job and noticed a loss in water pressure at different times with now ... A: Absolutely chlorine will break down the zeolite softener resin. I'm sure that Culligan can supply ... | ||
| black water | 9/17/2011 | Steve Young |
| Q: the water coming from our taps looks black-like a child rinsed his black paint brush in ... A: It's impossible for me to tell you what that is without looking at it and testing it or looking at ... | ||
Water Quality
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Steve Young
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Expertise
I will answer questions on residential water treatment, i.e. use of softeners, filters, reverse osmosis systems, disinfection, iron and/or sediment removal and other issues facing the homeowner. I have worked extensively with well water systems.
Experience
I have worked in the water treatment area for many years as a consultant and as a professional environmental engineer in the private industry sector. I have designed reverse osmosis, deionization, and water softening systems. I have also done work in water quality and stream and river remediation as it relates to the Clean Water Act.
Organizations
I am currently serving as an Expert for Home Improvement, Travel (New Mexico) and Travel (North Carolina);
Education/Credentials
BS Environmental Eng.
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