Iron removal from water

mike95490

I seasonally get iron in my water, and need to remove it before the main filtering.  Research I've done shows that "greensand" style filters can trap the iron and then be backwashed with potassium permanganate and then returned to use. (much like a water softener and brine)

I have limited power and pressure (and water) for backwashing, and wondering if anyone has solved an issue like this ? 

  I'm hoping a mild pressure and let it soak overnight might work for the backwash/recharge ? 

Use 2 tanks and swap them back and forth ?

mcgivor

Some information that may be of interest https://www.best-osmosis-systems.com/water-filters-to-remove-iron/

jonr

You can oxidize (various chemicals  or ozone or air) and then let it settle out in a holding tank.  No backwashing needed.

cow_rancher

mike95490 said:

I seasonally get iron in my water, and need to remove it before the main filtering.  

jonr said:

You can oxidize (various chemicals  or ozone or air) and then let it settle out in a holding tank.  

As jonr said, oxidation is the usual method i.e. bubblier in a storage tank with a pressure tank beyond that... 
"Main Filtering" what are you filtering out, whole house filters are normally not needed, they reduce the flow too much, and require maintenance.   
This is a Solar site so I see no conflict in sending you to another site https://pumpsandtanks.com/index.php , good unbiased experts there unlike another well known plumbing site, Speedbump is our resident expert and I own the site and won't try to sell you anything, besides I have nothing to sell.

Rancher

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Dave Angelini

We always rotate rain water to keep it fresh and chlorinated thru its storage cycle of 6 or 7 months.
So, yea swap it!

Or,  harvest the rain, there are only a couple ways to goof up rain water and dozens for ground source water.

mike95490

cow_rancher said:

sending you to another site https://pumpsandtanks.com/index.php , good unbiased experts there 

Rancher

After 3 days, still no verification email.  even used the cust service form to try to get a reply.  I'll reg under a different address

Edit - never got anything at gmail but the reg via yahoo address went through fine.

cow_rancher

So you are SolarMike, Welcome, l'll have to check on why gmail doesn't work.

Thanks, Rancher