Rug Cleaning with Well Water

[HydroDude]

As soon everything is organized I need to set up my Rug Pit...besides adding a water softner what other steps could I take cleaning rugs with well water??? :?

 

[jcooper]

Get the biggest whole house filter you can. The bigger the filter the less you will have to change it.

 

[Johnny]

Water is very mineral-laden in my neck of the woods. Especially well water. Whole-house sediment filter before water softener does the job here.

 

[sweendogg]

Check your geographic and average rainfall.. but in this situation you may be able to benefit from a rain water washing program. I would also advise an RO WATER system as well. You can hook up a system and have it fill a 3-400 gallon tank on site and feed off that to fill your truck as well as use for washing.

Problems with well water: Higher iron and mineral depostis besides other naturally occuring minerals specific to your area.. This can clog up screens and filters on equipment, clog up heat exchangers in a hurry, force you to use more chemicals because half of the chemical is trying to attack the "soil" in the water instead of in the carpet/rug. And you'll have to worry about rust tinting if you have heavy iron levels.

 

[John Buxton]

Have your water tested from an outside spicket that does not go through the softener. That will determine what you need. I have to use a softener and a iron filter. RO would be nice but too pricey for me. I rent an iron filter and own the softener so I had it set up so the iron filter gets the water first.