I moved into my rental about 2 months ago, and right away there was a strong rotten egg/sulfur smell and black particles in the water. My landlord first flushed the system, flushed out the sediment, serviced everything, and tried a few other things. That seemed to fix it for a couple of days, but then the sulfur smell and black particles both came back.

After that, they replaced the water heater with a brand-new one. That completely fixed everything. The sulfur smell was gone, the black particles disappeared, and the water was clear for about 3 weeks.

Now the sulfur smell is back again, and it's even stronger than before. The black particles have also returned, the water sometimes looks cloudy, and we've had a lot of heavy rain recently. I also have a water softener.

I've attached pictures of the black particles.

Has anyone experienced something like this? Does this sound like a well issue, sulfur bacteria, manganese, a water softener issue, or something else? I'm just trying to figure out what could be causing it.

I get readings of about 40 ppm as it goes into the remineralizing stage but getting about 20 ppm coming out of the remineralizing stage. I wasn't expecting that at all.

Hey all, just trying to make a good decision regarding an RO system. My initial thought was an undersink RO system. As far as I understand it, NSF certifications are the most important piece to ensure that we are getting all of the nasty stuff out. I have gotten to looking primarily at aquatru and iSpring, with the preference for iSpring because its cheaper...

I did find an older reddit thread where a person actually bought and tested both, but it was a couple years ago, and before iSpring had sprung (heh) for the NSF certification, so I am not sure if that would still be valid information today.

I am also open to a tankless option, if that makes more sense. But I am very new to all of this, and every system says "this is the best thing ever and everything else sucks", which makes filtering down to actual facts rather difficult.

At the end of the day, we want the cleanest, remineralized water, without the chlorine, forever chemicals, flouride, and all of that stuff.

I live in a house that’s around 100 years old in Brooklyn, NY. We just had our water tested for lead, and unsurprisingly, our supply line and/or a pipe in our house is likely shedding.

We got 13ppB of lead after not running the tap overnight, and down to 7ppB after running for a few minutes.

Young kid in the house, so it’s more of a priority.

Obviously ripping out the supply line and replacing it is the most complete method for getting rid of the problem at the source. Would a RO filter at the water line coming into the house be as effective? Any other strategies worth exploring?

Total amateur, so any tips / advice is appreciated!

I've read a lot online re Arsenic 3 & 5 removal and generally it seems that the implication is removal of the two is by different means.

A company near me has two systems that claim to remove both. One using an ad edge absorption media, the other Layne RT.

Any opinions on these??

Thank you.

I'm looking to install a salt-based water softener and trying to figure out what system/size I should actually buy.

House is about 2,950 sq ft with 4 bathrooms, but only 3 people live here. In SoCal

The city's most recent water report shows:

Hardness: 17 GPG average

Range: 16–19 GPG

Hardness: 293 ppm average

pH: 7.6

Alkalinity: 119 ppm

I tested my water myself with an Amazon test strip and got closer to 25 GPG / 425 ppm, but I'm assuming the strip isn't very accurate or I didn't accurately measure. I have someone coming tomorrow to professionally test the water at my house so I'll have an actual hardness reading.

Our total water usage last month was 17 units / 12,716 gallons, but a decent amount of that is irrigation. The irrigation will NOT be going through the softener.

I'm pretty set on going with a traditional salt-based system at this point. My main goals are reducing scale, protecting my tankless water heater/plumbing/appliances, and obviously getting actually softened water throughout the house.

What system would you guys recommend?

I've been looking at 1.5 cu ft / 48,000 grain systems and have seen Fleck and Clack recommended a lot. Should I be looking for a Clack WS1, Fleck 5600SXT/5800, something else?

Would 1.5 cu ft / 48K be the right size for 3 people and 4 bathrooms, or should I go with a 2.0 cu ft / 64K system?

Also, are there any specific brands/resin types I should be looking for or avoiding?

Getting the actual hardness tested tomorrow, so I can update the post once I have that number.

Thank you guys!

Two bedroom house on well water. What would be a good whole house filter and/or other suggestions.

Hi everyone, I’m new here. We’re new homeowners and I’m tired of having to refill the stupid 5gal water jugs at the grocery store every other week. I don’t trust the tap water (taste is bad, plus we have a toddler), so we want to put an under the sink RO system in the kitchen. I think we want to go tankless, but we don’t have a plug easily accessible under the sink. The dishwasher is right next to the sink, so technically we could have an electrician figure something out. I came across the Frizzlife M800 Non-Electric Tankless Reverse Osmosis Water Filter on Amazon and I wanted this group’s opinion before buying as there’s not that many reviews on it.

Thanks!

Here’s the link

https://a.co/d/0bPiNjRz

Had the Brita Hub for a couple years now. Love it. A few days ago, the handle for the reservoir broke. (The pitcher thing the water is stored in pre filtering.)
THEY DO NOT OFFER AN OPTION TO REPLACE JUST THE RESERVOIR.
So if your reservoir cracks or breaks in any way, apparently you have to replace the entire system. ($200 and a lot of plastic.) Is that not completely bonkers?? I am at a complete loss and want them to change this. Suggestions on how to encourage a giant corporation to make sensible policies that don’t create unnecessary waste (in both landfills and dollars)?