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Well Water System — Iron, Manganese and Sulfur
A well is a different problem from a town supply.
Orange staining in the bath, a metallic taste, or the rotten-egg smell when you run the hot tap are iron, manganese and hydrogen sulfide — and a water softener on its own is the wrong tool for all three. This pairs a softening tank with a filtration tank that oxidizes and strips them out before the softener ever sees the water.
Best for: Homes on a private well
What you get
Features
- Treats iron, manganese and the rotten-egg sulfur smell
- Softening stage after the filtration stage, in that order for a reason
- Built around your own well — no two wells are the same
Full specifications
Key specifications
| Configuration | Softening tank + Katalox Light tank + brine tank |
|---|---|
| Control valves | Two — one per tank |
| Targets | Iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide, hardness |
| Second-tank media | Katalox Light with a coconut-shell carbon layer |
| Valve flow rate | 28 GPM |
| Brine / salt tank | 15" × 35" square |
| Bypass valve | 1" full-flow, included |
| Best suited to | Homes on a private well |
Operating requirements
| Operating pressure | 30 – 125 PSI |
|---|---|
| Water temperature | 40° – 110°F (4° – 43°C) |
| Electrical | 120V / 60Hz — 12V 650mA transformer |
| Inlet turbidity | Under 5 FTU |
| Service flow | 27 GPM at 15 PSI pressure drop |
| Backwash flow | 3.0 gal/min |
| Regeneration | Upflow counter-current, demand-initiated metering |
Components, sourcing & warranty
| Control valve | Ceramic disc control valve by Hankscraft — assembled in Wisconsin, 72-hour memory backup |
|---|---|
| Mineral tank | Enpress LLC fiberglass pressure tank — made in Ohio |
| Softening resin | ResinTech CG10 strong-acid cation, 10% crosslinked — New Jersey, WQA Gold Seal |
| Carbon media | Jacobi granular activated coconut-shell carbon |
| Support bedding | NSF-certified polishing gravel |
| Assembly | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Certifications | NSF/ANSI 44, NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 61 |
| Tank warranty | Lifetime — media tanks, storage tanks and brine tank |
| Ceramic disc warranty | Lifetime |
| Control valve warranty | 5 years — valve body and circuit board |
| Media warranty | 5 years — resin and carbon |
| Labor warranty | 1 year from date of purchase |
What this system targets
- Iron — the orange staining on fixtures and laundry
- Manganese — black or brown staining
- Hydrogen sulfide — the rotten-egg smell
- Hardness — scale on pipes and appliances
- Sediment and turbidity
- Chlorine and taste-and-odor compounds
Warranty on this system
- Lifetime
- Tanks, ceramic discs and dry parts
- 5 years
- Control valve, circuit board and media
- 1 year
- Installation labor
Specifications from the manufacturer’s documentation. Component brands and certifications are those of their respective manufacturers.
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