rachels.haven's Journal

[fuzzi]

Yep. New dishwasher time-one that hasn't been exposed to extremely acid water for years on end after being bought used in the first place The system we put in should help it last a normal amount of time.

As a side note we found out that us drilling another well will not change our water quality. Most areas have a clay layer between the surface soil and the (bed?)rock and water table that helps seal out contaminants and this area does not have that layer so the well water is just foul and polluted. Nobody should be on well water anymore here with all the development, but we're the AG reserve (viewed as similar to a game preserve and farmers and farms are the wild life) so the utility is unlikely to ever let us on so the best we can do is an expensive system to clean and sterlize it...that we may add to now that we have that information. And i may retest the water from time to time to make sure we are okay. And i won't miss the water if we ever move.

I don't have a well, but our water is over-"chloramined" and nasty to drink. I invested a couple years ago in a gravity filter (like a Berkeley) and I love the taste. I use it for brewing coffee, too. No more bottled water!

 

[farmerjan]

The shower head product I mentioned recently... Drivse.... filters the shower water and allows the water to be "softer"... my shampoo works better with less and the soap also works up a lather better... and I got it for the claimed improved water pressure which it DEFINITELY has improved... Much less water out of the faucet to get very good pressure... the filtering is a benefit also...
I need to put something on the kitchen faucet for better water to drink and use for cooking...our water here is hard and has alot of limestone...

 

[rachels.haven]

Lots of water, but not fit to drink. Makes you wonder how people lived years ago. Bad water in developing countries is responsible for sickness and deaths. Lucky you. At least you have the option of your own filtration system. $$$$$$$$$$$$

I know. It was SOOOOOOO expensive and not negotiable. Like we could not have stayed without that expense. We're extremely blessed and were able to dump a used car's worth if filtration into our systems after getting to learn that if you don't have clean water you CAN'T have hygiene, soap or no soap. In reality the rule should be "no clean water, no house" but people develop some level of resistance to some of the bacteria and cancer kills quietly and slowly (still not sure our system is enough there). Similar thing with the radon issues they have in this area, but law is now forcing sellers to mitigate before home sales. I don't think there are standards on the water system and well you can sell with a house. But you can bet that when we sell this place the water will be as safe as possible and the home will be livable.
Every house we buy we learn things to look for. Quite frankly I was tired of learning at the last one.


That showerhead sounds like it is a mini water softener. We have the string filter, the uv sterlizer an acid neutralizer, which puts in the limestone in the water, and then a softener to get the limestone out and we use an unholy amount of salt pellets and I still sort of react to the water, though not as bad as when it was full of dissolved metals from our household pipes, so i may ask for an ro filter on like the kitchen sink cold to boost the chances i could drink tap water again.

Our water in Nashville was over chlorinated. It was like drinking a swimming pool...and it was regularly full of high levels of contaminants that they legally didn't have to tell you about for four months after the test so they didn't. Idk how they make decisions on municipal water, but it's frustrating, and they can get away with a lot. Definitely carbon filter that pool out of there!

 

[rachels.haven]

After a work all-nighter and two trips to the hardware store (still chugging along) DH re-hosed the dishwasher-the major leak. There's still a seal on top that looks like it's crumbled and has started leaking slowly and the other rubber seals et c are in similar shape and doing similar things, but as for right now we will be able to start our dishwasher hunt not in emergency mode.