My Well Water is Bad & the Well is Going Dry - Help!

I received a call last week from a person that was in a panic about their well water. They have a lot of hardness in the water, but have another problem - many wells in the area are going dry. They've noticed that running water constantly for an hour or more depletes the well and are concerned about the trend in the area.

The water is so hard, they have to replace their fixtures about every two years. They have made arrangements for a trickle system to be installed (this is a set up where city water from a nearby municipality is delivered at low pressure and flow rate into an atmospheric holding tank at the property, from which the water is then pressurized and delivered much the way someone with a cistern's is.) The problem is, that water is at least a year away, and when it comes, it still will be hard water, and will have the added problem of chlorine. What to do, what to do???

We visted the gentleman on Tuesday afternoon and tested the water. Sure enough - its very hard water. There wasn't much for iron or other contaminants, but there was a fair amount of sediment coming thru. This made the diagnosis rather simple - a Hague Watermax water conditioner.

The system recommended for this gentleman will filter out sediment down to 20 microns (smaller than the eye can see) for the whole home using a built-in "Ultra-Fil" module - whole-house dirt and sediment filter that never needs replacement filters or maintenance; it cleans itself automatically each time the conditioner regenerates - slick, eh?

Using Hague's patented "Zero Soft" approach, all hardness will be completely removed by the fine mesh resin, and "Bacteriostat" inhibits growth in the resin bed, keeping the Watermax fresh and clean for the life of the appliance.

Next year, when they migrate from their well water to a city water supply, "Chlorostat" is added to completely remove the clorine, and activated coconut shell carbon will be installed into the empty media chamber to remove organics and disinfection byproducts - an unwanted result of the chlorination system that has been linked to cancer.

The nice thing about working with the Hague line-up is the flexibility. With this system, when water conditions or even water supplies change, there's a good change Watermax can change with you. Two days after the initial visit, he had spoken with the other water companies in the area (I was the first one to come out) and liked what he saw with Hague. We're welcoming him to the Hague family next Friday when his system is going in!