Has anyone used this to filter out the sulfur in their water? We have well water with a strong sulfur smell and taste
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It's the best I have found for well water. I found the faucet attachments do not do the trick and the smaller pitchers' carbon is not strong enough.
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Yes, that is exactly my case I have water from a well, the filter works very good but the water is not been softened even when the supplier offer that.
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We have a Kinetico water softener system. We have a LOT of iron in our well water. We must use the Iron Out salts. The 5 micron filter works well for us. We used to use a 50 or 30 micron. If anything the 5 micron just filters better, finer particles. We change it every 6 months or so. It gets red with the iron, unless you are losing water pressure it is OK to use continue to use, we have gone 9 months without changing it before. I don't know what kind of sediment your trying to filter or how much is in your well water so I can't say how it would work in your system. I would recommend trying one of the filters for six months and see how it goes. If no problems then I'd buy the bulk package. We own our system so we can do as we like with it. I don't know what Kinetico would say about it. Good luck. Let us know if it works out for you OK. We were paying much more for our filters before we found this steal of a deal.
1077671
I have used it with softened well water and filtered well water and the latter works better although the former works.
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Sulfur odor in household potable water most often comes from dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas, which is often encountered in relatively shallow groundwater wells and cannot be removed by a particulate filter like this. If you have a significant hydrogen sulfide problem to deal with, you'd need a install hydrogen sulfide removal system, which is a relatively expensive and complex mechanical/plumbing device.
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No. This only kills the things listed in there information sheet. Activated charcoal filters should eliminate the sulfur smell. You should be running at least 2 filters before the Sterilight. Filtering eliminates the particles that other wise could shield the bad stuff from a good dose of the UV rays. I run one filter with a 5 micron string cartridge and then a 1-5 micron charcoal filter at home and do the same when I install a new system.
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i use it in my splash superpool (look it up if interested) with same style cleaner and really recommend it - it keeps the crap out of your filter. might want to monitor it to "burp" the air out of the system every once in awhile. there's a good video for it on youtube.
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Our water has rust, lime and sulfur smell. These filters weren't any better than any other of the filters I've used. I got about a month out of each filter.
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I wish that i could be of more help but without going to the manufacturer's information sheet (www.watersentinelfilters.com WSL-3) i can only help with what i know and am reading off the container. It does take the taste and smell of Chlorine from the water. I haven't noticed any any Sulfur smells and i know that it takes out some of the other hard particulates. Wish i could be of more help. Good luck.
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I use tap water not purified and have not had any trouble. I do clean the filters pretty regularly if its running a lot.
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We have a well with soft water that comes through a coal vein. We thought we could "get by" with a lesser filter but found out the RFC-BBSA filter last us about three months but MY! what a difference - It's Clean!
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I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I haven't changed the filter yet for a couple months. I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I... » Read More I have not, but this is a 2 stage filter which is good for almost all water. If you have really bad water, then changing this filter as recommended might not be a bad idea since they recommend you change them frequently, or using a 5 stage filter if possible. You should find out what kind of contaminants are in your water and what these filters are capable of filtering. Just my opinion, but any water that is distributed to the public and doesn't need to be boiled first should be fine when using this. My water here has an almost sweet or bitter taste and the filter gets rid of that and I haven't changed the filter yet for a couple months. « Show Less
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Have no idea. Would have to check with Zen. It does remove sulfur which is in Florida's water. I am chemical sensitive and I can't small any now. It traps contaminates, bacteria, spores, cysts & parasites. Reduces organic chemicals, pesticides & herbicides. Just removes bad tastes, odor & chlorine. Go to the Zen Water System site for all the details.
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I have no problem with either smell or taste of water from my stainless brita. I'm from NY and the water stinks of some chemicals probably chlorine but all the smell disappears after I filter it in my brita. I'm very satisfied. Just don't forget to change the filter as directed.
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No. This filter is designed to remove most chlorine deposits and taste associated with additives in regular tap water. These filters/bottle should only be used with tap water. If you are looking for water purification you should go into the camping/hiking section(s) for options.
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We use county tap water and/or reverse osmosis water. It has a filter. I assumed it's purpose is to filter impurities. If you are using well water with a high iron content, that may reduce the life of the filter.
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I use it to refill our hot tub as we have well water and for that application it works great. Using the filter appears to help lower the PH levels.