Tubhunter Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My well water must have a good concentration of iron in it, every time I add water I have to work a couple days getting rid of it. Is there something I can do to filter the iron before it gets my tub red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMN Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My well water must have a good concentration of iron in it, every time I add water I have to work a couple days getting rid of it. Is there something I can do to filter the iron before it gets my tub red? I have well water also, full of Iorn. I just filled mine with water from my softner, and increased the hardness with calcium to the correct level. Or try a pre filter that attaches to your hose, or use both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubhunter Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My well water must have a good concentration of iron in it, every time I add water I have to work a couple days getting rid of it. Is there something I can do to filter the iron before it gets my tub red? I have well water also, full of Iorn. I just filled mine with water from my softner, and increased the hardness with calcium to the correct level. Or try a pre filter that attaches to your hose, or use both. Unfortunately my tub is at my deer hunting cabin and it is remote and without a softner. I will investigate the hose filter, that iron makes a real mess of the filter and the tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMN Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My well water must have a good concentration of iron in it, every time I add water I have to work a couple days getting rid of it. Is there something I can do to filter the iron before it gets my tub red? I have well water also, full of Iorn. I just filled mine with water from my softner, and increased the hardness with calcium to the correct level. Or try a pre filter that attaches to your hose, or use both. Unfortunately my tub is at my deer hunting cabin and it is remote and without a softner. I will investigate the hose filter, that iron makes a real mess of the filter and the tub. You could try this one: http://www.spadepot.com/shop/Pre-Fresh-Spa...r-P784C635.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glid Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 You could try this one: http://www.spadepot.com/shop/Pre-Fresh-Spa...r-P784C635.aspx I picked up one of these from Amazon for the same price. It is a Watts, but the same thing. I haven't tried it yet and won't be changing my water for another couple weeks. Mine is sold as an RV filter. Activated charcoal should do the trick. What a pain iron can be. Hey, everything is balanced and my water is yellow! Then you use stuff like Iron Out and it clears up until you put your diclor treatment. My one micron filter caked up with iron and needed to be cleaned. Like you, my place is only used on the weekend and I don't have the ablility to constanly monitor my spa. Good luck, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmj Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Not that i am an expert by any stretch but we use Metal X and that takes care of the problem.We also use the filter on the hose but still need metal X. We end up changing the micro filter about week later because it turns rust colored! But thats the end of it til the next fill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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