Comments on: How to Avoid a Water Treatment Scam http://www.filtersfast.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/how-to-avoid-a-water-treatment-scam/ Water Filter & Air Filter News from Filter Fast Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alex http://www.filtersfast.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/how-to-avoid-a-water-treatment-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-9530 Alex Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:12:12 +0000 http://www.filtersfast.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-9530 Hi John,

The TDS meter is just giving a reading to the total combined dissolved solids in your water measured in parts per million (PPM). You RO system is doing good with 96% removal of all of the dissolved solids in your water.

The TDS meter will not tell you what is actually in the water, so the 767 reading isnt really telling you much of whats in it or even that you need a different system.

The softener is exchanging minerals for sodium ions and is adding to your TDS reading. Likely there are other minerals and iron dissolved in the water too that is adding too it as well. You should likely get the water tested to know exactly what is in the water to see if filtration is necessary. Sounds like a salesman that just needs to sell a system, but he may have also had more information than i did as well.

]]> By: John Russell http://www.filtersfast.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/how-to-avoid-a-water-treatment-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-9469 John Russell Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:30:16 +0000 http://www.filtersfast.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-9469 HI: I need a little advise, my well water here in Ocala, Florida is treated with a clorated filtering system and than a soft water treatment that I paid $3,000.00 for back in 2007 before it enters my home. I have a reverse osmosis system on the kitchen sink that the wife and I use for drinking and with. That water on a TDS-3 tester comes in at 30, while are well water that we use to brush are teeth with and shower with tested at 767. A salesman for a local water supply company here in Ocala said we should not be brushing are teeth or even taking a shower in this water. He wants to sell us a new well water treatment system for $5,500.00. Is this necessary? Thanks John Russell

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