{"id":4989,"date":"2024-11-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2024-11-07T11:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:29:09","slug":"case-study-ozone-for-iron-manganese-and-bacteria-in-domestic-well-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/case-study-ozone-for-iron-manganese-and-bacteria-in-domestic-well-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Ozone for Iron, Manganese, and Bacteria in Domestic Well Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This “Ozone for Iron, Manganese, and Bacteria in Domestic Well Water” case study provides performance data for our WT-4 ozone water treatment system<\/a> installed at a customer’s home.\u00a0 Ozone does a great job oxidizing dissolved iron and manganese in well water so that it can be effectively filtered and removed from the water.\u00a0 The ozone also serves to destroy iron bacteria which thrive in even very low levels of dissolved iron and form biofilms that clog filters and plumbing fixtures.\u00a0 Our WT ozone water treatment package<\/a> is an industrial quality system designed\u00a0to dose well water with ozone, and work with a back-washable filter to solve iron, manganese, bacteria, and odor problems.\u00a0 This customer installed the system and has provided the following case study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My son and I installed a WT-4 system<\/a> with FIOX filter<\/a> and a softener for treating our well water. Bottom line up front: It works. It has low maintenance. First cost is reasonable. Oxidation Tech provided good customer support. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Well Water: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our current house is the first house we\u2019ve lived in that has a well and septic field. A softener came with the house when we bought it a little over 11 years ago. It\u2019s been a steep learning curve to understand why we had odors coming from the water and red\/brown staining in the laundry, shower tiles and toilet bowls. Iron-oxidizing bacteria contributed to foul odors and staining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treatment Methods Used Prior to Ozone: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not knowing any better, I learned to deal with these problems by setting the softener to regenerate every two days and to shock the well with chlorine quarterly. The following is an early history of tested water conditions taken before and after our ion-exchange water conditioner. Water contaminants concerns are highlighted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Limitations of these Methods: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A softener can remove iron and manganese contaminants and soften the water. There is an advantage from an initial cost advantage in having only a softener as compared to adding oxidizing equipment. However, from a maintenance perspective, there is higher operating expenses when asking a softener to do all the work. A softener does not address bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n