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Problems |
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Solutions |
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Water dirty or cloudy due to
grit or sediment particles. |
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Multimedia
sandfilter, in line strainer or washable pleated
cartridge filter. |
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Hard water causing scale build
up on water heating elements and kettles. Difficulty getting
soap to lather. |
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Water
softener. |
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Low pH and soft acidic water
causing green/blue staining on whiteware. Corrosion of copper
hot water cylinders and plumbing. Metallic taste. |
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pH
correcting neutralising filters. |
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Taste and odour or chlorine. |
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Activated
carbon water filters/purifiers. |
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Bacterial or viral contamination,
faecal coliform count. |
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Ultra-violet
disinfection. |
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Giardia or Cryptosporidium
cyst contamination. |
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One
micron filtration. |
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Taste and odour problems in
water storage tanks. Bacterial build up in tanks or pipe work. |
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Hydro
Pure. |
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Red/brown or yellow staining,
metallic taste or rusty deposits due to the presence of iron
and Manganese |
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Iron
removal system ie. Greensand,
Pyrolox filter, DMI-65 filters. |
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Sprays, pesticides or chemicals |
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Activated
carbon water filters/purifiers. |
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Heavy metals, aluminium, boron
or salty water. |
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Reverse
osmosis or distillation. |
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Nitrates, nitrites or ammonia. |
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Nitrate
removal cartridge filter. |
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Iron and manganese oxide and
slime build up on bore screens, pumps and pipe work. |
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BoreSaver
Ultra C. |
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