AFWFilters AIS10-25SXT AFW Air Injection Iron, Sulfur, and Manganese Removal Oxidizing Water Filter, Almond Or Black

Update: November 2020A home changed hands on our country lane recently, and the new owner had their well water tested. The test shows arsenic levels quite a bit higher than EPA limits. Today I read on the EPA website that shock chlorination of a well can leach arsenic into well water, and should be reserved for severe bacterial contamination in areas with potential arsenic problems.It turns out that I have not had to shock my well this year - it simply hasn't been necessary. I have been dropping 8-10 chlorine pellets into the well every month or so. My plan now is to reduce this chlorination further to test how low I can go, and still avoid iron and sulphur problems.The filter and softener are working perfectly. This certainly qualifies as one of my best purchases ever. My water tastes and smells perfect.Update: January 2020.I had noticed a very slight metallic taste to my water. After some discussion with tech support, it turns out that you are better off not bypassing the filter when you chlorinate your well. Bypassing the softener is necessary though, because chlorine does degrade the softener resin. As discussed before, to control iron and sulfur bacteria, I both shock my well, and use chlorine pellets on a regular basis. About once every month, when I add salt to the softener, I drop pellets down the well.Original Post:I installed this filter along with a new water softener a year ago. My only regret is that I should have bought this years ago!First, some background - we live in northern California and use well water. The water is hard and has high concentrations of iron and hydrogen sulphide. ph is fine. Our old system used a calcite filter and a water softener, but it was ineffective. Iron, sulphur, and manganese were getting through. Symptoms were smelly water, stained porcelain, and black particles clogging the faucet aerators.I got 3 quotes from professional installers, $3900, $5600 and $8400. The spread was a red flag. So I went to a chemical analytics lab and got great advice. First, I was told that iron and hydrogen sulphide are symptoms of infestation by two symbiotic bacteria, and that they can be controlled by shocking the well with chlorine. Second - I was told that It's unlikely that my well is very different from my neighbors' wells, so don't do anything strange or expensive.So I generously chlorinated my well, and after 6 hours ran the sprinklers to clear the chlorine smell from the water. This improved the water quality going into my filters dramatically. After shocking the well like this, the garden hose bib water no longer smells like rotten eggs. This reduces the amount of filtering that the softener plus filter have to do. Most important it prevents the bacterial slime from getting into the filter and softener.Even after shocking the well my water quality was bad. It was time to replace my 20 year old softener and filter. I decided to do it myself, and installed this filter along with a softener from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZNEM8E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1Installation was simplified by using sharkbite fittings.The good news is that the system has worked flawlessly over the past year. The water even tastes perfect!Shocking the well: It's time to shock when there is bacterial infestation indicated by brown slime, rust staining, and a rotten eggs smell.*Shock chlorination may leach arsenic into your well water. Avoid drinking well water until leached arsenic has been confirmed to have been flushed from your well.*First bypass the softener (my understanding is that chlorine will damage softener resin). Pour liquid chlorine down the well. I used about a quart of liquid pool chlorine, but a few gallons of household bleach can be used as an alternative. The amount of chlorine to use depends on the volume of water in the well. You may need more chlorine if your well is very deep. I also drop in a dozen or so chlorine pellets that sink and sanitize the bottom of the well.https://www.amazon.com/CHLORINE-SANITIZER-PELLETS-LANDOMATIC-CHLORINATOR/dp/B00U1H48XM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3ET11SINBSN1R&keywords=chlorine+pellets+for+well+water&qid=1568829511&s=gateway&sprefix=chrlorine+pe%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-4Then recirculate water by running a hose into the well. Run until the water going into the well smells strongly of chlorine. Disconnect the hose, close the well, and let the chlorine stand in the well for about 6 hours. Then flush all the chlorine water out by running your sprinklers or watering your flower beds. The water may be brown and smelly when you start flushing, but will eventually clear. When there is no longer even a trace of chlorine in the unfiltered water, return the softener bypass valves to the operate position, and you are done!

Edit:: After 4 years of using this system it is still going strong!! I honestly have not laid a finger on it since I installed it. It is completely maintenance free. The paperwork says to replace the media every 5-6 years, so I will need to do that in another year or two, but my water, which smelled awful before I installed this system, has had no hit of odor whatsoever during these four years and I have not had to even think about the system. It automatically backwashes and maintains itself, just like it says it will. I have zero complaints and nothing but praise. There is still the caveat of the water looking cloudy from the thousands of tiny air bubbles when it first comes out of the faucet, but that just lets you know it’s working properly! The bubbles clear quickly and the water is perfectly clear, odor free and tasty!!Original review::This system works perfectly! Removed the horrible smell completely! The automatic backwash system makes it completely out of sight out of mind and maintenance free. I couldn’t have asked for more. The control unit is easy to program, although I did call the manufacturer of the control unit and verify and they had me alter a few settings from what is in the book.The book instructions are not all that great, but much of the instructions are to be skipped because the media comes already installed, making installation a breeze.The only negative is when you first pour water from the faucet it is extremely cloudy. But the “cloud” is only millions of tiny air bubbles that quickly dissipate and you have perfectly clear, odor free water!If you have stinky water, buy this now!!

Exactly what I was looking for! I recently built my house, and I have been trying to combat nasty smelling water ever since. For the past 1.5 years, I have been going through $50 worth of replaceable charcoal filters per month, trying to find the right filter to get rid of the rotten egg smell. I finally did some digging into these types of filters, and decided to give it a shot. It's REALLY hard to spend so much money on something that you've never seen, but trust me, it will work for you. It immediately got rid of the sulfur smell in the water, which was my biggest problem. I don't have a really high iron content in my water, but about every 2 months I've had to give my shower a deep clean because everything was staining orange, until I found this unit. It's been about 2 months since hook-up, and I don't even have a orange ring around the toilet.The media is supposed to last around 5 years, depending on water usage, and I think it'll be around $100 to replace the media. It uses around 60 gallons during its backwash cycle, so if you pay for your water, it might get a little expensive. Also, my tank has been sweating like crazy! Especially after a backwash. So, I searched the web and picked up a neoprene tank cover for about $50. I would highly recommend it. The main connections are 1", and the discharge is 1/2". There are also some great installation YouTube videos of a similar product.Overall, this has been one of the best purchases I've ever made. If you're sick of stinky water, and a stained bathroom, buy it. It WILL work for you.