The Water Blog -- Secondwind Water Systems

Water Filters: Why Reset the timer on your Filter

Secondwind Water Systems — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:55 PST

As the owner of a Water Filter it is important that as we all fall back an hour this month that you also remember to set the clock on your Filter. Failure to do so can result in temporarily poor water quality. If you are a Secondwind customer who has a Kinetico Filter or Softener [...]

So, you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:20 PDT

As the owner of a Water Filter you understand the difference that good a Filtration System can make, but people don’t stay in one home for ever. As you make plans to build a new home or remodel an existing home be certain to plan space for your Water Treatment Equipment you will be glad [...]

So you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:47:17 PDT

Drinking Water Filters are designed to solve for a wide array of contaminants. However no one filter can remove everything. If you want to significantly reduce the dissolved solids in you Drinking Water, I recommend Reverse Osmosis (RO). RO uses a semi-permeable membrane that water molecules pass through slowly. Water also goes to Waste [...]

So you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:43:33 PDT

Many people own Water Filters to improve the taste of their Drinking Water. Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) is one of the most common medias for improving taste and odor in water. GAC is actually quite amazing. The structure of GAC is both Macro-porous and Micro-porous. This means that the surface of the GAC has large [...]

So you own a Water Flter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:04:05 PDT

As the owner of a Water Filter you have to understand that although your Water Treatment Equipment may be considered to be low Maintenance, no Mechanical Equipment is ever “Maintenance Free”. Filter Media will grind against itself during the Backwash Cycle, Sacrificial Media dissolves away, and Absorptive Media will become saturated with contaminants, eventually they will [...]

So you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:06:24 PDT

As the owner of a Water Filter it is very important that you take ownership of your equipment. By that I mean that you become knowledgeable with the basic controls and any regular maintenance chores that you should be doing. Single Tank Electronic Filters are amongst the most common Water Filters. Due to the single tank [...]

So you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:08:26 PDT

As the owner of a Water Filter it is important that you realize that your Filter is only as good as the well pump that’s serving it. All Water Filters get dirty after a while and need to clean themselves by Backwashing the Filter Media. The minimum Backwash flow rate required for your Filter is dependant [...]

So you own a Water Filter…

Secondwind Water Systems — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:16:09 PDT

Secondwind Water Systems puts a huge emphasis on servicing our existing customer base. Because of this, our service volume continues to grow by 20% annually, even during this economy. One thing that amazes us here is that others in the industry don’t seem to put the same attention into retaining their customer base. Eventually the [...]

So you own a Water Filter….

Secondwind Water Systems — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:18 PDT

Has anyone noticed the change in the weather lately? As the owner of a Water Filter it’s important that you take notice of the change in Temperature and prepare for the cold weather in advance. If you own a Water Softener I recommend that you stock up your basement with Softener Salt before the Snow [...]

So you own a Water Softener…

Secondwind Water Systems — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:42 PDT

Most people understand that Water Softeners remove Hardness from the Water. In New Hampshire that Hardness is over 90% Calcium. There are areas in New Hampshire that have elevated Hardness levels but, for the most part, those areas are few and far between. In fact the majority of the Water Softeners installed in New Hampshire [...]