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  • From: Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>
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  • Subject: [Homestead] Sand filter addendum
  • Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:51:54 -0800

Forgot to add a sand-filter needs backwashing---usually they have a slow flow-rate, and a downstream holding tank to accumulate filtered water is often a good idea.

Used to own a marina on Lake Livingston, Texas, well-water quality was atrocious, had to use a specialized sand filter to take out iron and hydrogen sulfide.

Here is a single-tank sand filter with a layer of activated carbon and filter cloth, and of course a valve for backwashing. This has a pretty good flow-rate.

Sand Bed Water Filter <http://www.mmmbuxabhoy.com/waterfilterc.html>




  • [Homestead] Sand filter addendum, Tvoivozhd, 11/10/2004

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