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"Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Eisboch |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Eisboch Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) |
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"Jim" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Eisboch Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) When we first purchased the "Ranch House", the water was terrible. We had the whole water conditioning system ripped out and replaced with a new system that included a carbon filter tank. It worked fine, but needed monthly maintenance, even though it was supposed to be fully "automatic" in terms of regeneration. But, you correct. We rarely drank water unless it was premixed with hops and barley and came in a keg. Eisboch |
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On Aug 11, 11:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message m... My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Eisboch Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) When we first purchased the "Ranch House", the water was terrible. We had the whole water conditioning system ripped out and replaced with a new system that included a carbon filter tank. It worked fine, but needed monthly maintenance, even though it was supposed to be fully "automatic" in terms of regeneration. But, you correct. We rarely drank water unless it was premixed with hops and barley and came in a keg. Eisboch Our place in Wyoming is at 8000' and does not have a well. The probability of hitting water is poor. Our neighbor drilled 1500' and only gets about 40 gal/day. Drilling costs are over $30/ft. SO, the solution is to have a big cistern and to haul water. You cannot haul any more than about 300 gal at a time because the road up the mountain is seriously treacherous in winter and even in summer is scary hauling a shifting load of water. This means you learn to use water as if you are living on a boat. We want to put in the cistern this next summer but we disagree on the size. She wants a 3000 gal one and I want the 1750 gal one. They have to be buried at least a foot under ground and this is in a place where we are likely to hit rock 2' down, meaning blasting which is expensive. Furhtermore, such a buried cistern must be kept about 1/4 full all the time meaning I have to haul a lot of loads just for the minimum. Run-off from the roof of any moderate sized cabin would be only enough integrated over a year to provide enough water for a couple of months. As we cannot agree on this or even on the size of cabin to build, I will simply use the existing 100 yr old log cabin (430 sq ft, huge for that time period) but I plan to add a 500 gal above ground tank for summer use. |
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wrote in message ... You cannot haul any more than about 300 gal at a time because the road up the mountain is seriously treacherous in winter and even in summer is scary hauling a shifting load of water. That was a problem for us in Florida also ..... not the water ..... the monthly beer supply. Eisboch |
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wrote in message ... On Aug 11, 11:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message m... My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Eisboch Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) When we first purchased the "Ranch House", the water was terrible. We had the whole water conditioning system ripped out and replaced with a new system that included a carbon filter tank. It worked fine, but needed monthly maintenance, even though it was supposed to be fully "automatic" in terms of regeneration. But, you correct. We rarely drank water unless it was premixed with hops and barley and came in a keg. Eisboch Our place in Wyoming is at 8000' and does not have a well. The probability of hitting water is poor. Our neighbor drilled 1500' and only gets about 40 gal/day. Drilling costs are over $30/ft. SO, the solution is to have a big cistern and to haul water. You cannot haul any more than about 300 gal at a time because the road up the mountain is seriously treacherous in winter and even in summer is scary hauling a shifting load of water. This means you learn to use water as if you are living on a boat. We want to put in the cistern this next summer but we disagree on the size. She wants a 3000 gal one and I want the 1750 gal one. They have to be buried at least a foot under ground and this is in a place where we are likely to hit rock 2' down, meaning blasting which is expensive. Furhtermore, such a buried cistern must be kept about 1/4 full all the time meaning I have to haul a lot of loads just for the minimum. Run-off from the roof of any moderate sized cabin would be only enough integrated over a year to provide enough water for a couple of months. As we cannot agree on this or even on the size of cabin to build, I will simply use the existing 100 yr old log cabin (430 sq ft, huge for that time period) but I plan to add a 500 gal above ground tank for summer use. Bigger catch basin. Pt. Reyes lighthouse has a huge cistern and many square yards of concrete for catching the fog moisture and filling the cistern. Almost never rains on the point. Sticks a long way out into the ocean. |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:16:00 -0400, "Jim" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) One of the things I hate about the water at the kids houses is the water is too soft. I have real water - with calcium, iron and it's hard as a rock. Which is the way water should be. :) |
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On Aug 11, 11:47*am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:16:00 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message m... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message m... My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. *The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. * Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. * Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) One of the things I hate about the water at the kids houses is the water is too soft. I have real water - with calcium, iron and it's hard as a rock. Which is the way water should be. *:)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yup, 180 foot well The aquafir we draw from supposedly comes from up in Canada. It has a slight damp smell to it since 95% of the houses on this side of town went to town water almost 15 years ago.. |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:16:00 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "Eisboch" wrote in message om... "Earl of Warwich, Duke of Cornwall, Marquies of Anglesea, Sir Reginald P. Smithers III Esq. LLC, STP. " wrote in message . .. My problem with all water along the SE coast is they are way to soft and you can taste and actually smell the limestone. The water in Myrtle Beach has got to the worst water I have ever tasted, and it is impossible to completely rinse off in the shower. On the other hand, NYC has the best tasting water in the world. Which is why they have the best tasting pizza. I had forgotten about Florida well water and the contraptions of tanks and salt bins used to make it useable. Even with new carbon filters plus the salt and something else that I can't remember, you could still smell sulfur. I miss the mid-winter weather, but I don't miss the water. Water comes out of my well at 7.4PH No need for a softener. We do have a chlorine sanitizing system so there is no taste or odor. There was a sulpher smell to the water when we first moved in but it went away when the filter was turned on. I didn't notice any water problems at your place but then I don't recall drinking any. ;-) One of the things I hate about the water at the kids houses is the water is too soft. I have real water - with calcium, iron and it's hard as a rock. Which is the way water should be. :) We put a private well in several years back. They had to go down just over 500' in order to get the flow rates they wanted. It's used primarily for the sprinkler systems for the lawns and one of the horse paddocks, but we also plumbed it into the pool water make up system and the cabana's sink. I'll betcha if we had it tested, it would be purer, better water than the town supplies to the house. Eisboch |
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