EasyWater system - real deal or snake oil?

[RadarTech]

If you live in the country there is someone that installs a water filtering system for wells. If you run straight well water all your sinks and tubs will be permanently stained by rust. Most likely your house will stink of Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten eggs) after taking a shower. Your drinking water will smell like rotten eggs. It's safe to drink if you can stand the smell. Our system is custom built. It doesn't come from a manufacturer. There are two filters that back flush three times a week. An automatic air compressor that pumps a small amount of air in to the water lines to control rust and a reverse osmosis drinking water system. There is no chlorine, no rust, no stinky water, and no hassle. This water comes from the ground and is not recycled from the local sewage plant.

I hate to be the one to disagree.. but I must..

I live in the mountains of Western NC, and I have a well. No softener, no chlorinator, no rust, and no sulfer water issues. My well is 465 feet deep with 8.5 gallons per minute. the well head is about 40 feet lower than the basement and the water line is about 150 feet to the basement.

The water line comes up from the well head, into the basement,to a ~30 gallon pressure tank, and then over to a simple water filter from Lowes. We get dirt in it, but I have not seen rust. We replace the filter every 6-8months. There is another filter on the ice maker/drinking water on the frig.

The water was tested by the well company when it was installed and was clean of bacteria and all the normal stuff.

Our well head is 40 feet lower than the septic system and about 200 lateral feet from the well with the septic install sloped away from the well.

The land is hilly with rock layers fairly often. In some cases we have iron rock that is rather thick..
there is one kind of rock that I have not figured out. it is a white crusty rock that crumbles when I pick it up with the loader.

But anyway-- the moral of all of this is that--- NOT every well requires a softener, has rust issues and the sulfer issues.....

as a friend is known for saying-- YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY (YMMV)....

Jim

 

[dave1949]

If you live in the country there is someone that installs a water filtering system for wells. If you run straight well water all your sinks and tubs will be permanently stained by rust. Most likely your house will stink of Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten eggs) after taking a shower. Your drinking water will smell like rotten eggs. It's safe to drink if you can stand the smell. Our system is custom built. It doesn't come from a manufacturer. There are two filters that back flush three times a week. An automatic air compressor that pumps a small amount of air in to the water lines to control rust and a reverse osmosis drinking water system. There is no chlorine, no rust, no stinky water, and no hassle. This water comes from the ground and is not recycled from the local sewage plant.

What RadarTech said.

Some are blessed with good wells, others not. Some areas worse than others. Good thing to check on before you buy property.

My well is 125' deep, 40 gpm rating and all we use is a string wound filter (in an under $50 unit) that I replace about 3-4 times per year to take out iron scale.

A good well driller probably has a fair idea of where and what depth they will find good water before they even start drilling. They often have several generations of experience in their area.

Dave.

 

[whistlepig]

I hate to be the one to disagree.. but I must..

I live in the mountains of Western NC, and I have a well. No softener, no chlorinator, no rust, and no sulfer water issues. My well is 465 feet deep with 8.5 gallons per minute. the well head is about 40 feet lower than the basement and the water line is about 150 feet to the basement.

The water line comes up from the well head, into the basement,to a ~30 gallon pressure tank, and then over to a simple water filter from Lowes. We get dirt in it, but I have not seen rust. We replace the filter every 6-8months. There is another filter on the ice maker/drinking water on the frig.

The water was tested by the well company when it was installed and was clean of bacteria and all the normal stuff.

Our well head is 40 feet lower than the septic system and about 200 lateral feet from the well with the septic install sloped away from the well.

The land is hilly with rock layers fairly often. In some cases we have iron rock that is rather thick..
there is one kind of rock that I have not figured out. it is a white crusty rock that crumbles when I pick it up with the loader.

But anyway-- the moral of all of this is that--- NOT every well requires a softener, has rust issues and the sulfer issues.....

as a friend is known for saying-- YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY (YMMV)....

Jim

I think the majority of us don't have Rocky Mountain spring water in our back yard. I was only speaking for the water in my part of the country. I have a friend that lives 200 miles east of me that has 135 acres on top of shale oil. They mine the shale out there to extract the oil. They don't do wells there at all. A well would bring up 50% water and 50% oil. So they have water people that specialize in tapping in to above ground springs. He has done this and has been a reliable source of water for him for many years. I have hunted places that the water is so pure that I could drink from a creek. But they won't let you live there.

 

[dusred]

So from what I've read here, stay away from the easy water system?

Yes. Stay clear away from them and stick with the conventional tested and proven water softeners.

The EasyWater reps are all over the boards posing as satisfied customers but many of them have different screen names and post the EXACT same thing on different boards which tells me that they are just reps from EasyWater.

EasyWater is a complete scam.

 

[Dargo]

Well, I thought I would give a one year update. Please refer to my update 4 months ago.

Actually, all is well and we are very pleased. I can't make any comment on EasyWater since I didn't buy one nor could I find anyone I could speak with or correspond via email who actually had the EasyWater system for a reference. I have to admit that I was a little put off when one person didn't lie, but sort of lead me to believe that he had the EasyWater system and how great it was. When I point blank asked him, he admitted that he sold them. Anyway, I still give a great recommendation for the conventional system I purchased. The part that measures the water volume actually used as a reference for regenerating is far better than the old timer system that regenerated whether you needed it or not. Salt use isn't bad at all.

 

[whistlepig]

Well, I thought I would give a one year update. Please refer to my update 4 months ago.

Actually, all is well and we are very pleased. I can't make any comment on EasyWater since I didn't buy one nor could I find anyone I could speak with or correspond via email who actually had the EasyWater system for a reference. I have to admit that I was a little put off when one person didn't lie, but sort of lead me to believe that he had the EasyWater system and how great it was. When I point blank asked him, he admitted that he sold them. Anyway, I still give a great recommendation for the conventional system I purchased. The part that measures the water volume actually used as a reference for regenerating is far better than the old timer system that regenerated whether you needed it or not. Salt use isn't bad at all.

When you mention the conventional system that you bought it is a custom system the same as mine? I think some are looking for an off the shelf water system. From what I am reading this is not available in most places.

 

[dave1949]

I think the majority of us don't have Rocky Mountain spring water in our back yard. .

Didn't mean to make light of well issues some may have. I know from 1st hand experience about pipe eating, smelly 'sulpher' water in parts of Ohio. One of my wife's uncles from Masillon/Canton OH area had coal dust in his well water.

Poland Springs water comes from Maine, Nestle wants all the Maine water people are willing to let them pump from that area.

I thought others reading your statement might be led to believe well water is always bad. There's plenty of bad well water out there, but good ones too.

Dave.

 

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Yes. Stay clear away from them and stick with the conventional tested and proven water softeners.

The EasyWater reps are all over the boards posing as satisfied customers but many of them have different screen names and post the EXACT same thing on different boards which tells me that they are just reps from EasyWater.

EasyWater is a complete scam.

thanks for the answer, I have a softner just wondered if there is any thing better.

 

[c5ac5b9]

as a scientist, I believe that this Easy Water system is supposed to work by Magnetic theory. If that is the case, and it must be as they don't say how it works except to say that you wrap a coil around your pipe, then this is very likely to be a MAJOR scam that is not backed well by science.

See this like for more info on the subject.

 

[The Dougster]

Regarding the Easy Water system, I don't have a clue but I have read some really, really off-the-wall comments on this thread.... By all means, have your water tested for both minerals and bacteria. That is simply the smart thing to do. When you have your well/pump serviced, make certain the contractor sterilizes the pump and pump column and the well when they finish. In Texas, this is required by law.
Some rock formations have poor permeability and the water will pick up a few nasties but to say outright that all water wells produce poor quality water is outrageous. There are well construction methods that can protect from undesirable water producing aquifers and any reputable well contractor can work around many problems. Do your homework by checking with reputable contractors as well as whatever State agency regulates water well drilling in your State.