How to Remove Iron from Well Water

Iron is one of the most common contaminants faced by well owners. From muddy-colored glasses of drinking water to bright orange streaks in toilets and bathtubs, iron leaves a trail of stains, discoloration, and foul tastes in its wake. Though it is one of the most prevalent water quality issues faced by well-owners, there are many solutions to rid your water of this unwelcome mineral. Join John Woodard, our Master Water Specialist, as we explore how iron gets in your water and how to remove it.
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[@ChrisDL08]

Great video. As someone who works in the water industry, your videos are very educational. Another way to knock iron out of solution, if you are dealing with a water well that has a storage tank, is to install a spray bar and riser in the storage tank. The tank will need to get cleaned out every year or two, but it keeps a lot of iron from getting into the home. It also knocks out hydrogen sulfide.

[@stevennoah1278]

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[@ClearWaterPumpWell]

Well said Sir! Not many can talk about water filtration so clearly and transparently so that a layman can understand. There are so many scam water filter providers out there online that sell sugar pills, useless and unnecessary products. Glad to see a breath of fresh air on iron filtration to the KZbin. Take care, Casey.

[@medicmike4906]

Great video. People need to understand if you have iron in your homes water and you bath drink or wash your clothes in this, your liver will become toxic over time. If you have a inheritable disease called Hemochromatosis, your liver is much more susceptible to iron. This disease is fairly common, most doctors will not test for this. The majority of people have no clue until they get older after it is too late to treat for it. Everyone should ask their Dr. to perform a iron blood test.

[@MrNiech]

Best video on this stuff after watching numerous ones thank you

[@thesandman775]

For anyone that's dealing with a high load of ferrous/dissolved iron, look into hydrogen peroxide injection system followed by a catalytic carbon backwashing filter. The peroxide is one of the best oxidizers that's virtually harmless in water. They're not cheap, but they absolutely knock out all iron/hydrogen sulfide issues. It's worked in my case where we had upwards of 20 ppm of iron, sometimes more depending on the time of the year

[@philbach1]

Very Helpful and informative. Thanks.

[@TomKaren94]

Very informative. Thanks for posting this video.

[@DannielleElliott]

Great video. This explains why I still had iron in my pool after putting a filter on the hose coming from the well pump. The iron was in a dissolved state and could not be filtered. Do you sell filters that can be used on a garden hose coming from the well pump that converts the iron then filters it before going into the pool? That is what I need! Thanks

[@Bertahanbertambah]

Thank you its really helpful for me. Greeting from Asia

[@madmozzie9714]

You teach.. This is definiton of content marketing the future of ads where u educate good job

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Very good info and SO glad to know you're in my area!

[@oilspeculatorhater]

Thank you, very informative!

[@Balasad1979]

Thank you

[@georgemuriithi2303]

Great! I have learnt something. Thank you you sir.🇰🇪

[@EcoperlaGlobal]

Professional explanations! However, there is another method for treating iron water - using pre-aeration. Regeneration takes place without the use of chemicals, and the station is effective even at high concentrations of iron and manganese. :)

[@gopalnandan752]

Great, Video Interesting water sanctification process.

[@enricoderojassarson5596]

Two pump. First pump is well pump which discharges to open air tank for aeration of water. Aeration will cause iron to precipitate in that open air tank. Fill aeration tank with wiffle balls, or deliver water into aeration tank via numerous lawn sprinkler heads on the well pump delivery pump. Then route water to a second storage tank via gravity. House water pump then delivers water from the storage tank to the house. Make sure you control pumps by water levels in each tank. Filters are not the best method of removal when dealing with excessive iron concentrations.

[@Beniamin6665]

Your good stuff.. Coming from a pro..

[@pokemom2713]

I have been going through the ringer trying to treat the iron in our water. We live in a small city that is along the CA coast that has municipal well water. The water from the city comes from one of ten underground aquifer wells. The water has been getting worse over the years of the drought. The water is also extremely hard, grain 11. I have been through Culligan, what a mess, and now have Rayne, they are doing better but still not getting it all the way taken care of. A Big Blue housing with iron filter made one shower somewhat ok, then back to the yucky. I think we have the iron bacteria. The biggest issue is my hair and skin. The iron bleached out mt hair and makes it coppery but worst of all it costs the hair and skin and makes my 9:29 hair so oily and staticky and sticky and itchy and makes my skin itch and burn and makes my body tremble when it touches me in either the water or my hair. It’s disgusting. I don’t know what to do anymore. The soft water exchange tanks, a whole house filter and iron filter in big blue housings and still the water is shit.

[@michaelportwood1336]

Is there any fresh water systems store in the state of Michigan?

[@amandabretch85]

What if you have a tank that is bedded with catalytic carbon and macro ion resin. Does that get rid of the ferrick? Or whichever one it was Ferris the one that gets removed with that sediment filter? Will macro ion resin and catalytic carbon inside the tank completely bedded with it remove both of those irons? Or do you need still the sediment filter? And if you don’t have the sediment filter, could you put a fully bedded catalytic carbon tank in front of the resin and the softener?would that take care of it?

[@lindamclean4664]

I have French drains in my yard that enter my lake, but the water is very orange and slushy looking. I was told it was iron. With some of those products you recommend work by putting it in the drains.? It is running into the lake, so I need to be careful of what chemicals I’m using

[@jeanmader2302]

We purchased an iron filter that uses potperm, and it is over eight years old. For the last few years we have had the loudest gurgling from the basement, coming from the unit. We have had the tech come out three or four times, but they don't know what to do, except charge 100.00 for the service call. I understand that the unit which does not contain potperm, is very noisy. Maybe we should revert back to just adding iron out to the softener salt. What is the most acceptable solution.

[@nokpaikyknokpaikyk2285]

Name of Cline water and remove iron sir please

[@Melons-vg8dq]

I knew a woman who had small teeth because the iron in her well water leeched out the calcium as she was growing up.

[@johnwagner8465]

Love the video...easy to understand..thank you

[@ronymgijo1635]

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[@sulaymanmarega3956]

please i need help with regards to the well i drilled for a customer and we are having iron issues there

[@Freshwatersystems]

Please give us a call and our tech support team will be happy to assist!

[@theresaworkman8210]

I am so stressed out about this is drives me crazy with all the information out there I almost feel I can't trust anyone. M..

[@shelbywilmoth839]

I am the same way, we have tried so many thing and it’s costly, can’t afford to try to dig another well. Our water has ruined everything. Stressed and hopeless that it can be fixed

[@LaneyaWiles]

Same

[@Beniamin6665]

There are good people out there like us. You do have to speak to the actual professionals of a company and not the sales people unless of course sales guys or gals are professionals. You need to know what’s in the water bottom line. Keep in mind if you are in municipal or well.

[@JoelDubay]

I want to pay someone to consult with me, find out exactly how to fix my problem and not try to sell me a system.

[@jadesmith9623]

Lots of characters out there. Air inject with a discharge works really well…

[@Bob557one]

What is the best pre filter for removing ferric iron upstream of my iron filter and softener? Thanks

[@caburtnett1980]

So technically i dont really need a water softener unit. I can use an iron filter, a whole house filter and a sediment clean out port, right?

[@sissymurphy9620]

What about ph and iron . I had the evolve filter installer here . He said I have iron and ph is 6 and he said I need 4 filters and two of them self flushing and one calcite filter and one of those paper filter things . I don't want to change filters like that . Besides that bill would have been around 8 thousand dollars . We are retired and then he added in electric to be run to them another 524 dollars . I have a koi pond so i know from years of testing water that water test kits need to be in date and he used a powder test kit . i use liquid test kit and ph meter that i have to calibrate

[@cszulu2000]

If you have a whole house ro, do you need to filter out iron?

[@sicknickmusic6821]

hey, doesn't Reverse Osmosis solve all these problems so we can drink it safely?

[@palittlemidget]

What test kit do you recommend getting? I have a shared well with 5 other houses, so I know I cannot shock my well, but this year all of a sudden everything is orange and nasty and I need to fix it.

[@lindalori52]

Well water in sinks was confirmed positive for coliform bacteria even with a decent size steri light. I was told that the iron shadows the bacteria. I also have a sediment filter. Would an additional iron filter do the trick? Thanks!

[@jayrsaclet4024]

Carbon filter can get ferrous iron?

[@aksahu1414]

No

[@ManiMani-qz3fh]

Nice

[@TL-xv9of]

Another great video, thank you.

[@bryanp8010]

I’ve got a sediment filter, water softener, uv light then iron breaker and STILL have iron issues. All the toilets are stained after 1 month and the iron level is so high we can’t drink the water. I shock the well every 6 months. We don’t even know what to do anymore.

[@bilalnaseer4914]

Hi sir, How can we clean our membrane

[@akhimajumdar6143]

Hi dear, This is Aklima from IPAO Bangladesh. I have tested water. Testing result is 1.6 mg/L. I need your assistance. Please suggest me how can I remove iron from deep water well. Kind regards

[@jyoung5594]

Thanks for the great info. Should you install a sediment filter before or after the pressure tank? Thanks

[@bobbyatman273]

I have same question, can I install a spin down filter right at the well or after a pressure tank

[@theThinkerator]

it would be best to install BEFORE the pressure tank. that way you keep iron out of the tank i know folks who install softeners before the pressure tank, so the cleanest water enters the working system

[@deadmanswife3625]

That was me. My teeth grew bigger after I move to the city

[@charlespalmerii4299]

We have Iron bacteria, and did not go away after shocking , what would you recommend?

[@WhenPokemon]

Great Video =)

[@HabsGeorge]

I had excavator work done last fall. This summer my well water is brownish color to it and a smell. Don't know what to do? I stopped drinking it. Friend told me it will clean up on its own after awhile.

[@theresaworkman8210]

Do you use dousing

[@ahnaynay9005]

Sir,can we water the plants with that water please?

[@ALoonwolf]

A water source near me is heavily polluted. What seems to be the problem is that there is a large amount of old rusting junk iron in the area which is just going to keep on contaminating the water. Something else to look at is WHY is there iron in the water, and could the source of the contamination be removed?

[@theThinkerator]

that might be a job for the local Environment services As far as I know, it is illegal to allow something on your property to contaminate another's water, or a wide area aquifer the ES could force a cleanup, or force them to provide you with filtering systems

[@mutaharaAziz]

if Turbidity is 23.79 NTU which filter will be better? \

[@bobbyatman273]

I have a serious problem with iron in our well, can I install a spin down filter right at the well or after a pressure tank?

[@Hagfan789]

If you have a well you should always have some type of carbon/particulate filter set up.

[@senieusanga5892]

My well pumps out fresh water, but when it settles it Iron water that Surfaces...what should I do, I have drilled almost floor places at different points please help.

[@trueluxurycollection]

Use pool life stain intensive

[@paulettesentrellhasty-craw971]

Can you PLEASE PLEASE tell me if and how to remove those hideous stains. They're in the shower, sink, toilet. Please help

[@ryanrynee8410]

same i have screwed up all the tiles in the shower

[@REALBADMANSAMBO]

Iron out. Walmart best prices.

[@paulettesentrellhasty-craw971]

@@REALBADMANSAMBO thank you so much!

[@REALBADMANSAMBO]

@@paulettesentrellhasty-craw971 you're welcome.

[@ryanbassett2091]

Yep! Iron out works!

[@factcheck1776]

If ferrous iron is not visible in the water and is not a health concern, why bother removing it?

[@Journey_of_Abundance]

Taste maybe

[@RScott413]

Because it can still stain and even smell. It doesn't take much

[@deksea]

Because although you cant see it initially, once it comes in contact with oxygen, then it DOES become visible and stains fixtures and clothes just like ferric iron does. Ferrous iron is basically ferric iron that hasn't precipitated out of the water yet. But once its had enough contact time with the air, it will.

[@rbnhd1976]

It ruins coffee and tea as well

[@SH-sg8or]

Tastes terrible

[@Growthwithkumar]

sir, I need to talk from you how can I will able to contact you

[@nithinrajc]

Do u have the iron issue with the water in ur well?

[@holyghostbabe]

I have high level of iron in the water I use for cat fish farming and the fishes are dying please what can I use to reduce the iron content thanks for your response sir

[@hitmanLis]

1:30 Thats what I was trying to tell to Mr. Trump, but he would not listen lol

[@nelsonsantos770]

what about using bleach to precipitate iron?

[@fourbanger]

I did it by removing the iron pipe from the pump to the wellhead and replacing it with PVC with stainless couplings. Man, what a difference

[@kennethblevins6973]

what take care of 100ugl IRON

[@ashokkumarsahooli23]

Our well water is not good , please guide how to use good water .... water is no test

[@estebancorral5151]

You would rather poison yourself than pay for a test?

[@franklongacre2612]

Obviously we all have iron in our water. Or we wouldn't be watching this video so I don't know what you're educating us about iron for we know about our. That's why we're watching the video

[@theresaworkman8210]

How deep should a well go

[@hhiippiittyy]

Depends on the local water table. 100 ft where I live is plenty, Atlantic Canada, but I've heard hundreds and even 1000+ in places like Texas.

[@theresaworkman8210]

@@hhiippiittyy wow 1000+

[@Marvinfj32]

@@hhiippiittyy Way above my pay grade.

[@theThinkerator]

at least 20 feet below the bottom of the water table that way you have space for precipitates to fall

[@aussietriker]

Hi, My brother in law has a serious health problem with to much iron in his blood and he is drink water with iron in it and needs to lower that iron content. My brother in law and sister are Missionaries in Africa and do not have much money to get things done like what you have got, so my question to you is what can they do about reducing the iron levels in there water with just what they have at home? Even getting water Brought to them is difficult. My brother in law has become quite ill and the level of iron in his body is turning his skin a yellowish brown color. He has had medical attention but the area they are in there is not the equipment to treat him properly, even taking out blood is a difficult and painful process. Any suggestions and information would be much appreciated.

[@yourlocalgoner]

I'll help you, tell him to try the water filters, you can diy

[@aussietriker]

Hi where do or where does he find how to make aDIY filter that can take the iron out. They can not by expensive water filters and have limited resources at hand and they live in a very remote area closest town would be 80 to 100 km away plus money is very Limited.

[@yourlocalgoner]

@@aussietriker it's actually cheap and easy, find a bottle or any ware you want to use, make layers of these ingredients: silica sand (or any soft textured sand), zeolite ( or hard textured sand) , active carbon (or charcoal) and some clothes and the bottom.

[@AtomiK-XIX-Bit]

i just dosed too much iron in my aquarium (+2ml per leter) and i want that shit out

[@volkerfritzopitz]

Better use chlorine Dioxide

[@ronduranceau8457]

Would sure be nice if you would turn off that irritating music

[@nomerc3608]

🙏🇺🇸👍🏻❤️🙏

[@magumina4368]

We've had rusty water since we moved to this farm. It's fucking shitty. And we can't afford to get a filter. Life would be a lot better if we could get one. Doesn't it cost like 7000?

[@Journey_of_Abundance]

Use that stimmy check

[@RScott413]

Not even close. Do your research but get your water tested first. Then research how to respond. If you aren't comfortable with that there are some hood companies that will install a total filtration system designed for the more troublesome and common things found in ALL water before it is treated.

[@theThinkerator]

Where I live, $7000 would get you a moderately effective system. but it really depends on your contaminant levels

[@SH-sg8or]

I got the iron out of my water by using a 3 part big blue system that had a iron removal cartridge and then going to a water softener. No more iron! All in wa about $1500

[@ScottJ5860]

The problem with filters is that they have to be replaced, Iron loaded water coming into the house can clog up most filters and render them useless within a week.

[@timothygorman2846]

Silica is the most abundant mineral in the earth's crust, not iron.

[@aripoovlog]

Music is disterbing

[@thenewjerusalem2483]

The other point of view: a practical application (using primitive tools) of iron in water kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpm6ZYt8fLZ1atE

[@mycelebration5242]

🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💕💕

[@whatshappening177]

I just have to say I loved the part where the two guys were trying to mount a big blue. Clearly you guys are not installers.

[@mkgg9637]

Using a water softener to dump enormous amounts of salt into the ground after you are done with the water hardly seems like the best solution for fixing iron in water. And constantly dumping large sums of salt into the softener hardly seems like the easiest solution to this problem

[@TheSateef]

when you said it turns your skin orange, i wonder if any one told trump, maybe that his problem (one of many)

[@donflash1128]

Won’t subscribe if comments and questions aren’t answered,

[@blessingallen1522]

Interested in providing this service to people in my country ...... If it possible please get me an email... Thanks

[@winstonsmith3685]

Excellent video. Thank you!