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hct4all
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# Posted: 11 Nov 2025 09:36pm
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Hi. My cabin is small and I would like to have my well water drinkable. I had it tested and I need some fairly large equipment. High iron. No room inside and camp is open underneath. Thinking about putting a 4x8 addition on the back on the other side of the bathroom where the water comes in. I would move the hot water tank in there as well. Keeping it small for easy heating. It gets cold in NW Pennsylvania. I would run into the bathroom through the wall and have access from the outside. I will insulate well and have an heater in there. Anyone ever do this? Tips? Thank you
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FishHog
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 07:52am
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Personally, I wouldn't try to treat all my water, just the water you drink. Why put all the money, and space into treating shower, toilet, dish water? Smaller under sink systems would be my preference.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 09:16am
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Our cabin is off-grid and a dormant well. The biggest water use is utility, not potable, we have a rain barrel catchment system for utility and bring in the potable. My old driven well is water ~30' down and only a 2.5" pipe so I haven't been able to get any water out of it (I have shocked it every year though) but if I can I will get it tested and expect to be like yours. In anticipation, and in case we had to use the rain barrel water, Ive looked at the filtering systems, like Berkey (or a diy clone) for just potable.
You've done the important 1st step in getting yours tested and 'high iron' should be able to be handled with a simple system. Where I grew up and where we have lived for now for the past 37? years are both high iron and we never did anything but use it.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 11:17am
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What kind of equipment do you need to get rid of high iron?
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hct4all
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 12:43pm
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From what I read the under the sink or countertop RO systems do not work well with high iron. Anyone have experience?
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hct4all
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 12:45pm
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hct4all
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 12:55pm
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hct4all
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2025 12:56pm
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1st pic was of the equipment I was quoted. Second are the results of the water test
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spencerin
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2025 09:27pm - Edited by: spencerin
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There have to be smaller systems out there. I would search the internet for smaller, and less costly, systems, especially since your cabin is small.
Where in NW PA are you? I've been to the Tionesta area many, many times.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2025 10:23pm
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Beware of salesmen with your dollars in their eyes
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Brettny
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2025 07:44am
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I would do your own research. Looks to be a large water softener system.
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hct4all
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# Posted: 14 Nov 2025 10:49pm - Edited by: hct4all
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I’m just outside Tionesta. Off German Hill. Thanks for the input
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 15 Nov 2025 08:16am
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Is there a bad color or taste in a glass of water from that well?
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hct4all
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2025 09:04am
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Yes. Slight orange and a bit off taste. Might just try a countertop reverse osmosis system
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2025 01:15pm
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Have you let the well pump out over a good amount of time? A little used well can have some rusting stuff down there and it accumulates over time if not being regularly used; get it pumped out and it may be better.
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spencerin
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# Posted: 18 Nov 2025 09:55pm - Edited by: spencerin
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Small world, my family's camp-stead is off Ross Run Road.
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