WesP
Active Member
I decided to run a report on my water and i'm having trouble understanding exactly *what* my filter actually does here. The filtered report actually looks worse. I'm using a whole house sediment and carbon filter to do the filtering.
Tap Water:
pH 8.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 269
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.45
Cations / Anions, me/L 4.5 / 4.1
ppm
Sodium, Na 47
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 29
Magnesium, Mg 11
Total Hardness, CaCO3 118
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.5 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 17
Chloride, Cl 51
Carbonate, CO3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO3 91
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 79
Total Phosphorus, P 0.45
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Filtered Tap Water:
pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 383
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.64
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.4 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 65
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 42
Magnesium, Mg 17
Total Hardness, CaCO3 176
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.4 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 40
Chloride, Cl 70
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 106
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 87
Total Phosphorus, P 0.67
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Can anyone help my understand what a carbon filter does to the water beside making it taste fantastic Do I need to attach another water filter to the setup to filter out anything else?
Tap Water:
pH 8.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 269
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.45
Cations / Anions, me/L 4.5 / 4.1
ppm
Sodium, Na 47
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 29
Magnesium, Mg 11
Total Hardness, CaCO3 118
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.5 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 17
Chloride, Cl 51
Carbonate, CO3 3
Bicarbonate, HCO3 91
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 79
Total Phosphorus, P 0.45
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Filtered Tap Water:
pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 383
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.64
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.4 / 6.4
ppm
Sodium, Na 65
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 42
Magnesium, Mg 17
Total Hardness, CaCO3 176
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.4 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 40
Chloride, Cl 70
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 106
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 87
Total Phosphorus, P 0.67
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
Can anyone help my understand what a carbon filter does to the water beside making it taste fantastic Do I need to attach another water filter to the setup to filter out anything else?