Marble chips in well

hanovertom · Apr 22, 2017

Does any one use marble chips to raise Ph in their well? How much? How often to add more?

showcrop · Apr 22, 2017

I can't see marble dissolving fast enough to have any effect. I would think that limestone would work a lot better.

jeffcat · Apr 22, 2017

You need one of these. Simple to install and the instructions are simple. You fill it almost to the top with water neutralizer crushed lime. Costs around $10.oo per 50lb. Bag. The stuff is about 3/16 size. Mine takes a bit more than three bags. If you Don't treat the water it will disolve your copper pipes!

Rollie NE PA · Apr 22, 2017

My system takes a Calcite and Mag Oxide mix to correct the ph.

Copperhead don't play · Apr 24, 2017

(quoted from post at 23:31:30 04/22/17)
I can't see marble dissolving fast enough to have any effect. I would think that limestone would work a lot better.

All marble is limestone, but not all limestone is marble. Both are calcium carbonate just different hardness and purity. They will dissolve at different rates. To increase the rate have smaller size stones which gives you a larger amount of surface area exposed per pound of stone.

showcrop · Apr 24, 2017

(quoted from post at 05:40:10 04/24/17)

(quoted from post at 23:31:30 04/22/17)
I can't see marble dissolving fast enough to have any effect. I would think that limestone would work a lot better.

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All marble is limestone, but not all limestone is marble. Both are calcium carbonate just different hardness and purity. They will dissolve at different rates. To increase the rate have smaller size stones which gives you a larger amount of surface area exposed per pound of stone.

Well, Copperhead, kind of. Limestone is a sedimentary rock, while marble is metamorphic rock. Which is to say that after a great amount of heat and pressure is applied limestone becomes marble. My point exactly was that limestone will dissolve way faster than marble will. Yes, increased surface area makes a huge difference but that difference is the same for both minerals.

Married2Allis · Apr 25, 2017

(quoted from post at 17:59:52 04/22/17) If you Don't treat the water it will disolve your copper pipes!

Depends on the pH. I had a plumber tell me I needed one of those units because my pH was about 6.6. I had some mild blue stains on porcelain fixtures. Well after 20 years, I took a cross section of my 1/2" copper water supply and there was very little corrosion and essentially no effect on the the thickness of the pipes.

showcrop · Apr 25, 2017

(quoted from post at 04:21:08 04/25/17)

(quoted from post at 17:59:52 04/22/17) If you Don't treat the water it will disolve your copper pipes!

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Depends on the pH. I had a plumber tell me I needed one of those units because my pH was about 6.6. I had some mild blue stains on porcelain fixtures. Well after 20 years, I took a cross section of my 1/2" copper water supply and there was very little corrosion and essentially no effect on the the thickness of the pipes.

Yes it does depend on pH. My father had his house plumbed in 1949, and by 1979 it was spring leaks all over and the plumbing had to be replaced. I also know of a modern nursing home building on another water supply that needed to be replumbed at around twenty years. twenty or thirty I think that I would treat my water.

Married2Allis · Apr 25, 2017

They sell something called calcite that comes in 75 lb pails (essentially granulated calcium). Could you not add that to the well periodically?

showcrop · Apr 25, 2017

(quoted from post at 06:26:21 04/25/17) They sell something called calcite that comes in 75 lb pails (essentially granulated calcium). Could you not add that to the well periodically?

Not really, because the top of your well is supposed to be sealed. 4-6 nuts and bolts and a rubber seal. not something you really wan to be opening every 3-4 months

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