The Mineral Battle: Why Iron Filters And Water Softeners Are Fighting The Wrong Enemy

Written by Craig "The Water Guy" Phillips

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Kicking off in 1990, Craig “The Water Guy” Phillips put Quality Water Treatment (QWT) on the map, making it a trustworthy name in water treatment. Craig and his clan’s goal? Keep our wallets happy and service genuine, all under the SoftPro Water Systems umbrella.

• Craig Phillips: As chief and founder, Craig’s mission is simple—develop products that truly benefit you, sans those annoying pushy sales tactics.
• Jeremy Phillips: Craig's son, who's steering sales in the right direction—Jeremy is all about making sure you find that water solution that's just right, with the help of spot-on water analysis.
• Heather Phillips: Craig's daughter runs the show behind the scenes, making sure everything from shipping to customer chats runs smooth as silk.

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Our promise of quality shines through in every SoftPro system we've got. We combine cutting-edge tech with user-friendly designs, tailored for any family’s needs. Plus, we’ve got plenty of resources like tips on water softener costs and water treatment methods to help you navigate your journey.

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Iron Filtration vs Water Softeners

Let's chat about making sure our water tastes great and keeps our homes rust-free. Choosing between iron filtration and water softeners can be a bit like picking between chocolate and peanut butter. Both work, but they tackle different issues. Knowing what each is good at helps boost the water quality right from our taps to our morning coffee.

Getting to Know Iron in Water

Iron sneaks into our water in a couple of ways: ferrous iron and ferric iron. Think of ferrous iron as that sneaky clear water that morphs into pumpkin-orange stains on your nice white bathroom tiles when it mixes with air. Kind of like a magic trick you didn’t ask for! Meanwhile, ferric iron is all about making a grand entrance with its rusty, brownish greeting from the get-go.

Here's a peek at their behavior:

Now, a standard water softener is like the mail person who can pick up ferrous iron when things are just peachy (like when the water's pH is chill, and not much oxygen messes things up). But give it ferric iron? Well, it's gonna be scratching its head (Discount Water Softeners).

The Trick to Picking the Right Gadget

So how do we decide whether to roll with an iron filter or a water softener? It boils down to what’s in our water.

Iron filtration kits—like those fancy catalytic carbon filters, or oxidation gizmos, or Katalox Light and AIO systems—are champs when iron levels are high (between 7 and 15 ppm). They turn that sneaky ferrous iron solid, making it easier to kick out (Discount Water Softeners).

And if the water's got more gunk or tricky iron that likes to play hide and seek, those iron filters step up, making sure we’re not stuck with crummy water and keeping our softeners from slacking off.

So let's keep it simple:

Facing the iron menace in our water? Popping in an iron filter could really up our water game. And yeah, if money or setup seems hairy, peeking into the nitty-gritty of these water treatment options is worth it to nail the right fix for our household.