CRYSTAL QUEST ® Utilizing the latest technologies in water industry, coupled with 30 years of manufacturing expertise. The well water filtration system provides you with the most effective, healthy, great-tasting water conveniently at the most affordable price. Well water treatment systems are attractive, easy to install and use, and removes more than 500 contaminants from water*.



WELL WATER TREATMENT



Water travels through multiple stages of water filtration:



In stage 1, Water flows through one - micron filter pads (1 micron equals 1/25,000th of an inch), which remove suspended particles such as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt, and other un-dissolved matter.*




In stage 2, Well water flows through granulated activated carbon (GAC). GAC is universally recognized and widely used as an effective adsorbent for a wide variety of organic contaminants, such as chlorine (99.9%), chemicals linked to cancer (THM's, benzine) pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, volatile organic compounds (VOC's), PCB's, MTBE's and hundreds of other chemical contaminants that may be present in water that create bad taste and odors.* Carbon is extremely porous and provides a large surface area for contaminants to collect. Carbon-only filters must also use their capacity for chlorine removal, resulting in a shortened life. They also may use a bituminous coal carbon, which is good at removing chlorine, but not as effective at removing chemicals. We use a high-grade coconut shell carbon that is most effective at removing chemicals. Coconut shell carbon provides a significantly higher volume of micro-pores than either coal, wood or lignite based carbon.

As a result, it is more effective than other carbon types in removing trihalomethanes (THM's) and other chemicals from municipally supplied water. Since our REDOX media removes the chlorine before it reaches the carbon, the carbon capacity is not wasted on chlorine and is free to concentrate more effectively on organic contaminants. Chlorine is referenced here because these systems may be used to treat municipally treated water quality to remove chlorine residual, which is not typically added to well water quality.


GAC an essential stage of the well water purifier. Granulated activated carbon has been known as a miracle filter media by many researchers because of its unique ability to remove offensive tastes, odors, color, chlorine and volatile organic chemicals, pesticides and trihalomethanes (a group of suspected carcinogens). Briefly, activated carbon acts like a sponge, with a large surface area to absorb contaminants in the water. Many scientists believe this is a result of an affinity that these chemicals have for carbon because of Van Der Waal forces. Activated carbon is the preferred treatment and method recommended by the EPA to remove a host of potentially hazardous and possibly carcinogenic chemicals in drinking water. Well water sulfur is the culprit behind the smelly well water reputation.




In stage 3, Water flows through the ion exchange resin, acting as a well water softener by reducing water hardness, as well as reducing heavy metals such as lead, copper, and aluminum..




In stages 4 and 5, Water flows through a bed of media made of a special high-purity alloy blend of two dissimilar metals - copper and zinc KDF-55D ®, and KDF-85D ® . KDF is a major advancement in water treatment technology that works on the electro-chemical and spontaneous-oxidation-reduction (REDOX) principles. Chlorine is instantaneously and almost inexhaustibly oxidized. Tests on KDF/GAC cartridge have shown 99+% chlorine removal past 20,000 gallons of water. In comparison, carbon cartridges of comparable volumes drop below 90% effectiveness after only 4,000 gallons.


Iron and hydrogen sulfide are oxidized into insoluble matter and attach to the surface of the media. Many well water problems are related to sulfur smell in well water associated with rotten egg odors. One of the other common problems is due to the pressence of iron in well water. The KDF media is the component that acts as a well water iron filter. However, in high concentrations of iron, please be advised that the well water filter system may need to be changed more often. Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, copper, nickel, chromium, cadmium, aluminum, and other dissolved metals are removed from the water by the electrochemical process. They are attracted to the surface of the media, much like a magnet. The media inhibits bacterial growth throughout the entire unit


In fact, it has been shown to be reduced up to 90%, eliminating the need for silver, which is commonly used in carbon-only filters (silver is considered a pesticide by the EPA and, as such, must be registered with them). Is copper or zinc added to the water in any significant amount? On 2.3 ppm chlorinated water, 0.05 mg/l copper and only 0.46 mg/l zinc were measured. The EPA aesthetic levels are 1.0 mg/l for copper and 5.0 mg/l for zinc. Both zinc and copper are essential minerals for good health - the FDA recommends a daily intake of 15 mg of zinc and 2 mg of copper.




In stage 6, Water flows through another one-micron filtration pad for further reduction of undesirable particles. The end result of the well water purification system is a great reduction or the total elimination of a wide variety of contaminants.





* If present in your water.