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Hello all. Buying new to me home in litchfield. This is short sale home at great buy.
All inspections are back. We have one issue, the water. Arsenic Came back with 27ppb, EPA wants 10ppb (part per billion). Old reg were 50ppb. A good RO system will remove all arsenic. Would be filtering bath and kitchen taps.
Just not sure on how to feel about this. Don't want to second guess my water for my family and don't want others to second guess the water.
first of all - arsenic in NH's water is very common. It's natural. We are the granite state and granite contains arsenic. Do you know if it's type III or V?
V is easier to correct than III. Arsenic can easily be corrected with water filtration systems.
Roughly 15- 20% of NH wells are contaminated. At least 150 public schools have also tested positive for arsenic levels above the new recommendations. They are having filtration systems installed to correct the problem.
We had the same levels 30ppb when we bought our house last year. my wife had the same concerns. We ended up just going with a reverse osmosis system with an arsenic filter on it for the kitchen sink and the ice maker. We both drink the water and dont even think about it now.
The bigger issue we had was with radon, had to get a bubble up system for that at 4k$!
All inspections are back. We have one issue, the water. Arsenic Came back with 27ppb, EPA wants 10ppb (part per billion). Old reg were 50ppb. A good RO system will remove all arsenic. Would be filtering bath and kitchen taps.
Just not sure on how to feel about this.
The old reg was 50ppb and it was lowered because of worries for pregnant women & babies I believe. Your current level is about 1/2 that... The RO system is very effective as you stated and it sounds like it would definitely bring it below limits (and probably eliminate almost all of it).
Personally, I wouldn't be too worried...given all the above. It sounds like you have a clear mitigation option.
We had the same levels 30ppb when we bought our house last year. my wife had the same concerns. We ended up just going with a reverse osmosis system with an arsenic filter on it for the kitchen sink and the ice maker. We both drink the water and dont even think about it now.
The bigger issue we had was with radon, had to get a bubble up system for that at 4k$!
How often do you retest to make sure your system is still working?
How often do you retest to make sure your system is still working?
The filters on the reverse osmosis is changed every year, the arsenic one is changed every 3 years. They (well water company) will retest the water annually for like 35 bucks for arsenic levels if you choose too.
We had the same levels 30ppb when we bought our house last year. my wife had the same concerns. We ended up just going with a reverse osmosis system with an arsenic filter on it for the kitchen sink and the ice maker. We both drink the water and dont even think about it now.
The bigger issue we had was with radon, had to get a bubble up system for that at 4k$!
What brand system did you go with ? And did you retest after install ?
Personally I would not worry about it. 27 ppb is a VERY small amount and IMHO not likely to harm you even if you were a fish. The EPA probably has been heavily lobbied by the treatment system suppliers to lower allowable standards so they can sell more treatment units. Similarly, unless you live 24/7/365 in a basement sealed tighter than a thermos bottle, Radon is another deliberately created problem to sell treatment systems.
In any case you can spend thousands to improve your perceived security without actually achieving any change.
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