I mentioned in an earlier post that there is lots of work to be done at Wagmore, our property in Washington State. The Husband and I have been prioritizing and planning. The thing we decided to tackle first? The water filtration system.
In order to get all the permits on the house, we had to have the well water tested. Everything checked out relative to the "this-water-won't-kill-you" standards set forth by the county. "Great!" we thought. One less thing to worry about.
Then, in August we stayed in the house for nearly a week. The water tasted ok. Nobody got sick. Then, one night, we decided to give The Child a bath (we find bathing The Child to be part of good parenting). As the bath started to fill, we noticed the water looked a little yellow. "Maybe the water will clear out as more runs through the pipes?"
Nope. When The Child saw the bath he exclaimed, "I get to bathe in pee water!" Yes, the water at Wagmore looked like pee. A gentle yellow. Special. The Child seemed to think this was pretty funny, but The Husband and I were not so amused so we began to try and figure out what was happening.
We contacted a couple of water filtration companies and they both came back with the same answer. Our water was safe to drink, but it has lots of iron in it.
Since we have new appliances, new pipes, and new sinks, bathtubs, etc. in the house, we knew this was something we needed to deal with sooner rather than later.
So, when The Husband was back at Wagmore last month, he had a purification system installed. The system lives in our ugly, needs-a-little-TLC pump house. We also had a reverse osmosis drinking water system put in the kitchen, because, well, we were in "clean the water" mode.
In order to get all the permits on the house, we had to have the well water tested. Everything checked out relative to the "this-water-won't-kill-you" standards set forth by the county. "Great!" we thought. One less thing to worry about.
Then, in August we stayed in the house for nearly a week. The water tasted ok. Nobody got sick. Then, one night, we decided to give The Child a bath (we find bathing The Child to be part of good parenting). As the bath started to fill, we noticed the water looked a little yellow. "Maybe the water will clear out as more runs through the pipes?"
Nope. When The Child saw the bath he exclaimed, "I get to bathe in pee water!" Yes, the water at Wagmore looked like pee. A gentle yellow. Special. The Child seemed to think this was pretty funny, but The Husband and I were not so amused so we began to try and figure out what was happening.
We contacted a couple of water filtration companies and they both came back with the same answer. Our water was safe to drink, but it has lots of iron in it.
Since we have new appliances, new pipes, and new sinks, bathtubs, etc. in the house, we knew this was something we needed to deal with sooner rather than later.
So, when The Husband was back at Wagmore last month, he had a purification system installed. The system lives in our ugly, needs-a-little-TLC pump house. We also had a reverse osmosis drinking water system put in the kitchen, because, well, we were in "clean the water" mode.
Here it is- installed and ready to go!
Priority project #1 down, and many more to go. We'll be back at Wagmore in November, and we'll see what we can check off the list.
Oh, and since water filtration is a little boring, here are some pics The Husband grabbed while he was there...
Denzil patrolling the driveway.
A view of the house from across the street.
So much pasture that needs to be grazed!
It is so beautiful, Lani. I'll bet you are itching to move there -- pee water or not!
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