Have you got one of these on your farm? Is it time for a change? If you’ve got an aerator sand filter on your farm, then you’ll be familiar with manual back washing and regular change out of the media. The aeration process oxidises the soluble iron (Fe) in the bore or ground water, turning [...]
A softener is designed to reduce hardness in groundwater which is formed by water passing through rock that has deposits of calcium and magnesium. The water dissolves these deposits and carries them in the dissolved form. Here in New Zealand, particularly in rural lifestyle areas, we find “off the shelf” Softeners sold to rural lifestyle [...]
Temple Water has recently completed the installation of a customised Iron-Master Water Treatment System at Whiripo Farm, upgrading the water supply being used across the property to clean NZ drinking water standards. When we were first contacted by the farm’s owner, Bryan Kilsby, the bore water was heavily discoloured (high turbidity), creating rust build up [...]
