"Hey Culligan Man"
Providing clean water to Northern
California for over 30 years.
(530) 895-1688
Common Water Problems
Hard Water
Soap curd and lime scum in wash basins and bathtub. Whitish scale deposits in pipes, water heater and tea kettle.
Cause
Calcium (limestone), magnesium salts or other minerals in raw water measuring at least 3.0 grains per gallon.
Solution
Culligan Water Softeners
Discolored Water
Brown-red stains on fixtures, dishes and laundry. Water turns brown-red in cooking or upon heating. Clothing becomes discolored when laundered. Unusually darkens coffee or tea.
Cause
Dissolved iron in fluent (more than 0.3ppm Fe). Water appears clear when first drawn at cold faucet.
Solution
Culligan Water Softener in some applications, Iron-Cleer, Super-S, Cullsorb Filter.
Red, "Iron Water"
Reddish colored water with red particles settling to bottom of a glass, upon brief standing.
Cause
Precipitated iron, water not clear when first drawn at cold water faucet. Colloidal iron.
Solution
Iron-Cleer, Super-S, Sullsob Filter, Chlorination with retention followed by a Culligan Gold or Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.
Odor
Aromatic, fishy, musty, earthy or woody smell.
Cause
Generally harmless organic matter often found in surface water sources.
Solution
Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.
Odor
Chlorine smell, "city water".
Cause
Excessive chlorination in public or private well sourcs.
Solution
Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.
Odor
Rotten egg odor "sulfur water" and/or tarnished silverware. Yellow, black stains on bathroom fixtures. Discolors coffee, tea and other beverages as well as distorting appearance and taste of cooked foods.
Cause
1. Dissolved hydrogen sulfide gas in raw water. Often present in high iron content water and low pH waters.
2. Presence of sulfate reducing bacteria in raw water feeding on sulfates in water, creating trace H2S quantities, usually on hot water side.
Solution
Chlorination followed by a Culligan Gold Series or Culligan Medalist Series with Cullar Filter.
Acid Water
Green stains on sinks and other porcelain fixtures. Blue-green cast to water.
Cause
Water which has high carbon dioxide content (pH below 6.8) reacting with brass and copper pipes and fittings.
Solution
Culligan Gold Series with Cullur Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullar Filter.
Turbidity
Mud, silt, clay and sediment in water.
Cause
Suspended matter in surface water-pond, stream, lake-riled up after a rainstorm.
Solution
Culligan Gold Series with Cullneu Filter, Culligan Medallist Series with Cullneu Filter.
Taste
Satly or brackish flavor of water. Laxative effect in some situations.
Cause
High sodium or magnesium content.
Solution
Culligan Reverse Osmosis Systems.
Taste
Alkali taste. Stained aluminum cookware.
Cause
High (TDS) dissolved mineral content and high alkalinity in raw water.
Solution
Culligan Reverse Osmosis Systems.
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Free Stuff
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