Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Three...The Calm before the Storm

There is no work scheduled for Wednesday. It is a day of rest for the paint, tile, and grout. Thursday the construction will be wrapped up, the floor transition will be completed, and the bathroom window will be trimmed out. The steam shower will be assembled and ready for Friday's electrical connection. The vanity should arrive either Thursday or Friday, as it is the last thing to be installed.

A couple more "additions" to the project has crept in. An RFFE20-BB Radial Flow Iron Reduction Cartridge replaced the first stage micron filter in the two-stage Big Blue whole house filtration system that was installed last year. The last time I changed the pleated filter, there wasn't much in it so it wasn't really necessary.

The first stage RFFE20-BB
filter cartridge is designed to provide an easy and effective method of reducing iron from water, which greatly improves the taste.  This cartridge will eliminate the orange and brown stains found in sinks, toilets, tubs, and the Steam Shower generator. It will also reduce the possibility of damage to pipes and the water heaters and reduces up to 3 ppm dissolved iron. It adds no harmful chemicals to the water, making it completely safe for drinking water applications.

The second stage CRFC20-BB
filter cartridge incorporates a 70-micron porous polypropylene outer shell and a spun polypropylene-wrapped core. The bed of granular activated carbon (GAC) between the outer shell and core creates a unique radial flow design which effectively removes chloramine, has a low pressure drop, and helps to reduce fines commonly seen in GAC-style cartridges. Fairfax Water uses two types of chlorine: free chlorine from April to June as part of their annual flushing program and chloramines the rest of the year, which is a chlorine and ammonia mixture. Don't want either of these in my drinking, cooking, or bathing water.

A whole house surge protector will be added to protect the electronics in the house. The electronics in the theater room, the  new appliances in the kitchen, and the computerized steam shower should all be protected now. After a lightening strike near my house last spring, I am not taking any chances.


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