Posted 5/18/2021 11:49 (#9011725) Subject: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
Mid-Missouri
Water from deep well was tested at 650 ppm. Sometimes use a softener product called Hydromend. Rep tested the water and adding one drop to water drastically lowered hardness. He encouraged the softener be added while filling water trailer instead of while filling sprayer, like I always have done with AMS, softeners, etc... Water trailer at most holds 6400 gallon, but usually don't ever fill near that much at a time.
Is there a somewhat accurate way to inject this softener into garden hose while filling? We now have a tote of softener. It would take at most a pint per 100 gallon of water. I could add the softener into the top of each 4 water tanks but in an enclosed trailer it would be much more difficult to access and be accurate and sometimes we are running the water hose while filling sprayer. Furthermore, we dont have a way of agitation in these four water tanks, but I am not sure just how much stirring is needed to get a pint per 100 mixed. We do have an electric direct inject unit for our irrigation but it seems a bit elaborate and costly to use for this situation IMO.
Posted 5/18/2021 15:30 (#9012053 - in reply to #9012036) Subject: RE: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
n.c.iowa
Red flags all over if you ask me, I’ve never seen a more worthless data sheet. The only thing it says for certain is that a water spray may not be enough to put out a fire of this product, and it burns with a clear to yellow flame.
Posted 5/18/2021 16:10 (#9012087 - in reply to #9012053) Subject: RE: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
johnny skeptical - 5/18/2021 15:30
Red flags all over if you ask me, I’ve never seen a more worthless data sheet. The only thing it says for certain is that a water spray may not be enough to put out a fire of this product, and it burns with a clear to yellow flame.
talk about ambiguous.....
I’ve had farts after wing night with more info than that
Posted 5/18/2021 12:06 (#9011764 - in reply to #9011725) Subject: RE: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
A Venturi siphon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4K3G24gMzU (I couldn’t explain it). I have seen it used on a irrigation system. Your tanks have measuring marks? You know basic GPM?
A pint per 100 gallons? A gallon jug does @800 gallons. I don’t know how accurate softener is thru this. But once you know what setting pulls a gallon per 800. I guess you COULD drop it in tote.
I do think this would lower GPM in filling. Maybe a larger unit could be found. I do wonder if it could be made?
Posted 5/18/2021 13:59 (#9011932 - in reply to #9011725) Subject: RE: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
just a tish NE of central ND
Measure out specific amount per water tank and add it and circulate the water to mix just like in a sprayer.. Maybe use a venturei at the mixing pump to add the product. Sweet and simple.
Posted 5/18/2021 14:05 (#9011943 - in reply to #9011725) Subject: RE: Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
NE Nebraska
What about an Array machine? They rent those out for $1/year. I'm sure there is some minimum amount of Array purchased to qualify but I don't think it's a huge amount. Not sure what the machine's rated gpm range is though.
Injecting water softener into garden hose while filling?
