I am trying to help a friend out with his whole house carbon tank. It is well water with peroxide injection. His well is a slow recovery. He has been having problems with the current fleck 5600 backwash system. I thought about rebuilding the fleck 5600 and replacing the carbon, gravel and tube. I then noticed this up-flow no backwash system which would obviously be suited for a slow recovery well. Any thoughts of their reliability and effectiveness?
Answer: If the well has a slow recovery, it may not have the ability to deliver the required flow for proper operation of a filter system using a 5600 automatic backwashing control. Up-Flow non-backwashing systems are not as effective as a system with an automatic backwash, but with a slow recovery well, it may be a better solution. If sufficient flow is not available for proper function of the 5600, the carbon will not be cleaned and reorganized correctly, and this can lead to bed failure over time. Up-Flow systems do not require backwashing, and are very appropriate for low flow applications.