Hello,

I recently had a braided faucet connector (3/8 - from Pex to Braided faucet hose) start leaking. It was very corroded and literally snapped off with my fingers. Once I had cleaned up the mess and fixed it, I had a water quality guy come out to test and make recommendation.

He had a test kit and gave me the following results on site.

PH - Acidic - 6-6.5

Iron- 1 Part in a million

Hardness - 10 Grains/Gallon

He indicated that the PH was the problem. Advised that this was very acidic. He also performed a gas test that indicated that the PH was caused by CO2. He basically shook the vial of water, advised that co2 gas was being released from the water. This brought the PH to 7.

He suggest that the solution was to install a calcite media filter, along with a klack valve. I have not gotten the actual estimate yet, but just curious as to what you guys think.

I understand the Calcite media unit - but whats the Klack valve for.

Secondly - Is this a DIY Project? I am comfortable doing plumbing work - Just not familiar with this equipment.

thanks guys