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From: Karl Townsend
To: Apple-Crop
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Iron in irrigation well
I had a trickle system and gave it up becauses of this problem.
Injecting sulfuric acid was the best for my situation. I got 5 gallon carboys
of pure 66 deg
One product is Iron Out. I use it to clear a dehumidifier drain hose. Also
in a water softner to clear iron deposites. If you have a way to pump a mix of
water and Iron out and let it slowly drain through it should clear those big
clumps of red sludge.
I had a trickle system and gave it up becauses of this problem.
Injecting sulfuric acid was the best for my situation. I got 5 gallon carboys
of pure 66 degree baume H2SO4. I got four left you could have. Cost you more
than its worth to get it shipped.
Karl
My apologies to those who responded a couple of years ago, but I seem to
have misplaced the info. We have an artesian well with a very good supply,
but have a very high content of iron. So bad that even after we filter out
any particles that might be present, the accumulation of iron build up in
