Pump, pressure-tank, iron/sulfur filter, softener, sediment and UV sizing guides for private-well treatment trains.
Well-water filter sizing for two-bathroom homes by iron/sulfur load, service flow, backwash demand and pump capacity.
Read guide →Well-water sizingWell-water filter sizing for four-bathroom homes with iron, sulfur or manganese, including 12 vs 20 GPM systems.
Read guide →Iron-filter sizingHow to size a whole-house iron filter by household GPM, pump output, backwash rate and bathroom count.
Read guide →Sulfur-filter sizingHow to size hydrogen-sulfide treatment by service flow, backwash demand, bathrooms and well-pump capacity.
Read guide →Pump + filter sizingHow well-pump output, pressure tank, filter service flow and backwash rate interact when sizing whole-house treatment.
Read guide →Treatment-order guideWell water filter before or after the pressure tank? See the normal pump → pressure tank → filtration order, why treatment usually follows the tank, and specialty-system exceptions.
Read guide →Treatment-order guideCorrect order for iron filtration and ion-exchange softening on private wells.
Read guide →UV sizingHow to size whole-house UV treatment by peak GPM, UV dose, prefiltration and household demand.
Read guide →Treatment-order guideWhen coarse sediment prefiltration should come before whole-house iron and sulfur treatment on a private well.
Read guide →Exact model sizingSpringWell WS1 and WS4 compared by bathroom count, 12 vs 20 GPM service flow, tank size and pump/backwash requirements.
Read guide →Exact model sizingRKIN WF10 and WF13 compared by bathroom count, 12 vs 20 GPM flow, tank diameter and household demand.
Read guide →Treatment-train sizingHow to arrange pressure tank, sediment, iron filtration, softening and UV in a multi-stage well-water treatment train.
Read guide →Well-Water Treatment Sizing & Flow covers products and decisions that can look similar on a product page while solving different problems in practice. Start by defining the water source, the symptom or contaminant you want to address, and whether the goal applies to one drinking-water tap or the entire home. That prevents a common mistake: choosing a highly rated product that uses the wrong treatment method for the actual problem.
Once the treatment method is clear, compare the specifications that control real-world performance. For point-of-use filters, that can mean certified contaminant claims, production rate, faucet flow and replacement-filter cost. For whole-house or well-water equipment, service flow, pressure drop, backwash requirements and incoming water chemistry matter more. For powered equipment, electrical requirements, operating cost and maintenance access belong in the buying decision from the beginning.
Technology names are useful starting points, not proof of performance. Activated carbon, catalytic carbon, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, UV and mechanical filtration each have known strengths, but finished products differ in media quantity, contact time, flow, design and certification scope. When a health-related contaminant drives the purchase, verify the exact model's performance documentation or certification rather than assuming every product in the category shares the same claims.
Also compare the full ownership cycle. Add replacement cartridges, media, lamps, salt, electricity, shipping and likely service over several years. A higher purchase price can be justified when consumables last longer and parts remain easy to source; a cheaper system can become more expensive when proprietary replacements are frequent or difficult to find. The guides above are organized to help move from diagnosis to a realistic shortlist rather than from a generic “best” list to an impulse purchase.