The revolutionary Dime Water, Inc. system utilizes a very unusual and efficient ion exchange resin-based adsorption medium that can seek and remove Boron directly from the well or from RO permeate. Essentially a water softener with a special regenerant control as shown to the right of the pressure tank and a smart controller to the left.
Once water chemistry is determined and a volume/flow of water is expressed a system is designed that:
- Meters the volume of water that has been treated and automatically starts a regeneration
- Backwashes out any collected debris
- Draws in hydrochloric acid to dissolve the Boron off of the resin
- Rinses the Boron laden acid to drain
- Flushes the resin clean
- Draws in sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) to neutralize the resin
- Rinses and then flushes the caustic soda out
- Returns to providing Boron removal
- The use of acid and caustic is highlighted.
UPPER BORON LIMITS FOR CERTAIN CROPS –mg/l (PPM)**
- <0.5 blackberry, CANNABIS
- 0.5-1 peach, cherry, plum, grape, onion, garlic, sweet potato, wheat, barley, strawberry
- 1-2 red pepper, pea, carrot, radish, potato, cucumber
- 2-4 lettuce, cabbage, celery, turnip, oat, corn, artichoke, tobacco, squash
- 4-6 tomato, alfalfa, parsley, sugar-beet
- 6-14 asparagus
** Information by Australian Dept. of Agriculture
