Kind Water SystemsWS-CIS Chemical Oxidation System with Catalytic Carbon Filter
The only Kind system for iron and sulphur bacteria, but service flow drops to 5 GPM and it needs chemicals.
$2,924
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Usability
Usability
The WS-CIS exists for wells that have defeated air injection: heavy iron, hydrogen sulphide, and in particular iron or sulphur bacteria, which chemical-free oxidation does not reliably handle. Its strongest attribute is that it is the only system in Kind's catalogue that will take on that biological load, pairing measured chemical dosing with a catalytic carbon bed that both polishes the water and removes oxidant residue, which is the correct architecture for the job. The 15-gallon solution tank is itself NSF/ANSI 61 certified and the pump range of 0.2 to 3 gallons per day gives real dosing control. The weakest attribute by a wide margin is flow. Service flow is 5.0 GPM with intermittent capability to 7.0, less than half the 12 GPM the rest of the well range delivers, and Kind still markets it on a page badged 12 GPM, which is misleading. A house with two showers running will notice. Maximum working pressure also drops to 100 psi against 120 elsewhere. Running it means buying, mixing and handling oxidising chemicals on a schedule, which is the maintenance burden the WS-AIO was designed to avoid, and certification is NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 only. The trade is flow rate and hands-off operation for the only answer Kind has to bacterial iron and sulphur.
- The only Kind system that targets iron and sulphur bacteria rather than dissolved iron alone
- Catalytic carbon bed both polishes water and removes oxidant residue after dosing
- Dosing pump adjustable from 0.2 to 3 gallons per day for real control over chemical use
- 15-gallon solution tank certified to NSF/ANSI 61
- 10-year warranty on the mineral tank and 7 years on the control valve, plus a 120-day satisfaction guarantee
- Service flow of just 5.0 GPM, less than half the rest of the well range, on a page badged 12 GPM
- Requires buying, mixing and handling oxidising chemicals on an ongoing schedule
- Maximum working pressure drops to 100 psi against 120 psi elsewhere in the range
- Certified only to NSF/ANSI 61 and 372, both materials listings
- Assembled dimensions are not published and the solution tank needs its own floor space
- Kind advertises a lifetime warranty sitewide; its own terms cap this system at 10 years on the mineral tank and 7 on the control valve
The WS-CIS treats severe well contamination by injecting an oxidising chemical ahead of a backwashing catalytic carbon bed. The dosing pump runs 0.2 to 3 gallons per day from a 15-gallon NSF/ANSI 61 certified solution tank, and it is the only system Kind sells that targets iron and sulphur bacteria as well as iron, manganese, sulphur and organics. Service flow is 5.0 GPM with intermittent flow to 7.0 GPM on 1 in NPT, at a maximum 100 psi and 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
Additional information
Specification: Kind Water Systems WS-CIS Chemical Oxidation System with Catalytic Carbon Filter
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