Hot water tank & well water problem?

Question

We have a well and our well water is very hard. We have a whole house filter as well as a water softener. About 8 yrs. ago we replaced our entire furnace system. Currently we have a weil mcclain hot water tank (gold plus) with a weil mcclain oil burner We have replaced the hot water tank in 2006 due to leakage that was blamed on our water. Today I came downstairs and discovered this newer tank is leaking from the bottom. If this tank needs to be replaced it will be our 3rd tank in 8 yrs. Has anyone suffered through this before? We have a high copper content in our well water.

I am at a loss to figure out what we should be using. We were under the impression that the tank we have had a ceramic inner tank that would be impervious to all the mineral content of our water. Is there a better system - you would think that someone would have addressed that others have hard well water as well and there must be a system somewhere that works with that.

Answer 1

Is your water softner feeding the tank.Water softners use salt(as I am sure you are aware of) which doesn't get fully removed.In fact softened water will void icemaker warenties.

Answer 2

I have never come across your particular problem before but i have extensive knowledge with water purtification. What drops out our salt in our system is a water aerator which drops out the soluable solids which may help you guys.They are readily available in the states just look up DEIRONISING  that should get you going

Answer 3

Check and see if the tank is still under warranty before you buy a new one.  Most tanks have at least 5 year warranties.  You might try a different anode in your new water heater to protect it from leaking.  http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/pages/W...