Zack Baker
Zack Baker is the editor of Well Almanac. He compiles manufacturer spec sheets, installation and service manuals, and public guidance from state health departments, university extension services and the EPA into plain comparisons for private-well owners. He does not run a lab or test equipment in-house; every figure on the site links to the public source it came from.
Background
- Editor and researcher: aggregates and cites manufacturer specifications, manuals, and state and federal well-water guidance
Buying guides
- Acid Neutralizer for Well Water: Calcite Picks for Low pH
- Best Water Softener: 6 Picks by Household and Hardness
- Best Whole House Water Filter: City vs Well Water Picks
- Iron Filter for Well Water: 4 Picks by Media and Iron Limit
- Reverse Osmosis System for Well Water: 4 Units Compared
- Salt-Free Water Softener: 5 Conditioners and Their Limits
- Sediment Filter for Well Water: Spin-Down and Cartridge
- Shallow Well Pump: 5 Jet Pumps for Water Within 25 Feet
- Submersible Well Pump: Four 1/2 HP 2-Wire Pumps Compared
- UV Water Filter for Whole House Well Water: 5 Units Compared
- Water Softener for Well Water: 5 Picks Matched to Iron
- Well Water Filtration System: 4 Picks by Test Result
- Well Water Test Kit: Strips, Mail-In Kits, Certified Labs
Articles
- Coliform in Well Water: What a Positive Test Means
- How to Remove Iron from Well Water, by Iron Level and pH
- Iron in Well Water: Types, Signs, Testing and Treatment
- Nitrates in Well Water: Safe Levels and How to Remove Them
- Water Softener Water Salty? Causes, Normal Sodium and Fixes
- Sulfur Smell in Well Water: Find the Source, Then Fix It
- Septic Safe Water Softener: What the Brine Research Shows
- Water Softener Installation Cost: Unit, Labor, Extras
- How to Fix a Water Softener: Symptoms and Error Codes
- Water Softener Size Calculator: What Size Do I Need?
- Water Softener vs Water Conditioner: What Each Does
- Water Softeners for Well Owners: How They Work
- Well Pressure Tank Replacement: Signs, Steps and Precharge
- Well Pressure Tank: How It Works, Sizing and Air Pressure
- Well Pump Not Working? A Safe Troubleshooting Order
- Well Pump Replacement Cost: Ranges and Price Drivers
- Well Pump Types and Sizing: Submersible vs Jet, GPM and Head
- Well Water Testing: What to Test, How Often, How to Read It
- Well Water Treatment System: Match Test Results to a Fix
- Whole House Water Filters: Stages, Order and Sizing