Treating Well

[forgeblast]

Have you had the well tested? Do you need to shock it? We have a uv light off of our well, kills everything buggy that may be in there.

 

[jay3534]

Thanks for the replies. Testing first is probably a good idea

 

[Soundguy]

[QUOTEmaybe its a location thing but i've been living here for 20 something years and never shock or add chlorine to my well. the water has been tested to be bacteria free recently.]

I can't speak for all the states, but that'a the case with most wells. Not surface water wells, but deep wells. Bacteria is usually not a problem.[/QUOTE]

usually isn't a problem unless you have plenty of local construction in the area.. or plenty of rains and farming nearby.

 

[econometrics]

This has been a good thread to read, as I have just had two wells put on my property. One around 700' for our home water, and the other around 250' for ag-use. :thumbsup:

The 250' well has been there since the early 1990's when an oil drilling company drilled it, but it never had a pump on it until a few months ago when I had one installed. Needless to say, that was some GASSY smelling water when I first ran the thing! :shocked:

 

[Stimw]

Every RV that I have owned had an Owners Manual that gave instructions on how to sanitise the water tank with household bleach. You might look up some instructions.
I sanitised when I bought them and usually seasonally if I had not used lately.
Since I am on a well now I make sure not to leave water in the tank between trips.

 

[Soundguy]

yep. chlorine well shocking is quite common.

one of the few other alternatives is hydrogen peroxide.. but I would not reccomend it at all... H2O2 will deffinately bubble around some metals... ( that stuff's torpedo fuel! )

 

[speedbump]

There is one parasite that chlorine or UV won't kill as noted below. Most bacteria is harmless and without it, we wouldn't be here.

Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. Both the parasite and the disease are commonly known as "Crypto."
There are many species of Cryptosporidium that infect humans and animals. The parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside the body for long periods of time and makes it very tolerant to chlorine disinfection.
While this parasite can be spread in several different ways, water (drinking water and recreational water) is the most common method of transmission. Cryptosporidium is one of the most frequent causes of waterborne disease among humans in the United States.
This article is from the CDC.

 

[hogheadCTD]

I use this twice a year and have the well tested once a year. My well is 196' deep and 4' casing so I use 48 pellets and 1.4 oz of granules. Our water in IA is foul so I try to stay on top of it.

http://www.summitbrands.com/summit/our_brands/water_mgmt/saniwell/

 

[speedbump]

Using FILTER-MATE® SANIWELL twice a year will help keep wells free from iron and bacteria build-up,

I would like to know how chlorine tablets/granules can keep a well free from iron build-up.

 

[hogheadCTD]

Hmm interesting..........