Ye ole well water stank

[Egon]

Water test and then design the solution.

 

[MossRoad]

I don't have much more to offer to help your situation, other than no filter should look like that after 3 weeks, you have something else going on. I am going to ask something disgusting based on the color, is there any chance your water is close to someones septic / leach?

On a personal, yet very disgusting story. We bought our house, the water flowed poorly and was full of iron and smelled. 3 days into having moved in, up shows the Sherrif. He informs us that it is beleived someone is buried on the property. We take it in stride.

Well, two months down the road, the neighbors make an appearance. We talk about all things, including the previous owner who was a bad dude. They tell us that the had killed his partner, and shoved body parts down the well. My wife begins to heave, and I stare blankly at the neighbors. In about 30 seconds I recover and am able to explain to both my wife and my neighbors it is not possible, the well head is only 1.25" pipe, and the hole is maybe 4" max. Unless he of course ground the guy up.

It was just the lack of use, and the usual debris falling in. A bit of pool shock and a day of bottled water and we were back to normal.

ERRRP! That's awful! :yuck:

 

[MotorSeven]

Heavy rains where livestock are near could be coliform (been there/done that...it turned the toilets black in a short amount of time). We dealt with it not knowing until we sold the house and had the water tested. Simple water testing should pinpoint it.

I agree. We pull water from a small creek for the Quonset Hut(not for drinking) and the filters will be black in two weeks & the water smells.

I think you well has a problem that may be surface water related.

 

[IkeRoberts]

black residue like that indicates Manganese in the water. That accounts for the smell also. If you don't mind changing filters often, you can get the smell out cheap and easy. Install a brass air injector fitting into the line coming up from the well. Mine has been in place 25 years without a problem. Any local well man or plumbing supply house should stock the air injector.

 

[YesDeere]

I'm on a hill and not near a leach field. There is a horse farm across the road and farm fields all around.

But I am having it tested. I have always worried about a ground water issue. Last summer the well cap was run over and damaged. But the problem didnt start until this summer.

I guess I will be calling the well driller to check it out. Possibly sleeve it if its a ground water issue??

 

[YesDeere]

black residue like that indicates Manganese in the water. That accounts for the smell also. If you don't mind changing filters often, you can get the smell out cheap and easy. Install a brass air injector fitting into the line coming up from the well. Mine has been in place 25 years without a problem. Any local well man or plumbing supply house should stock the air injector.

Thanks. I will mention that to my well guy.


I appreciate being able to kick around a problem and coming up with different ideas and information. Thanks for all the responses.

 

[MotorSeven]

YesDeere, Canada Goose season opened here Sept 1st....5 bird limit. My Chessie is raring to go, but I just can't bring myself to hunt in 85 degree weather:confused3:

 

[YesDeere]

YesDeere, Canada Goose season opened here Sept 1st....5 bird limit. My Chessie is raring to go, but I just can't bring myself to hunt in 85 degree weather:confused3:

They let us go wide open on the residents here. No plug and all. My hunting season is on hold, got a new baby coming any day.

Late season it's on though!!! Just loaded up on 4's

 

[dave1949]

They let us go wide open on the residents here. No plug and all. My hunting season is on hold, got a new baby coming any day.

Late season it's on though!!! Just loaded up on 4's

Wow, must be chancy being a resident in MD. :laughing: Best wishes on the new arrival.

 

[YesDeere]

Wow, must be chancy being a resident in MD. :laughing: Best wishes on the new arrival.

It is!!! Thank you for the well wishes.