Division of Environmental Health?
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soul4sale
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Re: Re: Re: WOW that was quick!
My mother has a similar problem at her house in California, even with a brand new artesian. She had the water tested, and the lab found small amounts of dissolved sulfer. They said that the water was safe, but would probably continue to stink. She installed a filter for drinking water, and that removes the smell.
My mother has a similar problem at her house in California, even with a brand new artesian. She had the water tested, and the lab found small amounts of dissolved sulfer. They said that the water was safe, but would probably continue to stink. She installed a filter for drinking water, and that removes the smell.
happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
the REAL deal
OK did a little "real" homework...although I like Kwilla's explanation better!
3 methods for continuous fix:
Carbon Unit ~ $400.00 installed; controls odor, requires yearly maintenance @ 175.00 per year
Conditioner KDF85 $1,390.00 installed No maintenance, controls iron/sulfur; Needs a drain
Chemical feed $1,150.00 installed, need to add bleach every 3-4 mos...
SO there we have it, spending MO-Money right out the shoot....<sigh> Oh well at least there's a fix that's not gonna cost us a bundle....
~happy
OK did a little "real" homework...although I like Kwilla's explanation better!
3 methods for continuous fix:
Carbon Unit ~ $400.00 installed; controls odor, requires yearly maintenance @ 175.00 per year
Conditioner KDF85 $1,390.00 installed No maintenance, controls iron/sulfur; Needs a drain
Chemical feed $1,150.00 installed, need to add bleach every 3-4 mos...
SO there we have it, spending MO-Money right out the shoot....<sigh> Oh well at least there's a fix that's not gonna cost us a bundle....
~happy
happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
remind.... me to bring my bottled water when we come see the big boy, 
the folks who we bought the place from don't even notice it. but we have lots of family come over, and THEY sure would...
does the smell go away if you boil the water? or if it sits out a while?
the folks who we bought the place from don't even notice it. but we have lots of family come over, and THEY sure would...
does the smell go away if you boil the water? or if it sits out a while?
SureOriginally posted by happyappygirl
remind.... me to bring my bottled water when we come see the big boy,
the folks who we bought the place from don't even notice it. but we have lots of family come over, and THEY sure would...
does the smell go away if you boil the water? or if it sits out a while?
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baswm
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I remember my wife was renting a place in Prince Frederick that had the sulfur smell. After you took a shower, you felt like you needed to take another because of the rotten egg smell.
huntr1
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You don't need to add a whole bunch of bleach to get rid of the smell. We get the smell about once a year. What I do is take the top off the well head and dump in about a quart of bleach (I use a 32 oz. soda cup to get the bleach in quickly), and then chase it with about a gallon of straight water (fill a bucket before adding the bleach to the well) to wash the bleach out of the well pump (was told by the well company that it would damage the pump if not washed out). I then run the tap in the master bathroom until I smell bleach out of both the hot and cold sides, and then turn off the water and let it sit for a couple hours. Takes about 5 minutes and costs about $1.00.
willie
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Pour one gallon of clorox directly into the well. Run a hose from water tank back to the well and let it circulate for about an hour. Turn off the water tank hose. Open all spigots throughout the house and run them until you smell the strong odor of the clorox. Turn off the spigots and let it sit for a couple of hours. be sure ALL the spigots were run. After it has "cooked" for a couple of hours, run the hose connected to the water tank away from the house until all the Clorox smell is gone. They will tell you 24 hrs. but I usually do it for 8-12. Don't run the hose onto your grass or good shrubs. When the clorox smell is gone from the main water tank then run your other spigots until the clorox smell is gone from them, this should not take long and it won't put too much chlorinated water into the septic system. It's a good idea to use some Ridex or other septic tank bacterea at this time. Unless you have a serious well problem, this treatment should last quite a few years.
Are you saying she's getting a wee bit cranky?
