[AT] OT - Shocking a well

[Jim & Lyn Evans]

When we first moved to our current house, the house had set empty for 
some time and the water test came back with bacteria of some sort in 
it.   The well company shocked the well once and I did it again a few 
days later.   It involved dumping a couple of quarts of bleach down the 
well (the exact quantity comes from a calculation I found on the 
internet.   Run the faucets until you smell bleach.   Let everything set 
for a day.  Run all faucets again until you don't smell bleach.    
Afterward the well tested fine and has been fine ever since.

We do have a problem with dissolved iron in the water.   The water is 
perfectly clear but will leave rust stains as it evaporates.  A filter 
will not solve that.  A water softener does solve the problem.  It will 
remove the iron as well as calcium, etc.    We do use salt advertised as 
rust-beater.




On 7/13/2011 9:38 AM, Gunnells, Bradley R wrote:
> I was advised to shock my well from the serviceman from the company that services my water softener when I was having a problem with it. My well man wasn't as keen on the practice. Not sure if it is related to the statements below or not. He told me that when he was there replacing my well pump. Whether my shocking the well had any impact on the pump going out or not I'm not sure. That was 15 years after I moved into the house and it was the well pump that was there then.
>
> Brad
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> On Jul 13, 2011, at 9:15 AM, henry7638 at gmail.com wrote:
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>> I'm surprised the state didn't require a test before you moved in.
>>
>> Iron filters come in two types, the potasium pergamate that others have mentioned (and spelled correctly), and a system with an air compressor to mix air with the water. (Both use greensand to filter the water after oxidising the iron). I have the latter and it works great. Well it works great until it clogs - I have to take it apart to remove the bult up iron every year.
>>
>> Be careful about shocking a well - it is very common to have to replace your pump a few years after shocking a well because chlorine damages something. Get the right amount of chorline in the system and you should be fine.
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>> Mike M<meulenms at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>> Does anyone on the list have any experience shocking a water well. We moved into a house that is in an area known for high iron content in the water. When we run the water, especially in a run that hasn't been run in a while, we get a rotten egg odor. I suspect iron or sulpher bacteria and would like to try disinfecting the well. Any tips would be appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Mike M
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