BYC Café

[Perris]

After reading the last tranche of posts, I have a whole new appreciation for mains water, and soft water to boot. I shall not take it for granted again!

 

[DobieLover]

ShitTon of iron here.
No softener tho.

You'd have to flush the well at least 4 hours to remove all the sediment caused by the iron bacteria. It does take quite a while to clear the well.
I turned the water on at dad's house at 9 and came home to cook and get DH ready. We'll zio up there to shut it off and let the water settle a bit at the bottom of the well before I go back up this afternoon to finish it up and flush the plumbing lines.
Oh. Did I mention that all the faucet screens need to be removed before flushing the plumbing? They'll plug right up with the sediment you are trying to clear from the well. All the water has to run clear before the screens go back in.
I won't shock a well unless I have to. But getting the water tested annually is a good idea. Then you only sanitize when it's actually needed.
Flush the water heater annually too to remove sediment.
My house is due for both.

 

[aart]

But getting the water tested annually is a good idea. Then you only sanitize when it's actually needed.

Do you get that done?
Around here the only test easy to get is for nitrates.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

You use plain, unscented bleach. Usually 5.25 - 6%.

You really shouldn't use regular bleach in your well, as it isn't NSF rated. Well Safe chlorine kits, or the like, are made for sanitization of drinking water and won't impart any possible contaminants into the water.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Morning and thanks for the coffee!
Light snow here and in the 20'sF.
Have a good one!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning that was downside of well .. Cost can be enormous at times but normaly not .. I would trade this city water any day
but they won't

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Good morning, Cafe! Thanks for the coffee, Sour.

Well, we got the cockerels butchered, pens in the barn cleaned and I got 1.5 coops cleaned before I flat ran out of gas. The other coop is going to have to wait until next weekend

Happy Monday to all.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Happy Monday Meg get to go to town later for meds but will wait till noon to go

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Happy Monday Meg get to go to town later for meds but will wait till noon to go

Thanks, Penny

Made an eye appointment finally. It's only been about 20 yrs My crystal clear vision seems to be on the downhill slide, already. Boo. The medication I'm on calls for a certain eye test after three months of use. Hopefully that doesn't have anything to do with it. Though, I guess it wouldn't matter because it isn't helping anyway.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good idea to get that test Meg