First house with a septic system, moved in eight months ago. The previous owner says he pumped it every five years and the neighbour says every two, and the county leaflet says three to five. Two adults, no garbage…
Bought the house in autumn. Cold water tastes and smells clean everywhere, but every hot tap smells strongly of rotten eggs, worst first thing in the morning after the water has been sitting. Water heater is an electric…
Submersible pump, 20 gallon bladder tank, 30/50 switch. Since about a week ago the pump kicks on and off roughly every 20 seconds during a shower and the pressure noticeably surges. Tapping the tank sounds solid most of…
Shocked the well with chlorine in April following the usual procedure, ran taps until the smell was gone, and the orange staining in the toilet tank and on the bathroom fixtures cleared up. Three weeks later it was back…
New to well water. Test came back 2.1 ppm iron, 14 grains hardness, pH 7.4, no bacteria. Two adults, one bathroom, maybe 150 gallons a day. A local company quoted 3,400 for a softener plus a dedicated iron filter, and…