CTbiker
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I have a strange issue I'd like some advice on.
I have a well that is 12 years old, and the water has a rotten egg odor to it, or at least it did before I shocked the well with hydrogen peroxide this weekend. I bought the house about 6 months ago, and the water was tested for safety at that point.
After the shocking the odor went away.
When I ran the water for about 100 gallons (measured with 5 gallon pails) the water will run black, and the slimy black coating will coat the toilets and anything else.
It will remain black for about a minute then go clear-ish again. Any idea what could be causing this black soot/slime and/or how to solve it?
I have read about people shocking the well, blowing it out with air to clean it, pumping it dry and letting it refill, installing whole house filters, etc. - I'd prefer to target the source of the issue - anyone successfully solved something like this?
Thanks for your advice and input!
I have a well that is 12 years old, and the water has a rotten egg odor to it, or at least it did before I shocked the well with hydrogen peroxide this weekend. I bought the house about 6 months ago, and the water was tested for safety at that point.
After the shocking the odor went away.
When I ran the water for about 100 gallons (measured with 5 gallon pails) the water will run black, and the slimy black coating will coat the toilets and anything else.
It will remain black for about a minute then go clear-ish again. Any idea what could be causing this black soot/slime and/or how to solve it?
I have read about people shocking the well, blowing it out with air to clean it, pumping it dry and letting it refill, installing whole house filters, etc. - I'd prefer to target the source of the issue - anyone successfully solved something like this?
Thanks for your advice and input!
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