Recent content by Dnbrenne

Our well is 85 ft. I'm doubtful that coliform is surviving the chlorination even if it is from the well. Any other concerns with drinking this water (based on the lab results)? Does the chlorination process produce byproducts that I need to be concerned about? Or can I trust that running it...

That's how I interpreted it as well, but when I logged in to my SimpleLab account to view the report, it had flagged the arsenic level as "Exceeds a health related benchmark", however the benchmark it has listed is 0. I assume they are just setting an unrealistically low benchmark for it? I'm...

Yes, that sample was taken roughly a week into having the entire system (chlorination, KL, carbon, softener) up and running. One other thing I did notice is that the ph came back significantly higher than when it was tested prior, which was almost right at 7. Based on what I've read, I'm...

Hi, The background for this is my wife and I recently purchased an older farmhouse and have been muddling our way through the process of getting the well water treated. When we bought it, the only treatment being done to the water was iron removal via an old greensand/potperm filter. However...