FD_Man
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Hello all,
Back with a question regarding rotten egg smell from private well water.
Scenario: New construction home. Well drilled in August 2020. 5" well drilled to 156 feet. Static water at 90 feet. Very little water was used during construction as we didn't have electricity from the utility until very late in construction. We moved into the house in February 2021 and used the untreated well water for two plus weeks before collecting a sample and sending it off to a lab. I've attached the water test report for reference. We noticed the untreated water had a metallic smell, but no rotten egg smell.
About three weeks ago I installed a water softener, sediment filter, and UV light. The soft water is great. I forgot how much we missed the softened water until we had to use hard water for several weeks. Unfortunately it appears as if I solved one problem and created another. Since I have installed the water softener, the classic rotten egg odor appeared on both hot and cold. Minimal at first, then getting worse. I checked an untreated, outside hose bib and it too has the rotten egg smell. To my understanding, this means the problem originates in the well itself.
Question #1: Could the water softener system have caused the rotten egg smell? It seems doubtful give that the untreated hose bib also smells, but the timing of the smell appearing is odd.
Question #2: I plan to chlorinate the well this weekend. What are my next steps if this doesn't solve the problem, or if it only resolves the issue for a short time? I saw many threads talking about chlorination but not many that discuss the next step. What equipment would I be looking to add?
Thank you!
Back with a question regarding rotten egg smell from private well water.
Scenario: New construction home. Well drilled in August 2020. 5" well drilled to 156 feet. Static water at 90 feet. Very little water was used during construction as we didn't have electricity from the utility until very late in construction. We moved into the house in February 2021 and used the untreated well water for two plus weeks before collecting a sample and sending it off to a lab. I've attached the water test report for reference. We noticed the untreated water had a metallic smell, but no rotten egg smell.
About three weeks ago I installed a water softener, sediment filter, and UV light. The soft water is great. I forgot how much we missed the softened water until we had to use hard water for several weeks. Unfortunately it appears as if I solved one problem and created another. Since I have installed the water softener, the classic rotten egg odor appeared on both hot and cold. Minimal at first, then getting worse. I checked an untreated, outside hose bib and it too has the rotten egg smell. To my understanding, this means the problem originates in the well itself.
Question #1: Could the water softener system have caused the rotten egg smell? It seems doubtful give that the untreated hose bib also smells, but the timing of the smell appearing is odd.
Question #2: I plan to chlorinate the well this weekend. What are my next steps if this doesn't solve the problem, or if it only resolves the issue for a short time? I saw many threads talking about chlorination but not many that discuss the next step. What equipment would I be looking to add?
Thank you!