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Well water smells terrible
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:00 am
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:00 am
My in-laws have a well and the water smells terrible all the time. They swear they don’t smell it and get angry when we make comments about it but it’s so bad that as soon as you turn the faucet on you’re hit with a wall of rotten egg smell.
I don’t know much about water wells. Is this a simple fix that we could do ourselves when they’re not home?
I don’t know much about water wells. Is this a simple fix that we could do ourselves when they’re not home?
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:08 am to TDsngumbo
There are many whole home filtration products that could resolve the situation but they aren't cheap or easy to install.
Do you want something just for drinking water?
Do you want something just for drinking water?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:16 am to notsince98
Drinking water would be ideal but really I’d like to discretely fix the entire water smell issue. If it’s difficult to do for a DIYer then I’ll probably not worry about it.
Is it bad for drinking water from a sanitary standpoint?
Is it bad for drinking water from a sanitary standpoint?
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:22 am to TDsngumbo
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Is it bad for drinking water from a sanitary standpoint?
I'm not sure. Where I grew up, there was a town nearby that had the sulfur issue with the water. It was always like that and it was a "city" water system. I would assume health wise it probably isn't a big deal.
It would probably be a good idea to start with a water test and get it fully analyzed. Well water is not something to mess around with. They usually need treatment of some kind for one reason or another.
Plus, if you get a report, that gives you something concrete to show the owners that there is something in the water.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:57 am to TDsngumbo
When I was a kid and we'd head over to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a day in the sand and swim in the GOM we'd head that way via Hwy. 90 through N.O. East passing through the Rigolet's.
There was a fountain on the side of the road when heading east that ran all the time and it was from a natural well that always smelled like egg-water.
A few folks I know over in parts of Mississippi also have that smelly water with their own wells on their property. If you pour it into a pitcher and leave it out for a bit, the smell dissipates.
It is just a Sulphur bacteria that causes Hydrogen Sulfide gas that gives it that smell. It's usually not harmful, but it is recommended that a water test be done to be sure it's within safe limits.
There was a fountain on the side of the road when heading east that ran all the time and it was from a natural well that always smelled like egg-water.
A few folks I know over in parts of Mississippi also have that smelly water with their own wells on their property. If you pour it into a pitcher and leave it out for a bit, the smell dissipates.
It is just a Sulphur bacteria that causes Hydrogen Sulfide gas that gives it that smell. It's usually not harmful, but it is recommended that a water test be done to be sure it's within safe limits.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:01 am to TDsngumbo
pour some clorox down the well.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:06 am to TDsngumbo
I have this issue about once a year with my well.
When it happens at my house, i turn the well pump off and drain all the water in the house both hot and cold. I then fill my pressure tank with air and let it flush the house lines. Turn the well pump back on and it goes away for about a year or so. Whole process of flushing takes about an hour.
When it happens at my house, i turn the well pump off and drain all the water in the house both hot and cold. I then fill my pressure tank with air and let it flush the house lines. Turn the well pump back on and it goes away for about a year or so. Whole process of flushing takes about an hour.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:13 am to TDsngumbo
I have well water. There is a Anode that goes in the water heater. It is a straight Rod and the sulfur coated one is the one you need. It’s close to $100, it will stop the water from smelling.
I’ve changed it for the $30 non coated rod and it lasted two weeks and started smelling like rotten eggs again. The coated one has been in about 5 years or more and no more smell.
I’ve changed it for the $30 non coated rod and it lasted two weeks and started smelling like rotten eggs again. The coated one has been in about 5 years or more and no more smell.
This post was edited on 8/15/19 at 9:21 am
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:16 am to TDsngumbo
shite I smell egg water in Metairie, only when the dishwasher or washer machine is running though.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:49 am to LSU999
Please send link to coated anode rod you speak of.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 10:44 am to TDsngumbo
Hydrogen sulfide is a very chemically reactive gas and can be smelled in a concentration in the low parts per billion (ppb) and is present in anaerobic (no oxygen) conditions which is the norm in wells.
In fish hatcheries or other similar applications it’s usually removed, fairly easily, by vigorous aeration of the source water, usually in a retention pond, which blows the gas off to the atmosphere before it is used. But you’d obviously need a different approach for a home water system.
In fish hatcheries or other similar applications it’s usually removed, fairly easily, by vigorous aeration of the source water, usually in a retention pond, which blows the gas off to the atmosphere before it is used. But you’d obviously need a different approach for a home water system.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 11:11 am to TDsngumbo
How deep is the well? Last one we drilled in Lake Chas we hit water at about 250’ and it smelled like rotten eggs. Kept drilling and hit again at 600’ and it was clean.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 11:48 am to CrawDude
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Hydrogen sulfide is a very chemically reactive gas and can be smelled in a concentration in the low parts per billion (ppb)
It is also known for its "nose fatigue," which may be why OP's in-laws say they do not smell anything.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 12:14 pm to FutureMikeVIII
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It is also known for its "nose fatigue," which may be why OP's in-laws say they do not smell anything.
Same as people with too many pets in their houses. My sister-in-law at one time had 5 dogs and 13 cats in her house------Yeah, she's "That Lady".
Even though she spent an unreal amount of time every day trying to keep things clean, her house smelled of animals all the time, but she was "nose blind" to it. You do get acclimated to your environment.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 12:36 pm to TDsngumbo
Is it a dug well or a drilled well? I had a dug well at an old farmhouse I owned with the same problem, but it started all of a sudden. I pulled the cap off and discovered the concrete lining had shifted during the prior winter (was in New Hampshire). Garter snakes were denning in a cavity near the junction and periodically one would find its way in and ultimately die and rot.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 1:39 pm to eatpie
y grandparents had a well with sulphur water. OK to drink but to me it smelled and tasted like shite. It was the only thing I didn't like about being at their house.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 9:07 pm to TDsngumbo
Just wondering if that smell stays on you after bathing or doing laundry? Do soaps and detergents mask the smell?
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