Can't Smell Bleach After Shocking Well

Mix the water by attaching a hose to a water tap running well water through the hose and then back.

Can't smell bleach after shocking well. So run the water there until you smell chlorine bleach. Run the water which is circulating waterbleach from the well to your pressure tank and back to your well through the hose 4. If you do not smell any chlorine after 10 minutes add another quart of bleach and continue to circulate the water back into the well.

Sisters well treated cholerine- smell in house water murky. The procedure is to simply dump bleach down the well. So get the test strips.

Shock chlorination is the process by which home water systems such as wells springs and cisterns are disinfected using household liquid bleach or chlorine. I have a 40 gallon well tank. However if you notice a strong bleach smell like a swimming pool you should contact your local public water supply.

Which Type of Bleach To Use. Allow the well to sit for a few hours. It should be allowed to sit for 24 hrs after which a hose should be connected and allowed to run for 15 minutes per hour to prevent the well from running dry.

Depth of water Total well depth Static water level depth To measure how much water is in the. So once youve detected bleach at one of those faucets then. When you smell bleach coming out of the hose shut it off.

This publication contains guidelines for safely and effectively using shock chlorination -- a standard treatment for. If you can leave the water overnight even better. When the house was completed last week I was told to shock the well with bleach before using the water.