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31 May 2014 10:01 #1
by Grady
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How often, if at all do you have to shock your well because of Coli and or murky water?
Family members looking to buy up this way just had a well inspection, it came back murky and contaminated. The sellers said this happens every spring, they shock and go on. That doesn't seem right to me. Seems like a serious well issue.
Family members looking to buy up this way just had a well inspection, it came back murky and contaminated. The sellers said this happens every spring, they shock and go on. That doesn't seem right to me. Seems like a serious well issue.
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31 May 2014 11:55 #2
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Except for the non-occupied house we bought from the bank, never.
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Grady wrote: How often, if at all do you have to shock your well because of Coli and or murky water?
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Except for the non-occupied house we bought from the bank, never.
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31 May 2014 12:06 #3
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13 years now in a 1971 built house. never had to shock.
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31 May 2014 12:31 #4
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Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
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Never had to shock. Well drilled in 2001.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
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31 May 2014 12:32 #5
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Been thru 3 houses up here (since the late 90's)have NEVER shocked a well, and to go a bit
further....a house on the market,represented by an agent,should NEVER have an issue of "shocking".....the integrity of the agent is in question here IF either agent says this is ok.
I know sometimes, during spring, when it is exceptionally wet, the water will look like "tea",but
in a RE deal THIS is questionable practice....the seller is required to present adequate potability
or the deal does NOT go thru....(unless seller takes a concession and that is ok by the buyer)
this is my understanding of well issues in RE......IF I am wrong, feel free to correct me.
further....a house on the market,represented by an agent,should NEVER have an issue of "shocking".....the integrity of the agent is in question here IF either agent says this is ok.
I know sometimes, during spring, when it is exceptionally wet, the water will look like "tea",but
in a RE deal THIS is questionable practice....the seller is required to present adequate potability
or the deal does NOT go thru....(unless seller takes a concession and that is ok by the buyer)
this is my understanding of well issues in RE......IF I am wrong, feel free to correct me.
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31 May 2014 12:46 #6
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We have heard that many people shock their wells yearly but unless there is E-Coli there is no reason.
Sister-in-law had a house down Pleasant Park and every year during run off the water was brown. We have lived on Conifer Mountain and now in DCVR and never shocked our wells and have never had brown water. Conifer Mountain water was very acidic and if you did not run it a bit or it would taste like a penny.
Water in DCVR is great.
Sister-in-law had a house down Pleasant Park and every year during run off the water was brown. We have lived on Conifer Mountain and now in DCVR and never shocked our wells and have never had brown water. Conifer Mountain water was very acidic and if you did not run it a bit or it would taste like a penny.
Water in DCVR is great.
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31 May 2014 14:09 #7
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Mountain Dollar, what did you sister-in-law do during the time the water was brown? Did she have it tested? Was it safe to bathe small children?
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31 May 2014 14:19 #8
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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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Hi Jenny! Welcome to MMT!
When we lived in Kings Valley and the water turned brown in the spring due to the runoff, we asked about it and were told it was safe to bathe in (couldn't bring ourselves to drink it, but bathed our infant in it as well as ourselves). We installed a whole house water softener system and reverse osmosis under-sink purifier for drinking water and that took care of it - we never had brown water again. The downside is that that is kind of expensive to do, but it has benefits for your pipes/water heaters and savings on washing clothes/dishes that eventually make it up.
Kings Valley is unique in that it's water collected from wells all over the hillside, pumped to a holding tank, treated, then sent around as if being on city water; hence, it was tested continually by the water company. Aside from high uranium levels, it was always safe to drink, but I don't know about individual wells elsewhere in the area.
Hope that helps!
When we lived in Kings Valley and the water turned brown in the spring due to the runoff, we asked about it and were told it was safe to bathe in (couldn't bring ourselves to drink it, but bathed our infant in it as well as ourselves). We installed a whole house water softener system and reverse osmosis under-sink purifier for drinking water and that took care of it - we never had brown water again. The downside is that that is kind of expensive to do, but it has benefits for your pipes/water heaters and savings on washing clothes/dishes that eventually make it up.
Kings Valley is unique in that it's water collected from wells all over the hillside, pumped to a holding tank, treated, then sent around as if being on city water; hence, it was tested continually by the water company. Aside from high uranium levels, it was always safe to drink, but I don't know about individual wells elsewhere in the area.
Hope that helps!
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
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31 May 2014 16:46 #9
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Bathing was fine but she did not drink it she used bottled during that time.
If you filter it (whole house) you will be changing the filter every other day so they opted to take the filter off during this time.
If you filter it (whole house) you will be changing the filter every other day so they opted to take the filter off during this time.
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31 May 2014 18:38 #10
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No shocks here. Just yummy well water from 300ft down.
If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2
Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
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