We have well water and use the softener (salt). We thought at first we'd just have to run it because it was treated just before we bought the house for a while to get the smell out. Which seemed to work, but only temporarily, the smell is back. What can we do!?
2006-06-12 02:33:48 · 9 answers · asked by amason1226 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Try a Brita filter for drinking water - they aren't too expensive and seem to work pretty well. You're not adding softener salt to the cold water are you? Just the hot?
2006-06-12 02:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by JRob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your well is probably on a sulphur bed ,there is no way to completely rid you self of the problem.but there are a few things that will help.but first you need to take a water sample and take it to be tested,to make sure what it is.my family and i grew up on our well that smelled bad,we always use to go to the well pump and pour a gallon of bleach down in the well and let it sit without using the water for about an hour then , run a water hose watering you yard for a bout 15 min.- 45 mins. until the bleach gets mixed in all through the well.we use to do that about every other week! it helped. also you can buy filter systems for the pump and put filters on your sinks.and that helps too!
2006-06-12 09:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by cyndi b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could invest in a reverse osmosis machine. They are not cheap, but you will have good drinking water. You might be stuck with the smell though for the rest of your water that you use, especially hot water used for showers. My aunt had the same problem....I hated visiting because their water smelled so bad.
2006-06-12 09:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by mrselange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my parents have the same problem, but they found that a good water softener helps, but then they puchased a good filtration system. Only problem is they have to change filters on it quite often or the odors come back.
2006-06-12 09:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Whirlinghurly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just put some bleach & always boil the water before drinking & put some pottasiom permagnet ths really turns the water very pure & healthy but put very less of it or it would turn the water pink
2006-06-12 09:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by SANRELLA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add sodium hypocrite (bleaching powder)solution inside the well to disinfectant the water
2006-06-12 09:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by leo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A charcoal filter may do the job for you. If it doesn't a reverse osmosis filter should do the job.
2006-06-12 09:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by soar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an (RO) reverse osmosis filtration system
2006-06-12 09:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by ne0teric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a freeze pop in it
2006-06-12 09:46:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋