I have a water system, but still get that nasty rotten egg smell from now and then.
2006-08-04 05:36:59 · 11 answers · asked by T 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hydrogen sulfide is very difficult to remove completely and cost effectively from a small system.
Removal is by oxidation - you can either aerate the water or chlorinate it, or pass it through activated carbon filters.
Scroll down to the Q/A on "Removing sulfur smell from water" for info from the Univ. of Missouri Extension Office.
http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/qa/water0002.htm
2006-08-04 05:47:52 · answer #1 · answered by TJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can open your well and pour a gallon of regular bleach in it. Run all your faucets until you smell the bleach. Let it sit for an hour or so, then run the water through until the bleach smell disappears. That'll help temporarily. You can also install a charcoal water filter. They work well on odors but you need to change the filter often.
2006-08-04 05:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by Rick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need something to remove sulfur. I don't think a water softener will help much. Just ask your local vendor what is the best filter medium to reduce sulfur.
It won't hurt you, but it sure smells bad. When I was a kid we had well water with the same issue. We also had no AC. Any smell in the water fills your home when you have a swamp cooler. Yuk!
2006-08-04 05:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get rid of the hydrogen sulfide in well water is to aerate the water. If you don't have an aeration system as part of the water pump, when you get that smell, you can boil the water or let it sit out of a while, basically anything that is going to expose the water molecules to air.
2006-08-04 05:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by Daisuke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the same problem with our river cottage. When we don't use it for a while, the rotten eggs "appear". Run the water as much as you can. I've even heard of dumping bleach in to the "well". Call your local health department. They might have a safe, more modern way to deal with this.
2006-08-04 05:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by janice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is probably sulfur in the water, which means there's not much you can do about it. Try to put a filter system on the entire house, that has canisters, which contain carbon pads that can be changed.
2006-08-04 05:42:19 · answer #6 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filters WILL NOT HELP!!!!!!You need to clorinate your well,circulate it, and pump it out.
First- remove well cap and dump in 2-3 gallons of bleach down the pipe.
Second-circulate the water in the well by sticking a garden hose in the well and let it pump until you smell the clorine in the hose shut it off.replace cap(shut off ice makers/by pass softeners before you start)
Third- let sit for 4-6 hours.
Fourth-stick hose(s) out away from house and let run when clorine smell is gone shut off hose and turn softeners/ice makers back on.
You may need to do this occasionaly to keep sulfer bacteria out of well.
2006-08-04 15:42:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to pass your water through a filtering system that has an activated carbon layer in it. You'll need to size for your entire pumping capacity.
2006-08-04 05:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your water may have alot of sulpfur in it. a good filter system will take out all impurities.
2006-08-04 05:44:57 · answer #9 · answered by rookiewriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should put in a water filter.They are really pretty cheap to..
2006-08-04 05:42:39 · answer #10 · answered by tlc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋