my water comes from a well. after the well has been worked on, the water smells like dookie. so my clothes smell like dookie.. and i smell like dookie when i shower... oh my god; what should i do???
2006-10-05 10:21:42 · 15 answers · asked by Princess_n_Pink 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
bleach in your well will save you from this problem. just don't drink the water. washing is o.k. , but not for drinking.
2006-10-05 10:46:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change your water filters. You should have at least one in the basement. We have a bigger house, so we have two. Also, check your salt level in your water softener. There are salts that are specific for hard water, they do work better. After the filters have been changed, run an entire wash load (without laundry in it), and run the faucets for a few minutes. The water may come out black at first.
I'm not sure what you mean by having your well worked on. Sometimes the pump may need to be replaced, and my guess is this is what happened, you will need to run your water for a bit to get it clear again. We never use bleach in our well, we were told not to do that. I wouldn't risk my children drinking it anyways, or ruining future laundry. I don't think it's necessary. Just running the water for a bit will do.
If that doesn't work, then call back the person who repaired your well. They should be able to help you out over the phone - and if a return visit is necessary, they should not charge for it.
I've had hard water my whole life, living in a rural area. I'm going to add another tip here. Get a clarifying shampoo (Neutrogena is good, otherwise get the kind from the salon for frequent swimmers). Use it once a week, or whenever you think you're hair is turning reddish from not changing the filter in time. Some people have harder water than other. Sally Beauty also has a hair treatment for hard water - most salons charge about $13 for it, but the kit at SB is about $5.
2006-10-05 17:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would move. I couldn't live under those conditions. You can take your laundry to a laundrymat - as for showering, maybe get some type of filtration for the showerhead. You could also look into getting a whole house water filtration system put in.
2006-10-06 11:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Could get a water sofener!
2. There is this stuff in the laundry aisle, u can put
into your clothes so it helps, maybe someone
else knows the name....
2006-10-05 17:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by Nanniekc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have the water tested, to find out what you need to clear it up. If I remember right it's chlorine tablets. It's possible it may clear up on it's own after running it for awhile.
2006-10-05 17:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Gramms 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Princess should have to put up with such nonsense. You should talk to your daddy, The King, and have him issue a royal decree or something.
Meanwhile, do your ablutions at a friend's house.
2006-10-05 18:20:44 · answer #6 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of work it has done?...by a profesional? if that , you need to contact the person and tell them the problem, if not whoever did the job they might not know what they was doing...either way it might help if you pur some blech in the well....maybe you got some dead animal in there
2006-10-05 17:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a Culligan man out to install a water purifier thast will help
2006-10-05 17:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know what they say: 'don't drink the water!' probably you should get the company who worked on your well to take a look at it again. or call culligan.
2006-10-05 17:32:54 · answer #9 · answered by rubberduck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pour some or alot of clorox in the well..
2006-10-05 18:46:43 · answer #10 · answered by Carol H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋