Is it safe to pour Clorox into your well?

Question

I would like to get rid of the yellowish color in my well water. I heard you should pour a gallon of Clorox into your well. Is this safe and how often should you do this?

Our home is new - about 1 1/2 years old, and we do have a water softener.

Answer 1

I put about a cup of bleach a week into my well. I have lived in the house for 7 years and have had no problems. My water has tested fine, I do it just to be safe. I have a shallow well pump where the pump/tank is inside the house. I have a 1/2" vent line that runs to the well I pour the bleach in. Works great. On a submersible well, you would have to take the cap off the well casing (outside the house) and pour it in. Older wells do not have the exposed casings above the ground like the newer ones. If you have an old style (buried) casing, it would have to be dug up to add the bleach. (Too much work in my opinion if your water tests OK!)

Answer 2

old timers rule.
When you move to a place that has a well and the well has not been used in like a couple years or so. You get ten gallons of Clorox and pore it directly in the well let sit for day or so then run water for say half hour.
Most of the clorox will dissipate in well. Clorine will not last a long time in any system unless you replantish it like you do in swimming pools.

Answer 3

If your water is Yellow in color, it sounds like you have an Iron Problem. No amount of Clorox or chlorine will help. If you had Bacteria then Maybe. I think you may have to speak with whom ever put your softener in, There are many types of Conditioners on the market you could use to remove the iron, It does have to be filtered to remove it.

Answer 4

I have heard of this before, but what I am wondering is, WHERE exactly do you pour it?? Our well is a submersible and the water tank is in the garage.

None of this is open. I just wouldn't even know where to put it.
But then again our well has been good for 30 years, I wouldn't want to disturb it now. Plus I hate the chlorinated taste

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Answer 5

We used to vacation in a trailer park where the landlord did that. We could always tell when he had added clorox because we could smell it when we turned the water on, and our skin would get dry and itchy. Perhaps he used too much. I don't guess it did any serious damage though.

Answer 6

I draw water from a lake, and when I change my filters (every 3-6 months) I chloronate my water lines with a tablespoon of Javex (Clorox). The chlorine will kill viral and bacteria particulates in your system.

Answer 7

Yes it is safe. We put some in ours, but because we had it tested because we all got sick when we moved there. It was full of bacteria. I don't think it will work really well on the amount of rust in your water. You need a water softner for that and then you need to buy the salt that says "rust out" on it.

Answer 8

Yes, it's safe. It's basically the same as chlorinated city water. Pour it in, let it sit for a day, then run your water alot. Then you'll be fine.

Answer 9

DON'T DO THAT! Trust me, I've seen it done, and if you want the foulest tasting and smelling water then go ahead.
Call a plumber to determine best what to do. Yellowish color could be chemical or just rust.

Answer 10

you do no longer ought to apply immediately Clorox to bathe. Dilute it with water earlier you placed it interior the vacuum and the fumes won't in any respect be as stable whether that's going to nonetheless get each little thing stable and sparkling.