I have a well that is cased with galvenized casing. This well has not been used often but i cant get the rust to clear up no matter how long i run the pump. Any suggestions?
2007-03-10 11:22:12 · 4 answers · asked by rustywell 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is the rust caused by the galvanized casing? or is the water full out unsettled mud/dirt sediment?
Is the well going to be used for drinking water? or watering crops?
If the well is going the be used for watering crops washing clothes ect. and you need the rust/sediment to settle at the bottom of the Well. There is a product that will do that
Where I live it's called Altra Clear Plus 4 in 1. If you live in the USA it's called Sea Klear made by Vanson in Washington State. toll free number is 888 282 6766 there site http://www.vanson.com
http://www.vanson.com/prodseaklear.asp
I while ago I emailed SeaKlear to find out if the water would be safe to drink if you used there product, and his reply was...
"SeaKlear is currently not approved for use with municipal drinking water but the rules vary with well systems rhansen@vanson.com washing and showering are OK."
Hope this information helps.
2007-03-10 12:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most casings are plain steel. It could be the source of rust, but most likely it is a combination of ferric (precipitated) and ferrous (clear/dissolved) iron naturally occurring in the water. Get a good water test done by a lab that only makes money from doing tests, not from selling water equipment. It is worth the cost. If it is ferric iron, you need a 5 micron pre-filter. If it is dissolved iron, the most effective treatment is a softener because you will get the side benefit of soft water. One caveat, if the pH is acidic (6.5 or lower) you will also need to neutralize the water in order for optimum iron removal to occur.
2007-03-11 23:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by griffinpilot1965 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you sure its rust and not clay silt? if its not been used in a long time silt may have settled around the valve screen, this looks like rust and takes a long time to pump off,, sometimes days of hard use.... if it is rust though,, have you checked your tank?? you may need to put some cleaning agent in the tank to remove the rust but if it is real bad you should just REPLACE the whole tank....
2007-03-11 05:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Change the filter.
2007-03-14 15:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by plainfieldcletusblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋