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I've heard some horror stories as well. There are lab tests one can send off their water to test for literally hundreds of metals, toxins, pathogens and more.
by LinuxBender 4y ago
I've heard some horror stories as well. There are lab tests one can send off their water to test for literally hundreds of metals, toxins, pathogens and more. Most towns will also do limited testing. There are also bacteria test kits on Amazon but they only test for a few things.
My well tested clean but I still intend to shock it with chlorine. The bummer is that this is such an old well they did not make it easy to shock it without pulling the pump but I am going to replace the pump anyway because I think it was installed in the 80's.
- hinkley 4y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong but don't you also want to retest after a flooding event (even if your well head is never submerged)?
- LinuxBender 4y agoAbsolutely. AFAIK there have been no floods here. I get snow but the underground well room is covered with a heavy concrete cover. My home is much higher than the fields around me. That said I have no idea if there are any volcanic passages that would allow unfiltered ground water to reach the well. The mineral and bacterial tests would suggest that is not occurring.