Bleach Well Water Treatment

Put the well cap back on but don t put the bolts on.

Bleach well water treatment. The amount of bleach needed depends on the size of the well. During this treatment period everyone should be warned not to use or consume the bleach treated water. The well is 4 in diameter with a depth of 400 feet. Use regular household bleach with the only active ingredient sodium hypochlorite.

Use 1 gallons of household bleach. Over time however the well can become contaminated with bacteria and other harmful pathogens. Turn the water back on to the house 3. This new yellow red discoloration then deposits on clothes and after drying has essentially dyed the clothes.

Pour gallon of the bleach into the 5 gallon bucket and fill with water from the garden hose. For many years regular bleach contained a concentration of 5 25 sodium hypochlorite. 400 100 300 feet. Newer regular liquid bleach which has been available for several years now contains a concentration of 8 25 sodium.

Once you smell chlorine wash the inside of the well casing with the bleach scented water. Use water from a garden hose to help the mixture circulate around the well. This process takes a day or two so it s best to prepare yourself for minimal. The water level is 100 feet below the surface.

The sodium hypochlorite active in liquid bleach reacts with the iron and changes it to the chemical form as rust. One effective treatment for this is to add chlorine bleach to the well water which will kill the bacteria. In applications where it is inconvenient to determine water depth at least gallon of household bleach or gallon of pool chlorine may be used for wells up to 8 in diameter with water estimated to be less. I show you how to shock your well using bleach.

Mix the bleach with 5 to 10 gallons of water and carefully pour it into the well. Another way to purify water is to use a small amount of regular liquid bleach. For example a well 10 feet deep and 32 inches in diameter requires 3 quarts of chlorine bleach. Shut the water off to the well.