wiljon
New Member
Hey guys, great site.
I'll start with a little history. New bored 30" well drilled Aug 27, 2008. Fiberglass crib, 60' deep, hit water at 38', static water level 22'. Well was clorinated immediately after dug and sat for 1 month. Well was pumped out for 6 hours at 20 gpm. Water level dropped to 40' and stayed there. Well treanched to house with new 1 1/4 poly, new 44 gal bladder tank and mostly new copper in house.
Had water tested Hardness 60 gpg
Iron 1.58 ppm
Manganese 0.1 mgl
pH 8
TDS 1797 ppm
So, company set me up with a 45000 grain Iron guard softner. Also installed a 75 gpd Reverse O water drinking system.
Now to my problem. I am getting odor from the water, both hot and cold. I have RO system hooked up before softner and if lots of water is used, no smell but if it sits in storage tank (4 gal) for 4 or more hours, water smells. If I hold tap open and let tank drain, smell is gone and water tastes great. Smells and tastes kinda like sulfer.
Now, where should I start? I live in rural South Saskatchewan Canada. When well was drilled, lots of coal shards came up with the sand and gravel. Would this have anything to do with odor? Any help would be great to get me going in the right direction. Other than the smell, water is great.
Thanks
Wil
I'll start with a little history. New bored 30" well drilled Aug 27, 2008. Fiberglass crib, 60' deep, hit water at 38', static water level 22'. Well was clorinated immediately after dug and sat for 1 month. Well was pumped out for 6 hours at 20 gpm. Water level dropped to 40' and stayed there. Well treanched to house with new 1 1/4 poly, new 44 gal bladder tank and mostly new copper in house.
Had water tested Hardness 60 gpg
Iron 1.58 ppm
Manganese 0.1 mgl
pH 8
TDS 1797 ppm
So, company set me up with a 45000 grain Iron guard softner. Also installed a 75 gpd Reverse O water drinking system.
Now to my problem. I am getting odor from the water, both hot and cold. I have RO system hooked up before softner and if lots of water is used, no smell but if it sits in storage tank (4 gal) for 4 or more hours, water smells. If I hold tap open and let tank drain, smell is gone and water tastes great. Smells and tastes kinda like sulfer.
Now, where should I start? I live in rural South Saskatchewan Canada. When well was drilled, lots of coal shards came up with the sand and gravel. Would this have anything to do with odor? Any help would be great to get me going in the right direction. Other than the smell, water is great.
Thanks
Wil