mancjim
New Member
I have a home fed by well water that 2 years ago suddenly started showing rust stains when there had been none before. This was right after a well technician came out and fixed a small leak in the well head. I installed a filter system (self-assembled with four filters from 100m to 5m) which has stopped the staining, but need to be changed out every 2 weeks, otherwise the pressure drops from 60psi to 20psi due to clogging.
Yesterday I started an IRB test on my post filter water, and after 24 hours I have a green / brown slime at the bottom of the test. Given this and the difficulties I have heard of in ongoing control IRB, I am thinking about trying to tap into the (chlorinated) city water which is available at the street. I am not sure why the previous owners of the house didn't use this and instead had a well installed, but it is an option for me (albeit an expensive one as I will need to connect around 400 yards to the road from my house).
Do I need to be concerned about lingering IRB in my plumbing if I tap into the city supply, or will their chlorination effectively control the IRB already present in my pressure tank / pipes / HWTs? Anything else I should be aware of?
Thanks!
Jim
Yesterday I started an IRB test on my post filter water, and after 24 hours I have a green / brown slime at the bottom of the test. Given this and the difficulties I have heard of in ongoing control IRB, I am thinking about trying to tap into the (chlorinated) city water which is available at the street. I am not sure why the previous owners of the house didn't use this and instead had a well installed, but it is an option for me (albeit an expensive one as I will need to connect around 400 yards to the road from my house).
Do I need to be concerned about lingering IRB in my plumbing if I tap into the city supply, or will their chlorination effectively control the IRB already present in my pressure tank / pipes / HWTs? Anything else I should be aware of?
Thanks!
Jim