muldoon
New Member
I have a 100 foot drilled submerisble pump well, static water around 75 feet. The water was great when it was new, but got worse over the past 2 years. It stinks of sulphur, runs blown, grey, yellow, red. I have ignored it because I do not live on the property full time and did not know what my options were.
I have read up on bacterias and disinfecting the well, and this past weekend I looked it over to get an idea of what I need to do. The well seal is a simmons single piece with a 1/2" plug. However, I noticed that nearly all of the well seal bolts are loose. On two of them I can actually see where contaminants could enter the well. I tightened one of them by hand, but another is too close to the water pipe egressing the top of the well and will not turn. (bad install I guess). Can I just clean the area up with a dremel and coat it in silicone? Will that seal it?
I want to chlorinate the well, but want to be sure I am addressing the possible problem before doing so. Any ideas on how I can get it to seal?
I have read up on bacterias and disinfecting the well, and this past weekend I looked it over to get an idea of what I need to do. The well seal is a simmons single piece with a 1/2" plug. However, I noticed that nearly all of the well seal bolts are loose. On two of them I can actually see where contaminants could enter the well. I tightened one of them by hand, but another is too close to the water pipe egressing the top of the well and will not turn. (bad install I guess). Can I just clean the area up with a dremel and coat it in silicone? Will that seal it?
I want to chlorinate the well, but want to be sure I am addressing the possible problem before doing so. Any ideas on how I can get it to seal?