JohnnyMalaria
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Hello,
About seven weeks ago, I replaced a deep well submersible pump and chlorine-shocked the system. The water was great - nice and clear with no odors or funny taste. About a week ago, I started to get rusty-colored surges. All of our toilet bowls below the waterline are now a rusty color (it is easily wiped away). Accompanying the discoloration are small (< 2mm) black flecks that are also flat. They smear when rubbed between two fingers. I suspect that the surfaces of the Well-X-Trol bladders are contaminated with crud that the previous shocking helped to disrupt. Here are some facts:
1. The water directly from the well head is perfectly clean
2. The water after the pressure tanks is hazy. I have determined that most of the material is colloidal (based on the light scattering properties)
3. The water out of the standpipe (or whatever it's called) near the well house is as bad as the water in the house
4. When I first shocked the system I saw the same black flecks
So, does this sound plausible and, if so, what can I do short of replacing both pressure tanks (ugh)? If I have to replace them is there any particular reason that one of them is tee'd in with PVC piping and the other with galvanized iron?
Thanks,
John.
About seven weeks ago, I replaced a deep well submersible pump and chlorine-shocked the system. The water was great - nice and clear with no odors or funny taste. About a week ago, I started to get rusty-colored surges. All of our toilet bowls below the waterline are now a rusty color (it is easily wiped away). Accompanying the discoloration are small (< 2mm) black flecks that are also flat. They smear when rubbed between two fingers. I suspect that the surfaces of the Well-X-Trol bladders are contaminated with crud that the previous shocking helped to disrupt. Here are some facts:
1. The water directly from the well head is perfectly clean
2. The water after the pressure tanks is hazy. I have determined that most of the material is colloidal (based on the light scattering properties)
3. The water out of the standpipe (or whatever it's called) near the well house is as bad as the water in the house
4. When I first shocked the system I saw the same black flecks
So, does this sound plausible and, if so, what can I do short of replacing both pressure tanks (ugh)? If I have to replace them is there any particular reason that one of them is tee'd in with PVC piping and the other with galvanized iron?
Thanks,
John.
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