cmb1998
New Member
I have a fairly shallow well (58ft) on a piece of property that is on a river. The well is a couple hundred feet from the river. It was drilled about 6 years ago and has been a problem since the day it started pumping water. The water has a smell of manganese and a high iron content. The well pumps 22 GPM, PH is 6.4, and the water is fairly soft. I have a pellet chlorinator at the well head, then the water comes into the house through a sediment filter, into a backwashing calcite filter, into a back washing greensand filter, into a back washing carbon filter, into a softener (with iron removing softening media) and finally through a 5 micron polishing filter. When everything is working I get great water.
My issues with the well are primarily related to a thick slimy build up I think is IRB. I have shocked the well 15+ times over the years and finally bought a pellet chlorinator that chlorinates the water at the well head. So the water in the well casing is chlorinated but I still get a thick slimy build up in the sediment filter (20 micron) that plugs them up after 15 – 20 days (with very light usage) and all my control heads keep getting plugged up with a rust colored sediment. I have had several people look at it and every time I seem to end with a new backwashing filter that doesn’t resolve the issues.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chris
My issues with the well are primarily related to a thick slimy build up I think is IRB. I have shocked the well 15+ times over the years and finally bought a pellet chlorinator that chlorinates the water at the well head. So the water in the well casing is chlorinated but I still get a thick slimy build up in the sediment filter (20 micron) that plugs them up after 15 – 20 days (with very light usage) and all my control heads keep getting plugged up with a rust colored sediment. I have had several people look at it and every time I seem to end with a new backwashing filter that doesn’t resolve the issues.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Chris