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Are either of these instruments recommended for monitoring iron levels vs using a visual comparison wheel like the Hach IR-18? Has anyone had experience with either one to validate or invalidate their accuracy claims...

And here is picture after Day 10...

According to tests performed by the county a year ago, the iron level in my well water is 0.59. Tests performed by two local water system vendors indicated iron levels of 1.0 (0.7 Ferrous & 0.3 Ferric) from one vendor and 1.4 from the other vendor. I performed a BART test for the presence of...

The roof handled by the downspout that I might tie into the drain pipe is 276 square feet (23’ x 12’). I didn’t find a UPC table 11-1 or 11-2. I did find a table 1106.3 which I believe indicates a 3” horizontal pipe at 1% slope (1/8” drop per foot) can handle 6” of rain per hour from a roof...

I will be installing a water filtration system to remove Iron from my well water. Our county code says not to route the backwash into septic or to the drain field. I will be discharging the backwash into the woods behind my house which requires a run of ~130 feet at slope of 1/8” per foot. I...

I am planning to chlorinate my well through the vent pipe. Shown below is a picture of my wellhead. To remove the pipe, do I unscrew the pipe from the threaded nut or unscrew the nut from the well cap? Also, there is some cracking in the concrete around the casing. Is this something to be...

The well casing already extends above ground. The bottom of the concrete cylinder surrounding the top of the well casing sits at ground level.

This issue has existed for years...nothing that is going to be addressed tonight. Here is a picture of the top of the well.

No sulfur smell. Is there a particular backwashing iron filter you would recommend? Would you start with just the sanitizing and backwashing iron filter to see if that corrects the problem without installing a pvc liner? The county representative estimated it would cost ~ $500 to have a well...

Sorry for the duplicate post. I was struggling trying to figure out the quotation function on this website.

Had a test completed by the county lab and the only thing that came back identified in their report above recommended limits was Iron at 0.59 mg/L which they reported as above the aesthetic limit of 0.3 mg/L but below the Health Advisory of 2.5 mg/L. There was no mention of iron bacteria in the...