This video is designed to provide assistance in shock chlorinating wells. To get good distribution in the well attach a hose to a nearby hydrant or faucet and put the discharge end of the hose in the well.
Start the pump and bleed air from the pressure tank.
How to shock a well.
Let the chlorine sit in the well for an hour.
Clean your well house.
Carefully pour 12 gallon of household bleach into the water.
Here are the 5 fundamental steps to follow.
How to disinfect your well water shock chlorination.
If well water becomes muddy or cloudy after heavy rains.
This will disinfect a well that measures 4 inches in diameter and is 100 feet deep or less.
Pour the mixture of chlorine and water down the well.
Another method of shock chlorinating a large diameter well is to place tablets or powder in a weighted porous sack tightly woven burlap works well.
Allow chlorinated water to stand in the well and pipes for at least 8 hours preferably 12 to 24 hours.
Shock chlorination of a private well.
If you must shock the well then we would recommend you follow these instructions to do so.
Raise and lower the sack in the well water.
Remember that only the portions of the well coming in contact with the chlorine will be disinfected.
If bacteria are entering the well from a septic tank or other source the bacteria will become present again after the well has been sanitized.
How to shock a well in 5 simple steps.
While shock chlorination may correct bacteria andor odor problems in wells and piping systems in the short term it does not correct the source of the bacterial contamination.
One of the steps in shocking a well using a garden hose connected to the building to use chlorinated water to wash down the well casing sides during the initial steps in the well shock procedure will reduce the water consumed but during the flush out period a low yield well may still run out.
Pour it into the well without pumping.
Here is how the actual chlorination process should be carried out.
Then start the pump to recirculate chlorinated water back into the well.
This can be accomplished by attaching a hose to a tap and running water from the well through the hose and back into the well.
Try to coat the casing sides of the well as you pour.
Shocking a well is a service offered by all licensed well drillers but it can also be done diy.
Mix an additional 2 quarts bleach in 10 gallons of water.
Empty the water pressure tank.
If the well is deeper increase the amount of bleach according to the proportions of the solution.
Run water from outdoor faucets to waste away from desirable vegetation until the chlorine odor is slight or not detected at each faucet.
Pour two gallons of regular unscented clorox bleach down into the well head.
Fill a clean bucket with 3 gallons water to shock a drilled well.
Open all water taps one at a time including outside hose bibs and cold and hot water taps.
No comments:
Post a Comment