Bleach Well Water Treatment

The amount of bleach needed depends on the size of the well.

Bleach well water treatment.

This process takes a day or two so it s best to prepare yourself for minimal. The water level is 100 feet below the surface. 400 100 300 feet. Once you smell chlorine wash the inside of the well casing with the bleach scented water.

The well is 4 in diameter with a depth of 400 feet. One effective treatment for this is to add chlorine bleach to the well water which will kill the bacteria. The sodium hypochlorite active in liquid bleach reacts with the iron and changes it to the chemical form as rust. During this treatment period everyone should be warned not to use or consume the bleach treated water.

Another way to purify water is to use a small amount of regular liquid bleach. Use 1 gallons of household bleach. Over time however the well can become contaminated with bacteria and other harmful pathogens. Well water and liquid bleach are just not very compatible.

This new yellow red discoloration then deposits on clothes and after drying has essentially dyed the clothes. Mix the bleach with 5 to 10 gallons of water and carefully pour it into the well. Use regular household bleach with the only active ingredient sodium hypochlorite. For example a well 10 feet deep and 32 inches in diameter requires 3 quarts of chlorine bleach.

Turn the water back on to the house 3. Having your own well provides you with a source of fresh water. In applications where it is inconvenient to determine water depth at least gallon of household bleach or gallon of pool chlorine may be used for wells up to 8 in diameter with water estimated to be less. You will need access again.

For many years regular bleach contained a concentration of 5 25 sodium hypochlorite. Shut the water off to the well. Newer regular liquid bleach which has been available for several years now contains a concentration of 8 25 sodium. Pour gallon of the bleach into the 5 gallon bucket and fill with water from the garden hose.