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Good evening gentlemen,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me out with a problem I currently am experiencing with my well that only seems to get worse with time.
We bought out house about a year and a half ago and about every month I have to change the filter that is inline with the well bladder to the softener as the pressure drops so low that the water becomes unusable due to pressure loss. I've never lived in a house before with a well so I'm a bit lost.
Lately when removing the filter housing the water inside looks black and smells, the plastic grated cover on the outside seems to balloon and upon changing the filter and putting pressure back into the house the water seems to be black for about 20 seconds?
It also mostly smells during hot water use but I installed a new hot water tank and I have drained it and its fine for about ten days then starts to smell again.
Why all of sudden is it turning black?
Is this a well problem? Is it an iron issue? Is it a bacteria issue? Is my well air pressure bladder taking a shit?
We had the water tested before we moved in and the water came back great I've also taken it to a water treatment store locally and they say there is very little iron.
I feel like i just replaced this filter at the beginning of this month and it was already time to change it again.
Any ideas?
Thanks! :brilliant:usa:
I'm wondering if anyone can help me out with a problem I currently am experiencing with my well that only seems to get worse with time.
We bought out house about a year and a half ago and about every month I have to change the filter that is inline with the well bladder to the softener as the pressure drops so low that the water becomes unusable due to pressure loss. I've never lived in a house before with a well so I'm a bit lost.
Lately when removing the filter housing the water inside looks black and smells, the plastic grated cover on the outside seems to balloon and upon changing the filter and putting pressure back into the house the water seems to be black for about 20 seconds?
It also mostly smells during hot water use but I installed a new hot water tank and I have drained it and its fine for about ten days then starts to smell again.
Why all of sudden is it turning black?
Is this a well problem? Is it an iron issue? Is it a bacteria issue? Is my well air pressure bladder taking a shit?
We had the water tested before we moved in and the water came back great I've also taken it to a water treatment store locally and they say there is very little iron.
I feel like i just replaced this filter at the beginning of this month and it was already time to change it again.
Any ideas?
Thanks! :brilliant:usa: