Well water - Page 2

rockin · 07-31-2011, 05:14 PM

Always had well water where I lived too. Never had any problems with it. I do get our water tested each year to be sure it's still ok to drink. We do have a water softener in the basement.

jason · 08-01-2011, 04:41 PM

My old house I lived at was city water. Got a letter every few months saying they would recommend boiling water due to contamination or some sort. So glad to be back on well.

There are places you can take your water to be tested if you are wondering what is in it.

Lamebeaver · 08-02-2011, 09:59 AM

Well water is generally much better than city water. Why do you think they add chlorine to it?

wvbreamfisherman · 08-02-2011, 11:42 AM

Depends on the well (and the area). Well water can be extremely hard, full of sulfur, iron and manganese (which cause red staining), and other minerals. Sometimes you can get around this problem by drilling into a deeper aquifer, but not always.

Water softeners can handle some of this stuff, but not all, and well water users often need additional filtration and/or treatment.

dinosaur · 08-03-2011, 08:03 AM

Bream is correct although I don't have that problem. I also don't have chlorine or flouride. I've never been a fan of adding poisonous chemicals to drinking water.

wvbreamfisherman · 08-03-2011, 08:43 AM

Oddly enough, the effectiveness of fluoride in preventing tooth deacy was noticed in kids that had a high level of naturally occurring fluoride in their wells in Texas. Someone noticed that the kids in this area had very little tooth decay.

Say what you want, addition of fluoride to drinking water has been a true public health benefit.

Most fluoride overdoses actually come from kids swallowing fluoridated toothpaste, as the fluoride is more concentrated there.

hummingbird · 08-03-2011, 04:07 PM

I don't like city water. It tastes terrible and I really don't like the chemicals they put in it. I actually buy water because my house has city water. I don't have a well nearby or I would use that. We used to have one when I was a kid and I can still remember how good it tasted, especially on a hot day.

dinosaur · 08-04-2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by wvbreamfisherman

Oddly enough, the effectiveness of fluoride in preventing tooth deacy was noticed in kids that had a high level of naturally occurring fluoride in their wells in Texas. Someone noticed that the kids in this area had very little tooth decay.

True. But it's not effective for adults so I still don't want it. Call me a statistical anomoly.

Pathfinder1 · 10-14-2011, 08:21 PM

I usually don't trek very far,
when all around me coilforms are.

Hi...

I was raised on well water. In those days, nobody even heard of testing it for purity or contaminents.

Now, any real estate home sale with a well has to have the water tested for a minimun of coliform bacteria in this and many other areas.

About 25% of the well water testing I've done over the years turned up coliform bacteria (not THE harmful e. coli, fortunately), and at other times many other kinds of contaminents were found. Fortunately, most of those contaminents could be addressed (purified), but sometimes at great cost.

I'm presently on city (pop 4500) water, which is very drinkable. The only drawback I have found is that constantly using thin aluminum utensils over a period of time will result in pinholes in the bottoms of same.

I have found no pinholes in me.