Bad water in the well - how to be in such a situation

Happy owners of houses, cottages, country houses in the city or behind it are trying to provide autonomous water supplies. Sometimes it needs to be done in order not to depend on a centralized system, and sometimes because it is almost impossible to lay a pipeline or require substantial financial investments.

To provide your house with the necessary amount of water, it is recommended to punch your own well. And when all the work is completed, it turns out that the water from the well smells like swamp or is generally dirty.

Naturally, this is a huge disappointment. But do not despair. This article provides instructions on how to remove the smell of water from a well by doing all the work with your own hands.

The main causes of pollution

There are many reasons why you may have dirty water from a well.

Consider the most common:

1. If you receive white water from a well or there is a sediment in the water from a well, then it is most likely that such contaminants can be present in it, such as:

• clay;
• silt;
• sand.

This problem occurs most often in water sources on the sand, if in close proximity to them is an open pond.

Artesian wells are not affected by this problem, but if you notice such pollutants, then most likely there is damage:

• caisson;
• casing.

Special mention deserves the case if the water has a high content of sand.

In this case, it is recommended to perform the following actions:

• install a special filter on the end of the pipe;
• pump well well

1. The main problem of artesian wells is the presence of significantly the amount of dissolved iron in the liquid and its salts and compounds. If a colored film is formed on the water from the well, then this is just the first sign of increased iron content.

Council To make sure that it is a true pollutant in this situation, it is recommended to give water for laboratory analysis - it cannot be ruled out that it may contain petroleum products.

By the way, if you have oily water from a well, then it is likely that it is a high iron content.

1. Another source of water pollution can be organic matter and impurities:

• bacteria;
• viruses;
• microorganisms.

Council This type of pollutant appears only in shallow, non-buried wells. Therefore, if you want to prevent the appearance of bad organic matter in a liquid, drill a well deeper or protect it better, install additional filters, for example, coal.

1. Some types of pollutants can be identified by certain odors.

To begin with, we note that the flavors of water are divided into two main types:

• natural;
• artificial.

The first smells include the following:

• earthy;
• glandular;
• marsh;
• fish;
• putrefactive.

To the second:

• pharmacy;
• petrol;
• phenolic;
• chlorine, etc.

Often, well fluid has a natural type of fragrance.

The cause of odors may be the following substances:

• manganese;
• ammonia;
• hydrogen sulfide;
• iron.

It all depends on the composition of the soil in which the well is pierced. If the water from the well manganese, then it will smell like rotten eggs.

Council In some cases, it is not possible to detect an increased content of manganese by smell, however, after its contact with oxygen, it acquires a dark shade. That is, such a liquid just needs some time to stand in the open air in a glass container - this will give the opportunity to immediately determine the presence of manganese.

If ammonia was detected in the water from the well, then such a liquid will have an unpleasant and pungent odor of ammonia. How to remove the smell of water from the well? Here it is impossible to do without special filters.

How to deal with nitrates

Nitrates in well water are also quite dangerous. Considering their special danger, we will consider these substances in more detail.

Nitrates are special salts of nitric acid, which penetrate the groundwater through:

• farmland runoff treated with nitrogen fertilizers;
• household waste;
• industrial effluent;
• domestic wastewater.

Given the peculiarity of their distribution, they are most often found in the following sources:

• non-buried wells;
• rivers;
• lakes.

Danger of nitrates

This type of pollutant has a different degree of toxic effect on the human body:

• primary;
• secondary;
• tertiary.

The accumulation in the human body leads to the fact that after the reaction with hemoglobin, methemoglobin is formed in the blood.

It does not carry oxygen, and therefore the person is poisoned by nitrates, there is oxygen starvation of the body, which is expressed in the following manifestations:

• lethargy;
• increased fatigue;
• general deterioration of health.

If the amount of methemoglobin is from 20 to 50 percent, then the affected person shows up:

• tachycardia;
• dyspnea;
• possible loss of consciousness.

If methemoglobin exceeds 50%, the person dies.

If we talk about the damage to the internal organs, then the first to suffer:

• the cardiovascular system;
• gastrointestinal tract.

Nitrates are incredibly dangerous, even in minimal amounts, for babies and young children, because they have not yet properly formed an enzyme system.

How to remove nitrates from water

There are two main methods of dealing with salts of nitric acid contained in water:

• by installing reverse osmosis systems;
• through the use of filters by anionic ion exchange materials.

Ion exchange resins work on the principle of replacing negative salts, salts that do not harm the human body.

Council Remember that each ion exchange resin has a specific capacity, which is reflected in its ability to accept a certain amount of salt ions. That is, when the resin is completely saturated with ions of the salt with which it fights, it ceases to perform the functions assigned to it and the water is not purified. Therefore, if you use ion exchange filters, it is important to monitor the life of the cartridges.

The most reliable, modern method of purification of water from nitrates is the use of reverse osmosis systems.

The essence of this filter is as follows:

• the system has from two to three pre-cleaning cartridges - they remove large and suspended particles;
• after that, water enters the reverse osmosis membrane, the pore size of which does not exceed the size of water molecules;
• all remaining after pre-treatment of substances deposited on the membrane, and then automatically washed into the sewer;
• the level of stonecrops reaches 99%.

A large number of reverse osmosis models are presented on the modern market of cleaning equipment. Their price can reach a couple thousand dollars, but there are cheaper models that can also effectively cope with all kinds of negative impurities.

When not so bad

The content of some impurities is not as dangerous as it may seem. For example, silicon in well water may be useful. Naturally, if the level of its content does not exceed the limit.

Please note that silicon is part of various preparations:

• cosmetic;
• medicinal.

This is due to its truly useful, positive properties established by scientists:

• the ability to strengthen the immune system;
• promote the rapid growth of nails and hair;
• restore the skin;
• have a healing effect on wounds and injuries.

In addition, silicon is important because, if it is not in the body, other minerals will not be absorbed, including:

• zinc;
• Calcium and more than sixty items.

Many are interested in the question, why does the water from the well turn green? In this case also do not panic. If the appearance of greenery occurs a few days after you have typed water in a certain dish, then this indicates the reproduction of biological components that enter the liquid.

Of course, green water can no longer be drunk, but it is possible to use liquid for drinking immediately after it has been extracted from a well.

In conclusion

Remember that water containing certain pollutants is dangerous and not only for human health. It can cause premature breakdowns of household appliances, sanitary equipment.

Therefore, after you pierce the well, immediately flush it, and give the water for laboratory analysis, which will allow you to identify possible negative impurities and choose the right cleaning system or filter.

In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.