Wednesday, August 6, 2014

What To Do First When You Have Rust in Your Well Water

Gerry,

A neighbor showed me your webpage.  I have bad well water.  The water smells and leaves stains on our sinks and laundry.  We just bought this place and the former owners said we have a well water filter, but it doesn’t seem to work.  We are looking into various types of water treatment for our well water but don’t know where to start.  Help!

- Phil and Judy, Oklahoma


Dear Phil and Judy,

The best place to start is with an accurate water test.  Have you had your well water tested?   It sounds like you have a classic case of rust in your water, (dissolved and/or oxidized iron) along with “rotten-egg” odor (hydrogen sulfide gas).