What Maintenance For Wells Typically Includes
Posted on: 7 April 2018
Maintenance for wells is more in-depth than you might expect. When you hire a well maintenance company, here is what they do to make sure your well continues to operate and generate water as expected.
Testing for Toxins
Your water, after all, comes from the ground. It is not fed into your home via a series of pipes from the closest city. Since your water comes directly from the ground, it is exposed to dozens of toxins, bacteria, microbes, and substances you would not want in your water, ever. So, the very first task completed by a well maintenance technician is testing your water for dangerous levels of impurities.
Checking on the Pump
You cannot get water from several yards underground without a well pump. Your well pump is your lifeline to water. Checking up on it to make sure that the pump is fully functional and not in need of repairs is the second task completed by most well maintenance technicians.
Checking the Hose Lines
Your well pump brings the water up out of the ground, but the hose lines are where the water goes next. The hose lines siphon the water into a holding tank closer to the house. If the hose lines are cracked, split, or leaking, you are losing valuable water to the ground.
While you may think that that would not be a problem since the water goes back into the water table, it actually takes a longer time than you think to put the leaked water back into the well this way. The leaky, cracked hoses also allow for bacteria and insect pests to enter your home through your water supply. The last thing you need is to fill your kitchen sink with water and have a large garden centipede or small cockroach find its way into the sink!
Checking the Holding Tank
If you have a holding tank, it needs to be checked often. A holding tank is an excellent way to have plenty of water on reserve and on demand. However, the tank can wear down inside, sending lots of rust and metallic bits through your pipes and into the house. You can tell when the holding tank may need to be replaced; your water will be pale sulfur yellow to rust brown with floating particles. To prevent that, the well technician samples the water in holding and peeks into the tank to check for deterioration.
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