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question on wells VS very long water line YYZedd 07-20-2006
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Posted by YYZedd on July 20, 2006, 8:07 am
Hello all,

We are about to start building our house which sits about 1000' from the
road. We have city water available but are looking into having a well. I am
told that the iron content is high in the area but folks on that street were
on wells before the city water came in about 7-10 years back.

We are considering a well since a water line from the street back to the
house will be very long, cross two creeks (one is rather large) and be in
heavily wooded area. The lot is 7 acres and densely wooded except for what
we have taken out for the driveway and house. I forsee a lot of problems
with 1000+ feet of pipe near all the trees/roots.

Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct this?
What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or foul
tasting? We will be talking to folks in the business very soon and will get
their opinions but I thought I would throw this question out to you guys.

Any input on the water line also appreciated.

Thanks!



Posted by longshot on July 20, 2006, 8:15 am


>
> Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct this?
> What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or foul
> tasting? We will be talking to folks in the business very soon and will
> get their opinions but I thought I would throw this question out to you
> guys.
>
> Any input on the water line also appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>

iron turns your toilet/ sink/ bathtub brown. it tastes icky. you can add a
water softener & purifier to cure it. not a clue what all that would cost ,
probably a couple grand.




Posted by YYZedd on July 20, 2006, 8:20 am

>
>
>>
>> Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct this?
>> What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or foul
>> tasting? We will be talking to folks in the business very soon and will
>> get their opinions but I thought I would throw this question out to you
>> guys.
>>
>> Any input on the water line also appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> iron turns your toilet/ sink/ bathtub brown. it tastes icky. you can add
> a water softener & purifier to cure it. not a clue what all that would
> cost , probably a couple grand.

The point though is that it can be dealt with which means the well is still
an option for us.

Thanks for the input.



Posted by Hershel Roberson on July 20, 2006, 9:38 am


> Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct this?
> What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or foul
> tasting? We will be talking to folks in the business very soon and will
> get
> their opinions but I thought I would throw this question out to you guys.

Talk to your neighbors that have a well. It's really a matter of how much. A
water softner will remove small amounts, but you will have to put up with
the rest.

We used to have iron from our well (previous house). Every fixture in the
house turned dark brown, it stunk, and the water tasted like a rusty pipe.
It you have a lot of iron, and use a water softner, the iron will stop up
the resin bed on the softner.

I would have been willing to pay some pretty big bucks for city water ! (To
start with, I had a $10K well).

--
Hershel

Posted by George on July 20, 2006, 12:06 pm
YYZedd wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> We are about to start building our house which sits about 1000' from the
> road. We have city water available but are looking into having a well. I am
> told that the iron content is high in the area but folks on that street were
> on wells before the city water came in about 7-10 years back.
>
> We are considering a well since a water line from the street back to the
> house will be very long, cross two creeks (one is rather large) and be in
> heavily wooded area. The lot is 7 acres and densely wooded except for what
> we have taken out for the driveway and house. I forsee a lot of problems
> with 1000+ feet of pipe near all the trees/roots.
>
> Can high iron water be treated at the well/pump somehow to correct this?
> What are the prolems with high iron content? Is it unhealthy or foul
> tasting? We will be talking to folks in the business very soon and will get
> their opinions but I thought I would throw this question out to you guys.
>
> Any input on the water line also appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

In most areas you won't have a choice. Once a municipal water system is
available you can't drill a well.

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