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Iron Reducing Bacteria balderdash1 12-23-2006
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Posted by on December 23, 2006, 4:40 pm


We have discovered that we have Iron reducing bacteria in our new well.
We have been living in our new house for about 5 months and always had
a funny smell in the cold water. A test from a lab confirmed that it
was iron reducing bacteria and in high concentration 3+ out of 5.

>From what I've read on google this is very bad. We did bleach our well
already and that lasted 2 days and the smell came back. We called
Culligan and they stated that the problem could be very serious as the
smell came back so quick after bleaching.

My understanding is that IRB (Iron reducing bacteria) can render a well
system useless very quickly.

Can anyone suggest a course of action to deal with this. The builder
says that its not his problem.

Thanks.


Posted by C & E on December 23, 2006, 5:09 pm



> We have discovered that we have Iron reducing bacteria in our new well.
> We have been living in our new house for about 5 months and always had
> a funny smell in the cold water. A test from a lab confirmed that it
> was iron reducing bacteria and in high concentration 3+ out of 5.
>
>>From what I've read on google this is very bad. We did bleach our well
> already and that lasted 2 days and the smell came back. We called
> Culligan and they stated that the problem could be very serious as the
> smell came back so quick after bleaching.
>
> My understanding is that IRB (Iron reducing bacteria) can render a well
> system useless very quickly.
>
> Can anyone suggest a course of action to deal with this. The builder
> says that its not his problem.
>
> Thanks.
>

I'd get in touch with the health authorities about the potential health
risks and what, if any, responsibilities are those of the builder.



Posted by Toller on December 23, 2006, 5:22 pm



>
>> We have discovered that we have Iron reducing bacteria in our new well.
>> We have been living in our new house for about 5 months and always had
>> a funny smell in the cold water. A test from a lab confirmed that it
>> was iron reducing bacteria and in high concentration 3+ out of 5.
>>
>>>From what I've read on google this is very bad. We did bleach our well
>> already and that lasted 2 days and the smell came back. We called
>> Culligan and they stated that the problem could be very serious as the
>> smell came back so quick after bleaching.
>>
>> My understanding is that IRB (Iron reducing bacteria) can render a well
>> system useless very quickly.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a course of action to deal with this. The builder
>> says that its not his problem.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> I'd get in touch with the health authorities about the potential health
> risks and what, if any, responsibilities are those of the builder.
There are no health problems; the water just tastes lousy.
I have the same problem. A carbon filter lasts a couple days.
The only real fix is pretty expensive. I have stopped noticing it, but my
wife hasn't.



Posted by on December 23, 2006, 5:51 pm


Well, my wife and I are sick of it ! I'm going to tackle it one way or
another. Has anyone else had dealings with Iron Reducing bacteria and
how to deal with it ? And what damage it can cause ?



Toller wrote:
> >
> >> We have discovered that we have Iron reducing bacteria in our new well.
> >> We have been living in our new house for about 5 months and always had
> >> a funny smell in the cold water. A test from a lab confirmed that it
> >> was iron reducing bacteria and in high concentration 3+ out of 5.
> >>
> >>>From what I've read on google this is very bad. We did bleach our well
> >> already and that lasted 2 days and the smell came back. We called
> >> Culligan and they stated that the problem could be very serious as the
> >> smell came back so quick after bleaching.
> >>
> >> My understanding is that IRB (Iron reducing bacteria) can render a well
> >> system useless very quickly.
> >>
> >> Can anyone suggest a course of action to deal with this. The builder
> >> says that its not his problem.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >
> > I'd get in touch with the health authorities about the potential health
> > risks and what, if any, responsibilities are those of the builder.
> There are no health problems; the water just tastes lousy.
> I have the same problem. A carbon filter lasts a couple days.
> The only real fix is pretty expensive. I have stopped noticing it, but my
> wife hasn't.


Posted by Don on December 23, 2006, 5:57 pm


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> Well, my wife and I are sick of it ! I'm going to tackle it one way or
> another. Has anyone else had dealings with Iron Reducing bacteria and
> how to deal with it ? And what damage it can cause ?



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