Bleaching Well System

Turn off the well system.

Bleaching well system.

Turn the electric power to the well system back on. Pour the bleach into your well or through the vent pipe. If the well is deeper increase the amount of bleach by 1 2 quart for every additional 50. If the well is no more than 50 feet deep use 1 quart of bleach.

Turn on the outside garden hose and stick it back into the well and leave it running. You will introduce the chlorine there. Flush the system especially if the water from the well is cloudy. Shut off the well power supply drain the water heater and empty any other tanks connected to the well.

Pour chlorine bleach into the well. Pour in 1 gallon of regular household chlorine bleach down the well shaft. If you have chlorine pellets that you have purchased from us drop in twenty five to thirty pellets in addition to the bleach. You may need up to 10 gallons 37 9 l of bleach depending on the volume of water within your well and the strength of the bleach.

Add bleach to the well. A chlorine test kit can be used to precisely measure chlorine levels in the water rather than relying on scent alone.