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1.) Don't forget to change your Water Filter Cartridge at least once every three months to keep your water fresh and free from debris.
This will also limit the potential buildup of harmful bacteria. If you don't have a cartridge filter see your local well contractor to have one installed protecting your washing machine and fixtures from sand and
sediment.
2.) Protect your family and your well system with clean, sanitized water. We recommend sanitizing your well with USDA food grade sanitizer at least once per year
and at any time when the water system has been disrupted for service or repair. Well Sanitizing kits are available from your local well contractor.
3.) Open your well cover and inspect
your wellhead, pipes, plumbing, and pressure tank once per year for leaks, and potential contaminant sources such as animal habitation. Be sure to check the seal around any openings to prevent additional
contamination and weather damage. Ask you well contractor about a heat tape to prevent frozen pipes.
4.) Are you tired of dragging a hose around the yard to water your flowers or wash your car? Ask your
local well contractor to install a lawn hydrant outside your well so you won't have to open your well cover to water the yard.
5.) Don't let harmful bacteria affect the health of you and your loved ones. Have your water tested at least once per year for bacteria.
Ask your local well contractor for details.
6.) If you get your water out of a spring, hand dug well, bored well, or open reservoir, your water is exposed to harmful or potentially fatal bacteria.
Drilled wells get the water from cracks deep in the rock which have filtered the bacteria and many harmful chemicals out of the water. Ask your local well contractor for details.
7.)
Do you know that the plumbing in your house can severely reduce the quantity and quality of your water? Lines smaller than 3/4" in diameter can reduce your water pressure. Some solder used for copper piping may add lead to your water. Copper plumbing is not recommended for low pH water and Galvanized pipes can develop pipe corrosion, scale, and tuberculation becoming clogged or flaking off in the water.
PVC pipe is simple to install and provides good resistance to buildup. Ask your local well contractor for details.
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