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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    I have left everything alone for a couple days, and the well guy came out and everything went fine. Pressure was good, water was clear, and tank was full. He said I just ran the well out trying to...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    O.K., I guess I'll drop my never say die mindset, admit that I'm in over my head on a subject which I have no knowlege, and call out the well guy. I am the type who would rather learn something new,...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    No, I can hear it clicking on and running for a minute then clicking off periodically.
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    Well, I just can't call in someone to save me yet, because then I would have been defeated by this, and I still have some fight left in me. Here's the latest....... I went to the property this...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    After the all the stuff in my last post, I turned off the pump and left the property for a few hours. When I went back, I turned the pump on, and could hear the ball in the check valve rattling, so I...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    O.K. this is getting really frustrating now. I went to run the well off with a hose like Gary said. I turned the pump off, drained the tank, then turned the pump back on to let it just run through...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    Not brave, just honest. That's funny about the pancakes. Try mistaking your wife's can of hairspray for deoderant. That wasn't fun! /forums/images/icons/shocked.gif
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    OK, here's the part where I look like a total dumb @$$. Keep in mind that I have never lived on anything but city utilities until now, know NOTHING WHATSOEVER about wells, or water purification, and...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    Pat, yes I did pour it down the well, and of course I have a fondness for taking polls in person, and on this forum. How else am I supposed to draw on others knowledge when I have none on a...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    I called the realtor about the well to see what could be done about it before escrow closes. He said that it is simply because the water has been sitting in the pipes (not copper) and tank as no...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    Thank You again for all the help guys! I absolutely will do what you have suggested. I also absolutely will NOT use one drop of it until all is well! ( no pun intended ) ...
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    Re: Grey, stinky water

    egon, I will get the water tested. I don't know what type or where the well is. I'll have to look into that. Looks like I'll be getting a crash course in country living. There's a lot more to it than...
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    Grey, stinky water

    Hello everyone. We are moving into a house in the country w/ well and septic. This will be our first experience without city utilities. We've only used the water a couple times, as we're not even...
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