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Shallow wells are more prone to foul smells. One here is 400+ deep. Draw at pump is 55' deep. No bad smell. Just terrible iron oxide. Once the iron out does its thing, h2s smell. But disapates in a day or two. The small softener I have helps the water taste and detergent goes much farther. I still go get water at the machine and refill bottles for drinking. May have to stop. Could be Covid at the Windmill Water dispensary.

May set up my 220 gal tote elevated about 5 foot and treat the well water with hypochlorite, pool shock. A table spoon to 8 liters makes a solution that will treat 10,000 gallons. A small RV water pump running on 12v will push enough from tank to camper. We ran my camper and the house that way for months. Had two 220 gal totes on a trailer we would take to town and fill when needed.

There are some plans out there for sand filters using play sand and river rock. One uses three blue plastic barrels stacked on wood frame. Each barrel on its side, one above the other. Top barrel is feed from low point at one end and outflow from high point on other. Each barrel is daisy chained in same fashion. Outflow of bottom barrel is high point of one end. Between barrels a typical household filter is used. A screening system is incorporated into bungs at outflow. Couple more household filters with charcoal cartridges completes system at outflow of third barrel. Charcoal could be introduced at second and third barrel.

<blockquote data-quote="Redbeard U812" data-source="post: 716724" data-attributes="member: 52802">Shallow wells are more prone to foul smells. One here is 400+ deep. Draw at pump is 55&#039; deep. No bad smell. Just terrible iron oxide. Once the iron out does its thing, h2s smell. But disapates in a day or two. The small softener I have helps the water taste and detergent goes much farther. I still go get water at the machine and refill bottles for drinking. May have to stop. Could be Covid at the Windmill Water dispensary.May set up my 220 gal tote elevated about 5 foot and treat the well water with hypochlorite, pool shock. A table spoon to 8 liters makes a solution that will treat 10,000 gallons. A small RV water pump running on 12v will push enough from tank to camper. We ran my camper and the house that way for months. Had two 220 gal totes on a trailer we would take to town and fill when needed.There are some plans out there for sand filters using play sand and river rock. One uses three blue plastic barrels stacked on wood frame. Each barrel on its side, one above the other. Top barrel is feed from low point at one end and outflow from high point on other. Each barrel is daisy chained in same fashion. Outflow of bottom barrel is high point of one end. Between barrels a typical household filter is used. A screening system is incorporated into bungs at outflow. Couple more household filters with charcoal cartridges completes system at outflow of third barrel. Charcoal could be introduced at second and third barrel.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Redbeard U812, post: 716724, member: 52802"] Shallow wells are more prone to foul smells. One here is 400+ deep. Draw at pump is 55' deep. No bad smell. Just terrible iron oxide. Once the iron out does its thing, h2s smell. But disapates in a day or two. The small softener I have helps the water taste and detergent goes much farther. I still go get water at the machine and refill bottles for drinking. May have to stop. Could be Covid at the Windmill Water dispensary. May set up my 220 gal tote elevated about 5 foot and treat the well water with hypochlorite, pool shock. A table spoon to 8 liters makes a solution that will treat 10,000 gallons. A small RV water pump running on 12v will push enough from tank to camper. We ran my camper and the house that way for months. Had two 220 gal totes on a trailer we would take to town and fill when needed. There are some plans out there for sand filters using play sand and river rock. One uses three blue plastic barrels stacked on wood frame. Each barrel on its side, one above the other. Top barrel is feed from low point at one end and outflow from high point on other. Each barrel is daisy chained in same fashion. Outflow of bottom barrel is high point of one end. Between barrels a typical household filter is used. A screening system is incorporated into bungs at outflow. Couple more household filters with charcoal cartridges completes system at outflow of third barrel. Charcoal could be introduced at second and third barrel. [/QUOTE]

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