Shocking the well is the project for today. We did not get the snow that was promised. We got a pretty decent day, mostly sunny.
He has maintained there is something wrong with the well water. When we first got this place the well house was full of leaves, trash, bottles and cans, a golf club, assorting pieces of clothing and general discarded junk. He cleaned it out but never really trusted the water quality. The interior door was broken, taken to the dump just last weekend, and replaced.
On the patio is the exterior of the well housing, he got a well pump on eBay to place over the hole, keeping rain water and debris from finding its way into the well house. Last weekend he replaced the interior well house door.
Over the months he tested the water for contaminants, but the tests were inconclusive. He also recently admitted he hadn't been feeling well for quite a while and blamed it on the water.
I started buying water by the gallon and bag ice. The dog and cat are also getting bottled water.
He's done exhaustive research on the method and procedure for 'shocking' the well. Today is the day of the 'shock.' No water for over 24 hours, chlorine/bleach bath. It smells like a municipal pool in the house. Buckets and jugs of water are everywhere, in the house and barn. It's like camping out!
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OMG this brings back memories of childhood, in the dark ages, lol. We had a well that the folks wanted to fill in (we used spring water, oh my just the best) and they dumped everything into the well to fill it up. There must be a treasure trove of things buried there. Your post takes me home again.
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