I am very confused by my water treatment equipment. Right now my water goes to the aerator tank and then the softener but a water company told me it needs to be replumed and go to the softener first. I have tried to find more information online but haven't found any clear answers. I also have what sounds like air in my water even from the outside faucet directly from the well. I live in North Port, FL and have a high sulfer smell and was told to put bleach in the aerator tank but then was told it created a toxic gas. My aerator tank does have a yellowish ring so I plan to have it cleaned but I'm not sure if I need to have the lines replummed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Greetings from your neighbor up in Sarasota. I plumbed that big Catholic Church down in North Port back in the 70s.
Most installations I've worked on had the aerator tank installed directly from the pump. Why make your softener deal with the suffer if you can remove it before it gets there? Good luck, Tom

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Greetings from your neighbor up in Sarasota. I plumbed that big Catholic Church down in North Port back in the 70s.
Most installations I've worked on had the aerator tank installed directly from the pump. Why make your softener deal with the suffer if you can remove it before it gets there? good luck, Tom

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Thank you Tom, I read your other posts and was hoping you would reply. Any idea why is sounds like water in the lines? Sometimes when I water the plants straight from the well I get a big pop of air and I also hear in the house. I just moved here a year ago from Maine where we had the best water so I am totally lost on how to care for my well. Is there a problem with me putting bleach in the aerator tank weekly? It seemed to help the smell. Thanks again~Kelley

Here's a article I found on putting bleach in your house water.
The Problem With Chlorine Bleach

First thing to do is to avoid putting bleach into the cistern. (Read more on this subject at the chlorine page.)

In a cistern's water, and notably in the sediment at the bottom of the decanting basin, lots of bacteria – mostly harmless – thrive, conveying to the water a biological equilibrium that varies from season to season. Like the wine in a barrel, the cistern's water «lives» and changes with the seasons. Introducing a biocide like bleach gravely perturbs this equilibrium. The chlorine found in bleach indiscriminately kills all bacteria, which then break up, discharging their genetic matter into the water. The medium becomes oxidant, thus favouring the advent of bacteriophagic viruses that feed on the destroyed bacteria's genetic matter. Unless one resorts to reverse osmosis for drinking water, these viruses will not be adequately filtered and may end up in the drinking water. Once absorbed into our body, these viruses can mutate and produce pathogenic strains. The water having become oxidant because of the chlorine makes matters worse by decreasing the electronic activity of the liquids within our body. Generally, the chlorine weakens our immune system, as much by ingestion as from external use. Infants and young children are particularly sensitive to chlorine. After having switched over from city water to rainwater, many families have observed a reduction, and even the elimination of allergies. For an infant, the daily bath in chlorinated water is far from beneficial You can mitigate this by placing an activated carbon filter placed upstream from the faucet that provides an infant's bath water.

What type of system do you have? A open one where the water is sprayed into a holding tank from above or closed tank with impellers and forced air?

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Sometimes when I water the plants straight from the well I get a big pop of air .

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Could ne your pump's cavatating (sucking air) What type pump do you Have? A submersible or a surface pump?

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I also hear in the house

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The well pump shouldn't affect the house. You have a separate pump from the tank to the house.
Back to you, Tom

I have a spray tank and submersible. I think my game plan will be to clean the aerator tank and bleach the lines while bypassing the softener because it was mentioned that a lot of the smell could be in the lines since the house had been empty before I moved in. Does that sound like a good start? Again I appreciate you sharing your time and expertise with me.

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[ I think my game plan will be to clean the aerator tank and bleach the lines while bypassing the softener because it was mentioned that a lot of the smell could be in the lines since the house had been empty before I moved in. Does that sound like a good start

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Sounds like a plan to me. Flush the lines before using the water. Good luck, Tom