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    Mar 26, 2009, 05:26 AM
    Water well odors
    I just built a new house and have water well about 2 years old. I have bad smell like rotten eggs. I'm not sure what to do. Its pretty bad!!
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    Mar 26, 2009, 05:35 AM
    Hello jtking

    Is the water well perhaps polluted ? Rrotten egg smell points at hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. Often caused by sulfate-reducing bacteria being present.

    Have a look at this website with suggestions on how to solve that problem.
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    Mar 26, 2009, 05:38 AM

    Some Ideas here:
    sulphur smell in well - Google Search
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    Mar 26, 2009, 06:24 AM
    We have a lot of wells down here in Florida with " Sulphur Water". We aerate our water,(see image) to remove the gas. This simply means that the watrer is pumped, under pressure, through spray heads into a holding tank and then pumped back into the house from the tank. This make your stinky water fit to drink. Check out Aeration Tanks at; Action Manufacturing - SW Florida's leading manufacturer of water conditioning, water filtration, and water treatment systems
    Good luck, Tom
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