Chlorinating A Well Youtube

Idph created this video in 1994 to demonstrate how to disinfect a private water well.

Chlorinating a well youtube.

How to chlorinate a 4 inch well with a submersible pump. The water level is 100 feet below the surface. Use 1 gallons of household bleach. Chlorination of well without pulling the pum.

If you are chlorinating your well chances are you have tested positive for bacteria. Get a free report on the 10 bi. Then open the vent or remove the test hole plug and pour in the chlorine bleach. The well is 4 in diameter with a depth of 400 feet.

400 100 300 feet. In applications where it is inconvenient to determine water depth at least gallon of household bleach or gallon of pool chlorine may be used for wells up to 8 in diameter with water estimated to be less. After that test the water in the well for chlorine and run the water in every part of. This takes at least two days.

To chlorinate a well turn off the circuit breaker feeding the pump. 1 people don t add enough chlorine and 2 don t give enough contact time. For more information visit http dph illinois gov topics services env. Using a water holding tank to backwash the well casing.

The well chlorination process is simple but time consuming.