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Eliminate Well Water Odors: Four Reasons Why Hydrogen Peroxide Water Treatment Is Best

  You might think chlorine is the solution if you’ve noticed an unpleasant, rotten-egg odor from your well water. But before you go down this route, take a moment to consider hydrogen peroxide water treatment as an alternative. Water containing hydrogen sulfide gas (“H2S”) has a unique “rotten egg” odor, which is often present in … Continue reading Eliminate Well Water Odors: Four Reasons Why Hydrogen Peroxide Water Treatment Is Best

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How to Choose a Well Water Filtration System: The 7-Step Path

Rust stains in the tub. A rotten-egg smell at the tap. Blue-green stains under the faucet. A coliform result on the lab report. Each one calls for different equipment, and a system bought for the wrong problem won’t fix the one you have. There is no single best system for well water. There is the … Continue reading How to Choose a Well Water Filtration System: The 7-Step Path

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7 Things You Should Never Do With Ozone Water Treatment

Updated October 2026 · Gerry Bulfin Ozone kills bacteria, knocks out sulfur odor and turns dissolved iron into something a filter can catch, with no chemical to buy. It’s also the most misunderstood treatment we sell. Most ozone problems we get called about come from one of these seven mistakes. Ozone is an oxidizer, not … Continue reading 7 Things You Should Never Do With Ozone Water Treatment

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How to Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants at a Low Cost

If your family gets drinking water from a private well, do you know if your water is safe to drink? What health risks could you and your family face? Where can you go for help or advice? It is a good idea to have your well water tested at least once every few years for … Continue reading How to Test for a Wide Range of Well Water Contaminants at a Low Cost

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Point of Use Ozone and How to Use It

Ozonation is a process used for disinfecting water. It is a common water treatment method used to replace chlorination for a variety of different purposes. Ozone can be produced both naturally and artificially, and its presence at the Earth’s surface (surface ozone) is often due to the reaction of sunlight with volatile organic compounds and … Continue reading Point of Use Ozone and How to Use It

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Well Water Treatment for New Homeowners: Four Important Steps To Take

If you just purchased a new home or are new to well water systems, it pays to educate yourself about your well and pump system, and be able to understand how to read a water test report.  Whether you decide to purchase and install a water treatment system, or have a local water treatment professional … Continue reading Well Water Treatment for New Homeowners: Four Important Steps To Take

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How to Eliminate Rotten Egg Smell Without Chlorine

Odors in well water are commonly caused by iron and sulfur bacteria. These bacteria thrive on iron and sulfur and create sludgy, foul-smelling waste byproducts like methane and hydrogen sulfide gas. Iron bacteria are another common cause of odors and slime in well water. Hydrogen sulfide can cause black stains on silverware and plumbing fixtures … Continue reading How to Eliminate Rotten Egg Smell Without Chlorine

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How to Eliminate Odor from Well Water: Chlorination or Aeration

Foul water smells are a common problem in well water systems. They’re generally caused by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas, which can get into water sources in several ways: via sewage systems, near coal and peat deposits, in oil fields, and most commonly from iron and sulfur bacteria. These bacteria thrive on iron and sulfur and … Continue reading How to Eliminate Odor from Well Water: Chlorination or Aeration

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What to Do When Your Well is Covered by Flood Water

With the recent flooding, we are getting a lot of inquiries about what to do when your well floods. Here is a recent question: “We were flooded, so I had my drinking water tested just in case the well was contaminated. It came out that I need to chlorinate my well due to coliform bacteria. … Continue reading What to Do When Your Well is Covered by Flood Water

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