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Well water

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 4 May 17

We are forever grateful to our well that we sunk the first thing after we bought the property. We had to go just about 30 feet deep and the water struck. Ours is the only well here where water is available at such a shallow...

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Drawing water from the well

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 30 Jan 16

I had responded to &JaBo ' s post http://www.mylot.com/comment/2888160/17149992/25112631 which explains what it was for them to have a bath in the good old days. With her encouragement I want to tell you what it was for us...

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Well Water

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 12 Oct 15

The first thing we did as soon as we bought our property was to sink a well. We were lucky that we got water at a pretty shallow level. We use only well water although pipe connection is available. What is your water source

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Need help please!

marlena18042 @marlena18042 (636) • United States 2 Jan 10

Ok, I have a problem (which is ongoing) with my water.I have well water and a water softener. Well, my water smells like a rotten egg.I found out that is like sulfur gases. This has been an ongoing problem. First, we changed the...

rotten egg odor

Well water

Jennlk84 @Jennlk84 (4205) • United States 4 Aug 09

My husband and I moved into a new house this past weekend and we now have well water. It's definitely taking some getting use to! I never had well water before. When we first got here the water was really bad! It smelled like...

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well water, rust stains help!

Liz @dasiejanie (590) • United States 19 Jun 09

hi all, I have a cleaning problem we have well Water and I have the worst orange rust stains In my toliets and tubs. One is a claw foot Beautiful restored tub it was perfectly white When we moved in now orange rust is...

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In portland oregon you should never buy botteled water

Electricskillet @Electricskillet (31) • United States 8 Jun 09

I live in portland oregon and the water here is very pure. our scorce is Bull run. give it a search and you will learn how pure it truly is. I feel it is so silly that people buy bottled water her because our tap water is just as...

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Do you buy bottled water and why?

Greenhill @Greenhill (178) • United States 9 May 09

I have well water, it is good water. I don't ever remember buying water. I see so many people buying water and always wonder if they do it because they have bad water at home or they rather spend money buying it? Or is it just the...

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Well water to be used for drinking purpose. Any tips...

nzalheart @nzalheart (2338) • India 22 Apr 09

Nowadays the lack of drinking water problem is hitting hard to us. What happens is that, We get water once in three days. But our water supply line have damaged. But we have a very good society. Every one know each other. We can...

Drinking from the dipper

Barb42 @Barb42 (4214) • United States 5 Feb 09

Watching an old Little House on the Prairie program got me to thinking. The doctor gave a patient some medicine and then handed him a dipper of water he had taken from the water bucket. Back when we all had well water, there...

drinking from a dipper

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Heavy Rainfall ruined our water

Bella75 @nixxi76 (3191) • Canada 13 Oct 08

Friday, I go and get our mail from the post office and to my suprise I find a Public Notice-Precautionary boil water advisory for my area. Apparently the Medical Officer of Health is advising all people using water from the taps...

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How many of you have well water and chlorinate it once a month?

kaysue4 @kaysue4 (951) • United States 25 May 08

I was told since I have a well I should pour bleach in it once a month or so. Has anyone else ever had to do this to their well?

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What's wrong with my water?

dayzz25 @dayzz25 (552) • United States 14 Feb 08

I live in the country and we have a well for our water. It has been smelling like rotten eggs lately and it really grosses me out. I called the landlord but he doesn't act like it's a big deal. He bought some stuff to pour down...

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Boiling water

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 21 Jul 07

We have well water and the taste is not all that great so I buy bottled water. We are going to put a filterazation in soon. But if I boil the water will that take the terrible taste from it? I mean even my cats wont drink it.LOL

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