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Well question #7220862 03/19/21 11:51 AM 03/19/21 11:51 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	Does anyone know what the black stuff floating in well water is? Been like this since day 1 when my uncle had his well installed. No one here knows what it is.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220864 03/19/21 11:56 AM 03/19/21 11:56 AM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 67 MN C cls84 trapper
cls84 trapper C Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 67 MN	Possibly Manganese? I know it will settle but does make your water look black if its constantly stirred up.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220866 03/19/21 11:57 AM 03/19/21 11:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,913 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,913 Central, SD	Is there a tank with a rubber liner involved? My brother in law has a rural water tank in his area that the rubber comes off of it plugs up his water tank filters. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220867 03/19/21 11:58 AM 03/19/21 11:58 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,586 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,586 MB	Could be Manganese. Cold as ice!

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220869 03/19/21 11:59 AM 03/19/21 11:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,804 N.W. Iowa T Tactical.20 trapper
Tactical.20 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,804 N.W. Iowa	Bacteria?

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220871 03/19/21 12:01 PM 03/19/21 12:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country) A Allan Minear trapper
Allan Minear trapper A Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country)	Check the well log to see what the well driller wrote down for what was drilled through May help figure it out . Is there any strange smell or feel to it ? Does it have a good well cap or or seal on it so someone didn't pour something down it.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220874 03/19/21 12:02 PM 03/19/21 12:02 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,655 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,655 Iowa	Could be lots of things,and difficult to narrow down. I'd start with some bacteria testing maybe.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220878 03/19/21 12:06 PM 03/19/21 12:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	Yeah take a sample to the co extension office. They are even smarter than trappermen about such things if ya can believe that “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Well question [Re: Leftlane] #7220881 03/19/21 12:10 PM 03/19/21 12:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,655 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,655 Iowa	Originally Posted by Leftlane Yeah take a sample to the co extension office. They are even smarter than trappermen about such things if ya can believe that Now you're just talking crazy.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220882 03/19/21 12:11 PM 03/19/21 12:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 trapper
Canvasback2 trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	Years ago, we had a water well that was full of Black Sulphur . Never could get that all out of the well.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220888 03/19/21 12:16 PM 03/19/21 12:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 trapper
Canvasback2 trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	Is it this bad ?

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220889 03/19/21 12:18 PM 03/19/21 12:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	Canvasback did you hear dude's accent? No doubt the black water is punishment for how he treats sheep and goats. Change my mind “What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Well question [Re: Leftlane] #7220893 03/19/21 12:26 PM 03/19/21 12:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,112 7mtns of CENTRAL PA GROUSEWIT trapper
GROUSEWIT trapper Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,112 7mtns of CENTRAL PA	Originally Posted by Leftlane Yeah take a sample to the co extension office. They are even smarter than trappermen about such things if ya can believe that Quit trying 2 pull r leg!!! NRALIFER,PRPA LIFER,HUNTER,FURTAKER

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220894 03/19/21 12:27 PM 03/19/21 12:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 20,337 The Hill Country of Texas	“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Well question [Re: Leftlane] #7220907 03/19/21 12:41 PM 03/19/21 12:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,586 MB J Jurassic Park trapper
Jurassic Park trapper J Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 6,586 MB	Originally Posted by Leftlane Canvasback did you hear dude's accent? No doubt the black water is punishment for how he treats sheep and goats. Change my mind Can you translate what he said for us please. Thanks! Cold as ice!

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7220944 03/19/21 01:38 PM 03/19/21 01:38 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY Canvasback2 trapper
Canvasback2 trapper Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,928 NY	What was he saying???

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7221149 03/19/21 05:24 PM 03/19/21 05:24 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m OP trapper
adam m OP trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	Thanks everyone I appreciate it. Passed the info to my uncle. Best way to describe it looks like rubber but sinks. I've only noticed it today when he was filling a bucket from the yard. He has a water softener inside so it's caught in there before going into the house.

Re: Well question [Re: Canvasback2] #7221164 03/19/21 05:41 PM 03/19/21 05:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,275 ny	Originally Posted by Canvasback2 Is it this bad ? That you BOZO ?? the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7221415 03/19/21 10:10 PM 03/19/21 10:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country) A Allan Minear trapper
Allan Minear trapper A Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 11,898 MT (Big Sky Country)	Adam I'd suggest a string filter before the pressure tank and the water heater if it goes into the house . No it won't solve the problem but hopefully will slow down the plugging up the faucets in the past I've had water well customers who had 3 filters before the pressure tank and the house . I'd of bailed out their water well but they had a brick well pit that wouldn't let me run my bale down into the casing. A air rotary drill rig could blow it out in nothing flat . If nothing else a new well with a formation packer installed if applicable may help greatly to along with a plastic screen .00025 if I remember correctly . Last edited by Allan Minear; 03/20/21 11:56 PM.

Re: Well question [Re: adam m] #7221430 03/19/21 10:31 PM 03/19/21 10:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 172 new york B banchee trapper
banchee trapper B Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 172 new york	is this a dug well or a drilled well and how deep is it? TOMMY HAYES

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