Three Well Water Issues

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Three Well Water Issues You May Encounter

Does your home rely on well water? If so, there are some things you must know when it comes to maintaining the well and its water quality. Here are three issues you can potentially run into.

Poor Water Quality

An issue that can be very apparent is the quality of the water, and unfortunately, there are several things that can affect the quality. Bacteria is one of those issues, which will require that you use a sanitizing treatment on the well water that will kill off any organism that live in it.

Another water quality problem is when you have hard water. This is most noticeable when you shower, since the soap will not lather up as easily and it will be harder to wash the soap film off your body.

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