Mad about those men with skills

I’ve had enough of the blue water! I finally went to the mattresses and called a local veteran who runs a well company and came clean with my dirty-blue secret.

He wasn’t surprised, he said a lot of wells have these problems, especially older wells with older pumps.

The blue water is the result of very hard water, easily fixed with a water softener. He recommended a company to test the well water for a cost of $75, lots cheaper than $250 for the Colorado Package through the Department of Health.

The other dirty secret is the oily film in the water. Getting dishes clean is tough; even Dawn can’t seem to handle it.

First thing I have to do is “shock” the well by dumping a half gallon of regular Clorox down the well. You read that correctly, dump a half a gallon down the wellhead. He was emphatic that when I remove the screws from the top of the well to not drop ANYTHING down the wellhead. That well is 250 feet deep and it would be a disaster if something found its way down there. After the dousing, I need to let the water sit, then run it for 15 minutes, then wait for 30 minutes, and repeat the cycle until the chlorine smell goes away. In his opinion, that should take care of the oily film that comes up with the water. If that doesn’t work, it’s new well pump time. Cost: under $600 for the pump and who know how much for the install.

Let’s pray for Clorox. Somebody needs to give me at least one homeowner miracle this month – pray for the Clorox.