Tips For Dealing With Two Common Well Water Issues

When it comes to managing well water, it's about a lot more than just keeping your well pump running. In fact, you'll have to monitor the quality and safety of your well water on a regular basis. There are a few common well water issues that you might encounter, and knowing what they are is important to reducing your need for well repair due to damage caused by these issues. Here's a look at a few things that you need to know.

Hard Water

If you have hard water, you're going to notice that your skin dries out more easily, your clothing may seem stiffer after it's been washed, and you'll eventually start to see mineral deposits around your fixtures.

You can't do much for dealing with hard water inside the well itself. However, you'll want to be attentive to a more frequent need for maintenance and repair inside your well. The minerals in hard water can accumulate inside your well pump and along the well liner and pipes. Left unaddressed, this accumulation can lead to pump failure and clogged pipes. 

To protect your fixtures inside, add a water softener to your home's plumbing system. The softener will help to neutralize the minerals that are built up in your water.

Acidic Water

Few people realize that it's possible to have acidic water. Between rainfall with a high acid concentration and even the decomposition of plant life, having an acid buildup of any kind in your well is possible. Unfortunately, acidic water can cause stains in your sinks, pinhole leaks in your pipes, and a metallic, foul flavor to your water. 

If you want to protect your well from damage caused by the acid content in the water, talk with your local well repair contractor about treating the well with soda ash. The addition of soda ash to your well can help to neutralize the acidity of the water, restoring the pH to a more neutral state. 

You can also add a filter to your home's water system designed for neutralizing acid. This will help to resolve the problem in your home, but it won't do much to protect your well and the plumbing infrastructure connected to it. As a result, it's important that you work with your well repair contractor to deal with the water at its source as well.

Understanding some of the most common well water issues can help you to keep your family's water supply safe. Contact a well repair contractor in your area like Action Well & Pump Repair to learn more about well repair and maintenance.