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Shock your well

Steps

1) Open chlorine pellet bottle away from face

2) Mix 1/3 bottle of pellets with 5 gallon bucket of water

3) Remove top part of well cap

4) Gently move the wires out of the way

5) Pour the bucket or a half jug of bleach into the well

6) Pour a second bucket of plain water into the well

7) Run every faucet, toilet, and water using appliance inside and outside home until you smell chlorine

8) Let sit for 10-14 hours

9) After 10-14 hours run everything again until you can't smell chlorine


Notes

1) You can still use your toilet during the the 10-14 hours

2) DO NOT USE CLOROX

3) Only get a bacteria sample when you're ready to take it to the lab. Transport it in an insulated lunchbox with an ice pack.

 
 
 

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