Shock your well
- Moore Well Drilling
- Mar 2
- 1 min read
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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