We have well water and it smells bad. I can't drink it. After taking a shower I smell like the water and I use?

Question

and after doing the loundry It still smells. I use tide. what can I put in the water to get rid of the smell and washing ? Thanks I do have a year old water softer. Please help.

Answer 1

you may need to get an Iron remover added to your current water softener, surprised the company that put it in didn't recommend that, and to use the salt with the iron remover in it.



maybe your softener is not set up to run often enough based on your water usage, that too could be a problem.



As for drinking the water, we use it to wash in, wash clothes and dishes etc..but for DRINKING we also have a Osmosis in our house that purifies the water and that water we use for coffee and cooking, they are not that expensive but you do need to replace the filters on the Osmosis between every 6 months to a year, those can be purchased either through a water softening company or at stores like Home Depot, Menards or Lowe's.



I also find the best toilet bowl cleaner is called The Works, it almost instantly takes out the rust stains in the toilet bowl

Answer 2

We too, have well water. What type of Salt do you use in your water conditioner? We have to use Salt w/Iron reducer. Our water contains iron and smells like sulfur if we do not put the Salt in the water tank to treat the raw well water. Also, eventually our "whites" turn soft gold from the Iron, so we have to be very careful that there has been the required amount of Salt added to the tank prior to washing, so the water will leave our white washing, White!



As for drinking it, never. We use gallons of city water for coffee and drinking. We can cook with the well water but prefer to not use it for coffee or tea.



I get the 40 pound bags of salt, rather than the larger ones, because they are easier for my grandson to get out of the car and into the backyard where the tank is. Most people have tanks in the side or back yards, or in the Garage. Here in Brevard County, Florida, most of it can be left outside because we do not have hard freezes in winter.

Answer 3

as an experienced outdoors-man i would ask what the water smells of as certain smells can be indicative of poisonous/toxic chemicals/bacteria growth and may mean that the water is unsafe to drink.

the sites i have listed as sources have some good advice as regards wells. if the smell is non indicative of toxins in the water then a charcoal filter will help but i personally would advise using a charcoal and sand filter as the sand layer removes any vegetable matter that may have got into the system ( but it does require changing/cleaning every couple of days depending on the system used )

Answer 4

Perhaps you need a different softener, different softeners take out different things, check into it. In the mean time you could try some liquid fabric softener.=)

Answer 5

a charcoal filter will help lots

Answer 6

try baking soda