How to clean the well

So that the water in the well always remains clean and transparent, it is necessary to periodically clean it, even if the water quality has not changed. There are also a number of reasons why the cleaning of the well is carried out urgently. We will look at how when, why and with the help of which methods should produce urgent and prophylactic cleaning of the well.

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Cleaning for prevention

If you constantly use a well, then it is necessary to clean it at least once every two years. If the well is rarely used, it will be enough to produce prophylactic cleaning every 4-5 years. So that the water remains clean and suitable for drinking, each year after the winter it is recommended to carry out a well sanation.

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Sanitary treatment

This procedure is performed only after possible floods and melts all the snow. In the bucket of water dissolves one tablespoon of manganese (permanganate potassium). After the incident, three hours pumped out all the water from the well, which is poured away from the well.

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Causes of unscheduled well cleaning

Sometimes there is a need for urgent action to purify the well. The most common foundations for this:

Water stagnated due to rare use.
Inside the design, organic sediments appeared (algae), which grow on the walls and die away, giving water a sharp taste.
Lowering the water level only in your well.
Depressurization, which causes damage to the well rings and as a result of clouding of water.
Drainage or shallow lever and garbage entering water.

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Choosing a cleanup method

The choice of cleaning method directly depends on the cause of contamination:

Red water - high iron content in it, and cleaning the well will not help. The problem is solved as follows: Mount the powerful filtration system at the water inlet to the house.
The sediment of the sludge or sand on the bottom filter is cleaned with a complete pumping of water using pumps.
The depressurization of the seams, the capital purification, the removal of algae from the walls of the well is performed only dry.

We will look at the details of the two most common well cleaning methods:

Using manual labor;
With the use of technology.

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General rules

Both methods suggest strict compliance with the rules of security, the main provisions of which are:

Works are performed at least three, since in case of danger, one person will not be able to pull the second to the surface.
Requires protective overalls: high rubber boots, helmets, waterproof clothing.
Insurance cable is obligatory for someone who performs deep work.
In the well, you can not stand in one place for a long time, can salt.
Before cleaning, make sure that there are no gases in the well, and there is oxygen. To do this, it is lowered a bucket with a lit candle. If the candle calmly burns, then you can carry out deep work.
If something falls on you from above, press the walls.
It is impossible to fall into the well depth of more than 3 m people with a patient with a cardiovascular system.

In the process of cleaning, you will need:

Insurance belt;
Buckets, medium hard brush or sponge;
Rope and ordinary stairs;
Rope, if the stairs are not enough;
Winch, drum for pumping water;
Trigger, blocking.

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Manual well cleaning

You can clean the well from clay or organic sediments like this:

Choose water from the well gradually, lowering its level by 30-50 cm in one coming and having a wall.
Each yield of water rollout is accompanied by a rings with a brush or sponge, carefully wipe the kershes of the rings.
It is strictly forbidden to use any household chemicals inside the well.
After completely cleansing the walls, the water rolls completely, and the bottom is washed.
In order to limit surface waters to the well, all the seams and joints are sealing at the end of work using cement mortar and glass in liquid form.
Next, disinfection is produced: the walls of the design are treated with chlorine lime 10%. The solution that remains after processing the walls is poured onto the bottom and tightly closed with a lid. After two days, the cover is removed and completely pump out the water from the well twice.

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Cleaning with the use of equipment

If the cause of clouding of water in the well is the blocking of the bottom filter or the formed layer of the sliver, then the simple cleaning will not solve the problem. It will be necessary to use the drainage pump. Cleaning happens like this:

The drainage pump is lowered to the depth of half the meter from the bottom and include it.
A strong water pressure raises the deposits of the alley and dirt along with water, thus cleaning it. The pump must be periodically raised and cleaned filters.
Cleaning is considered to be finished when the pump filters will remain clean after the next extraction to the surface.

If you use water from the well in food, then after cleansing it is recommended to pass water to the analysis for complete confidence in its quality. It will not be superfluous and the disinfection of the well after cleaning.