Is all that rain letting water into your Richmond well?

If the water in your Richmond yard crept up on
your well cap, you may want to call a pro to ensure
the water in the well is still safe to use and drink.

We’ve had a bit of rain this spring. Early on, we even had substantial, late snowfalls. The rain and melting snow have waterlogged the ground. Rivers and lakes are high and we’ve had more than a few flood warnings.

All that water poses risks to the well water you and your loved ones drink, bath with, and otherwise use in daily life. High water levels in Richmond have created the potential for groundwater to rise up to the height of well caps. If that happens, it’s very likely that the groundwater will contaminate your well.

Bacteria can make its way into your well. When you or your loved ones take a drink, it’s not unlikely that it could make you sick.

It’s a good idea to take a good look at your well cap and ensure that it’s well above the level of the groundwater in your Richmond yard. But keep in mind that the water level above the ground may have gone down. You may not see the water in the yard at its highest level.

The safest bet is to have your Richmond well checked. Call a well technician out to your home and have them check your well. The well technician can send a sample of your well water out for testing to ensure it’s safe.

Better yet, this is a great time of year to have your well water chlorinated. While they’re at it, they can perform a little maintenance on your well equipment.

Well maintenance includes making sure the bladder inside your well tank isn’t damaged or ripped and that the well tank has the proper charge. It includes checking the motor, the wiring, the well cap and all the other components of the well.

Hopefully, the rain will give us a chance to catch our collective breath here in Richmond. Either way, it’s a good idea to make sure your well water is safe and your well is as reliable as possible for the long haul.

What time is it? In Crystal Lake, it’s time to chlorinate

Spring time in Crystal Lake is time to chlorinate your well.

The snow is gone from the yard around your Crystal Lake home. Well, it’s gone for now (with the crazy weather we’ve seen this Spring, who knows when the snow will return). With the most recent snow having melted away you may dare to head outdoors and do some Spring cleaning and gardening. You may also want to have your well inspected and chlorinated.

A well inspection will ensure that your water-well system is operating at its peak performance. It can also identify problems that could cause your well system to stop providing water for your Crystal Lake home. It can even help extend the life of your well system putting off that inevitable time when you have to open your wallet wide to fix and replace parts of your well system, such as the pump.

Well chlorination of your Crystal Lake home, on the other hand, is focused on ensuring that the water you and your loved ones consume, and use is safe and healthy. Chlorination helps to eliminate elements in the water. Chlorination disinfects the well. It kills harmful and disease-causing bacteria in the well.

While having the well chlorinated, you may also want to send a sample of your water out for testing. A laboratory can ensure the water is safe to drink in all respects.

Calling in a qualified well technician will allow you to go about your Spring cleaning and gardening while someone else takes care of your well and does the job properly (many people, while chlorinating their own wells, damage the well equipment by adding the chlorine the wrong way).

With your well chlorinated, you’ll have safe water to drink and use inside your Crystal Lake home while looking out the window at the Spring flowers you’ve planted.