How long do you run taps after shocking a well? Run all of the taps in the building connected to the well until you begin to smell chlorine. Then let everything sit for at least 24 hours. After that, you'll need to run the faucets until you can no longer smell chlorine.
Run the water to flush the bleach solution out of the well. Monitor the process, it can take 30 minutes to 24 hours or more to flush all of the bleach solution from the well. Use a chlorine test strip to verify that water coming from the outside faucet or yard hydrant is free from any bleach solution.
Open all faucets inside the home and run the water until you notice a strong odor of chlorine (bleach) at each faucet. Turn off all faucets and allow the solution to remain in the well and plumbing for at least 12 hours.
Once you get a positive test on all faucets, hot and cold, let the system rest for 24 hours. After 24 hours has past connect a hose to the drain on the well tank and run that until the water test with no chlorine is present. Usually, this takes twelve hours. Once the well tank is flushed, flush the house.
Once the odor of chlorine is detected, turn off the hose. If you have a water softener, activated carbon or other water treatment system put it on bypass NOW so the chlorine will not damage the unit or be removed by it.
Connect the garden hose to an outdoor faucet close to the well. Place the garden hose into the well casing or into a funnel in your well's access point, depending on the size. Turn on the water and let it run for 30 minutes, or until you smell bleach from the water running into the well.
When in bypass mode, your unit will no longer be functioning. However, water will still be able to enter your home, bypassing the water softening process. It's ideal to set your machine to bypass mode while you're away if someone will be coming over and need water access for plants or your landscape.
It's generally recommended that you wait at least 8-24 hours after shocking your pool before swimming.
For this reason, anyone with an electric shock injury — even a minor one — should see a healthcare provider as soon as possible. If you're with someone who experiences electric shock, call 911 immediately. Don't touch the person if they're still in contact with an electrical current.
Until you are sure that your water is not contaminated, don't use it for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing dishes, washing clothes, or household cleaning.
If your property has been empty for a while (e.g. after a holiday), flush the whole water system for two minutes or more. First flush your toilet, then let the kitchen taps and the hand basin taps run for two minutes or more to let both hot and cold water pass through.
If you plan to use liquid chlorine, for example, a well 5 feet in diameter would require 4-1/2 cups of bleach per foot of water. If the well is 30 feet deep, multiply 4-1/2 by 30 to determine the total cups of bleach required (4-1/2 X 30 = 135); 135 cups = 8.44 gallons (16 cups = 1 gallon). Use 8.44 gallons.
Very few wells will need more than one gallon of bleach. Using more bleach than necessary will not disinfect the water faster, may cause corrosion of the steel casing and will hinder the disinfection effectiveness. To calculate the amount of bleach needed, you need to know the well's depth and static water level.
This is key because when iron or iron bacteria or other reducing bacteria react with chlorine (are oxidized) and are flushed out of the well into the water. If there is enough chlorine, the well will shed brown water, and be disinfected.
The water that initially came out of the hose smelled like bleach but after about a minute it went away and none of the water smells like bleach. I let it run for about another 10 minutes in the house and never got any bleach smell.
Allow chlorinated water to stand in the well and pipes for at least 8 hours (preferably 12 to 24 hours). Run water from outdoor faucets to waste (away from desirable vegetation) until the chlorine odor is slight or not detected at each faucet.
Run your pool pump and filter for at least 8 hours after you shock your swimming pool. This provides adequate time for the filter to clean the water and for the pump to circulate the chemicals. If you're treating algae, plan to run the filter for ideally 24 hours. . . . . .
You can drink the well water after you do all these things: Shock chlorinate your well. Flush the chlorinated water out of the system. Test a new water sample at least 7 days after the chlorine has been flushed from the well and the results show no bacteria.
It is sometimes suggested that human lethality is most common with alternating current at 100–250 volts; however, death has occurred below this range, with supplies as low as 42 volts.
Water is an easily obtained, natural product that can be administered orally, even in shock patients.
Overall, there are a few possible consequences if you took a shower while the water softener was running. Water quality, water pressure, and water temperature may be impacted, but these effects should be transient and not cause long-term issues.
What Happens If You Use Water While the Water Softener Is Regenerating? As stated previously, during regeneration, your water bypasses the softener. This means you'll get untreated, hard water.
Over time, the resin can lose its effectiveness if it's not regenerated regularly. Generally, salt-based water softeners can sit unused for up to a month without significant issues.