I wonder if the nearby stream water is as acidic as the water from
your well. If not, you may be changing or eliminating the aquatic
life in that stream. It's nice to have an artesian well.
-Roland
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:45:29 -0500, Wayne wrote:
:: I'm on well
::water, and we have no shortage of it. It's mildly acidic and
::dissolves enough of my copper pipe to have a funky metallic taste to
::the water, if it hasn't been run in a few hours. So a lot of the
::time, I turn it on and let it run 10 - 15 seconds to purge (or get
::hot), at least for drinking or cooking.
::
::There's also no shortage of it -- the 180ft shaft tapped enough
::pressure and volume that it blows clear up and overflows out the
::breather tube in the pipe head. I rigged up a catch-can to divert
::it into a drainage pipe and into the nearby stream. It dumps
::probably 6 - 8 gallons / hr. Water is pretty good about recycling
::itself, so what the heck.
::
:: -Wayne
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