Cheap Solution to Eliminate Rotten Egg Smell in Well Water 

thank you for the feedback and review

how is it that your water pump doesnt turn on more often? You are literally running the water more with this system?

He did not say it "doesnt turn on more often". He said "Water pump does not over activate"

How did you make your own nozzle brother?

You got some details on that nozzle?

thanks for your feedback

Have you had any iron problems yet?

Did you try this? I was wondering the same thing

Yes it has a 44 gallon bladder tank on it. Not a bad idea what you are bringing up, I haven't thought about doing it that way. I'll keep that in the back of my head.

Where do I find this product what does it cost?

I CANT FIND IT ONLINE? THX

Joey A We have some in stock if you want me to find you one. We get them through our vendor but I'm hearing they are hard to find. Visit our website and give us a call if you want one.

Wendell Lee Well Services OK THANKS FOR YOUR HELP;🖒🖒

I would start by raising the well casing above grade. Here it is law to have it at least 1 foot above grade. I wouldn't feel safe having any penetration into your well below grade unless it is a pitless adaptor.

I'm not sure, I don't have any experience with sulfur chloride in water

This nozzle lets out maybe 3 gallons per hour. Most bladder tanks are at least a 20 to 40 gallon for most households, which have around either 6 or 12 gallons of drawdown. This means with no water running your pump would cut on once every two hours. If you have a 40 gallon tank, this would increase to once every 4 hours. A pump kicking on every 2 to 4 hours isn't considered way to much in my book, but you can make your own judgement call on that. With respect to the well head being exposed, we put a cover over the well to prevent it from freezing, or most customers have their own cover with their own freeze protection at their wellhead. We don't have issues with this freezing down here. We aren't located in Pennsylvania, so it is a different animal up there than it is here. I have sold these kits to several people in Pennsylvania and told them freezing would be an issue and they didn't care and made it work. Typically most pumps up there don't come out of the top, so this kit wasn't really intended for wells where the frost line is deep.

@@WendellLeeWellServices My well head is in a pit, so it's never frozen, if we think it's too frigid, we put a light bulb in the pit. This well was installed in the late 60's, early 70's near as we can tell based on the orange pipe we've dug up. I've never lived in home without well water, even when we rented! Thanks for the quick response!

@T Rex not all wells are that deep. My well in southern Mississippi is just over 100 ft. But I can dig down about 10 ft and get clean drinking water for my animals.

you would have to install a filtration system to remove the sulfur at your house.

it will frost up there for sure! steps would have to be taken to ensure it wouldn't freeze if you choose to do it this way.

Yes I have the same question.

it is between 1 and 2 gallons per hour

this is true, both ways will work

Wendell Lee Well Services - how does one contact you for this kit?

@@dmbgs it is available through our online store. Visit www.wendellleewellservices.com and you should be able to figure out the rest

Wendell Lee Well Services thanks! Found it on site. Since it’s non returnable, hoping to send you a pic of our well head to see if you think it’ll work? Not sure how to attach here.

Do you still have a web site and store?

I'm not sure on that, we don't have any radon issues in our area. I haven't had any experience or know anyone using these kits for that purpose but anything is worth a shot.

@@WendellLeeWellServices the principle seems the same with what Ive seen of the inside house aeration systems, you just would be putting the water directly back into the well. There is a company that is essentially running air into the well like an aquarium bubbler, the price is SKY high to install it though.

To answer your questions: 1. Yes the spigot at the well head needs to be wide open. 2. Yes it normally takes a little time for it to aerate all the water in your well. Is the smell still on the hot side since you changed your water heater out?

@@WendellLeeWellServices Thanks for the real quick reply. The smell is more prevalent with hot water, but you can smell it with cold - even after the water heater swap. As I suspected, I didn't have the well head spigot more than 1/3 open. Originally, I just checked for water spray out of the nozzle before I put it in the well head. I went outside this afternoon and now have the spigot wide open. We'll see how it smells in a few days. THANKS! Last silly question: Is there any risk/downside to keeping the well head spigot on full 24/7?

@@ack1961 no there is not any risk. it will cycle your pump a tad more but it isn't drawing any water from your well. Let us know what you find out

@@ack1961 Did this work for you?

@@thegreatga Nope - it didn't work, I was later told that almost never do, and they cause more iron build up on the inner casing.

The location of the spigot doesn't matter on it working or not. I'm assuming you don't have a check valve installed up there either.

@@WendellLeeWellServices no just a pressure relief on the other end.

Could be sulfuric bacteria in your home plumbing…did you find a solution since writing this?

John Beckham hey John, colorine is great for disinfecting the well but it’s not the best oxidizer. I would would suggest hydrogen peroxide to attack the hydrogen sulfide.

www.wendellleewellservices.com/product-page/aeration-nozzle Link is also in the description for the video

Also if it sprays back into the well then how do the sulfur gasses leave the well? Wells are new to me, any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Typically a well seal will already have a hole in it pre drilled

@@WendellLeeWellServices mine doesn't have a hile on top.

@@jakemari7418 then I would suggest purchasing a well seal with one already in it or drill one yourself if you want to use this. The threads on it are 1/4" pipe thread, so select a drill bit and tap for that size thread if you decide to do it yourself

@@WendellLeeWellServices can I drill a hole on the side of the PVC pipe or do I have to drill one on top?

sounds like you have a check valve downstream of the well head that is causing that issue. you can do what you said, or move the check valve so the spigot for the aerator is downstream of it

It's a waste of water. Install a dip irrigation system any where on you property using your well, it will do the same thing and it's not a waste of water

@@rcrepps3949 How would that aerate the well or do you have to put part of it back into the well like this does?

@@rcrepps3949 it is spraying the water right back into the well. How is that wasting water?

Here is a brass aeration nozzle for $19.99: www.autolumination.com/brass_aeration_nozzle.htm

The sulfur gas in the water is gassed out of the water through the nozzle and then escapes out the top of the well through a vent or any air gap through the well seal.

@@WendellLeeWellServices I purchased and installed your aeration nozzle kit on my well and it is screwed into the vent port like your video shows to do. I don't see how the sulfur gas air escapes if that port is being used by the nozzle. There are no other vents that I can see on the well head.

It seems to be working with improved water smell quality. It took about 4 days to notice. I can tell difference!

@@adamg4671 good to hear!

Seasick78HC3sX with water running constantly it will take longer to freeze but it still has to be freeze protected. We haven't had any issues with tubing busting under the covers we use.

Seasick78HC3sX Email will be fine and we can get you taken care of. We are close to getting it on our website to purchase online but haven't done it yet.

Thank you! - I actually had my well drilled by y’all (Inman) two years ago for a new construction home. I am finally getting ready to move in to the house in a week or two (final touch-ups from builder). The builder installed a Grundfos pump system and now that water is actually flowing to the house (it was only a drilled well until about a month ago), I have that egg smell. I bought a water test kit from Lowe’s in Boiling Springs and everything tests good using their kit. Iron and bacteria seem fine as well. So I came across this video last night and am hoping to get this resolved easily without adding chlorine or other chemicals. I left a VM with Wayne this morning. I’d love to talk to somebody. What is the best email address to use?

Seasick78HC3sX wendellleewellservices@gmail.com

Wendell Lee Well Services email sent, thank you.

Yes you will either have to pipe this nozzle back in the well or do something different.

This particular unit is designed specifically for climates where a pitless adapter is not used and the pump discharge comes through the top of the well head. I am sure it could be installed, but would take some modifications to do so.

@@WendellLeeWellServices, OK because your site states "This system will also work for Pittless Adapter Wells!" It would be nice to know how...

@@INHIMINISTRIES I'll see what I can come up with!

Yes

Isn't it just like leaving a spigot dipping all the time. Or maybe a dip irrigation system.

Yes it will work fine, it will aerate and fall back in the well. The main thing if you do that (obviously you know this if you are bringing this up) is securing the nozzle properly so bugs and critters can't get in the well as well as the nozzle fall over and quit spraying in the well. Thanks for the feedback, be sure to subscribe and check out more videos in the future.

That's true if its only prevalent on the hot water side. A lot of wells have this issue with the water supplying the well. So it is a problem on both the cold and hot water side

Unless you have a buderus tank that will ONLY take a magnesium anode.

Yeah my well water smells so red replaced but did not do it but helped a tiny bit.

Privette Family No I don't know of any for iron unfortunately. It is a tough animal to deal with without a good treatment system addressing it

Wendell Lee Well Services Yes it is ! Thanks for the reply :)

There is two types of Iron.. ferric and ferrous. Ferric doesn't dissolve it must be removed by filter and there is many types. The problem you have is with ferrous. Ferrous or clear iron is measured in ppm. Water softeners are rated to remove ferrous iron. Some softeners will remove up to 10 ppm or they claim they do. The aosmith/ Hague line at Lowe's makes this claim. The real way to know if your softener will remove all the iron is to get your total hardness measured in grains per gallon. You can do this by getting a simple TDS meter for 10 bucks of Amazon. The number it yields is going to be in the hundreds. Use your raw untreated well water and measure the number. Once you have this number divide it by 17.3 or 17.6 and that will give you your total grains per gallon of hardness. Once you have this number you will need to get your ferrous iron measured in ppm. I'm sure you could use an iron strip of Amazon. Your ferrous iron cannot be higher than 8 to 1 over your hardness. So if your water has a total hardness of 42 grains and you have 5 parts per million of ferrous iron than 8 Times 5 is 40.. so you are ok barely but ok. This means a water softener rated for iron removal will work. If your total hardness number is 26 and you have 5 ppm iron than you are screwed and need some type of iron remover filter or aerator tank either will work with ferrous iron. The 8/1 ratio is everything with clear iron. Smell in water and ferric (oxydated) (iron) aka rust and other thing need filtration or aeration. You can put up a big blue filter and use the kdf filters they sell. The value here is that you can remove the kdf filter and wash is out like 8 times before you have to buy a new one. Kdf85 uses redox for smell removal and ferric iron and other oxidated things. It would be install AFTER your softener. Hope this helps...

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@@WendellLeeWellServices I need this kit for sulfer smell

@@danaholbrook5536 www.wendellleewellservices.com/shop

We stock them and can get you one through our website or however many you would like.

I’ve looked on the website and I do not see this product listed. I don’t see a place to order anything, actually. Can you paste a link, or does this require an email to the site?

It's mother nature. Some places the water running under the ground stinks, some places it has iron in it, some places it doesn't. It isn't anyone's fault, it's just there and its the only option most people have other than not having any water at all.

The smell is from Hydrogen Sulfide gas produced by bacteria feeding off small amounts of sulfur in well water and is pretty common. The aeration treatment method shown in this video is effective when concentrations of hydrogen sulfide less than 2 mg/L., oxygen is added to water and a reaction between oxygen and hydrogen sulfide react to produce odorless sulfate. With anything above 2 mg/L you'd either want to shock the well once a year or install a greensand iron filter.

@@peter_kelly sounds expensive

@@WendellLeeWellServices yep. Nothing is perfect. Or well smells but it is nice soft water. So a lot better then hard water at least.

I'm assuming by pressure canister you are referring to the bladder tank. The only issue I see is getting the nozzle by the tank to install it. If there isn't enough clearance, you would have to remove the tank to install the nozzle. But it can be done regardless of where the bladder tank is located. Thanks for watching.

I tried calling the number yall have listed never got a answer went to the address listed but door was locked it was around 2pm on a Friday

@@bigmike2356 Just sent you a message on Facebook

It is called a sulfur aeration nozzle kit. We can get them to you and it comes complete with all parts shown in the video: Nozzle, tubing, and attachment that hooks to a spigot.

@@WendellLeeWellServices how much does the kit cost

@@lesy6832 $125, link to the product is in the video description

Here is a brass aeration nozzle for $19.99: www.autolumination.com/brass_aeration_nozzle.htm

Have you tested your water to see if anything else is wrong with it? Water can smell and it not be sulfur.

its probably your hot water heater, you need a plug in anode that helps get rid of the smell ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l6U8fu0oidQ.html

If it's sulphur, or iron bacteria aeration will help, but not fix the problem. Chlorine or peroxide injection. If it only smells on hot water try replacing anode rod in your water heater.

What are the odds you have no clue what you are talking about? What are the odds you haven't gone to our website where it specifically says, "Test your well water before putting any device on it to treat water"? What are the odds many areas of the country are different and some have iron in their water and some don't? I'm glad I have people like you to educate me since you have more experience than our company that's been around for over 100 years