Ode Coyote wrote: > I dumped a gallon of 20 PPM CS down my well and it seemed to work, but I > became concerned about all that CS hitting the septic tank and never > repeated the experiment to make sure it worked. > > PS Swimming pool chlorine powder is much more people friendly than Chlorox. > Still, save up many gallons to use till the chlorine clears out.
I have shocked a well several times, it only takes a few minutes to clear out all the chlorine. After you let it set for a few hours, turn on the hose, and run the water until the smell is gone. Marshall > > > Ode > > At 08:27 PM 5/18/2006 -0500, you wrote: > > >Unless you have a huge well, 10 gallons of CS is excessive. You should be > >able to do the job with much less, depending on the size of the cistern. > >Also, does water flow through the water table? > > > >If you want to get creative, you could drop a couple of silver leads into > >the water, with an appropriate amount of electricity, and turn the whole > >thing into a CS generator, making the entire well turn into CS. The > >electricity flow would probably also irritate (if not eleminate) the iron > >bugs. > > > >You could also use colloidal copper, perhaps cheaper, if the CS doesn't > >eat the iron bugs. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "francis luze" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:15 PM > >Subject: CS>Shocking a well with CS > > > > > >>A question to the Group, > >> > >>BTW, you guys & girls are great, I always read what each has to say or > >>offer...thank you! > >> > >>I'm a city slicker turned country boy 'bout 5 years ago. So I have a > >>well that we use for drinking water. We're lucky? Cause most people > >>around these parts don't drink their well water, seems they rather truck > >>in city water (yuk!), anyhoo I suspect they are uneducated about well > >>maintenance but not all. It is common practice around here to shock your > >>well with a solution of 15% bleach annually, just to keep the bacteria > >>in check. When I speak of bacteria I'm not necssarily talking about the > >>bad ones. The main problem around these parts is iron bacteria. Slimes > >>up your pipes, stains all the fixtures, makes your water smell like > >>rotten eggs. > >> > >>I have a lab test done on my water every year for pathogenic > >>bacteria...so far negative...but I do have a slight problem with iron > >>bacteria. I have to admit, I did shock my well with 15% chlorine 5 years > >>ago and it did work. But now those little pests are resurfacing. > >> > >>Seeing what I now know about CS, I was thinking about shocking my well > >>with 10 gal of 15-20 ppm CS rather than going the bleach route (yuk!). > >> > >>Anybody out there tried this approach and what were your results? All I > >>can do is try. > >> > >>I'd appreciate hearing about your experiences. Who knows maybe this > >>could lead to something more in tune with the cycles of nature for us > >>country folk. > >> > >>In Love & Trust, > >> > >>Francis > >> > >>Up in Alberta, Canada > >> > >>www.bio-plasmics.org > >> > >> > >>-- > >>The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > >> > >>Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > >> > >>To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >> > >>Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > >> > >>The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > >> > >>List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0/342 - Release Date: 5/17/2006 > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0 - Release Date: 5/17/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0 - Release Date: 5/17/2006
