With spring just around the corner, it’s important to prepare your well so that it has the longest lifespan possible and continues to offer fresh and healthy water for your home. Just as you are likely cleaning out the interior of your home for spring, you should do the same for your well.
To learn about what spring well cleaning and maintenance looks like, read below.
At the end of winter, you want to perform your own visual inspection of your well system for damage. Especially if you have well problems, such as low water pressure, make sure to diligently inspect all parts of the well. You never know if snow or ice has damaged it over the last couple of months.
You will want to look for cracks in the casing, exposed wires, pipe fizzers, tilted well caps, and water filters. At this point, you might need to change the treatment filters as well.
If you drained and did not use the well system over the winter, you will need to turn on the breaker and allow every faucet to run in the home. This will flush out the system. Allow the water to run for at least five minutes and then check for any new leaks. You can skip this step if you have been using your well system.
Once you have finished inspecting your well system, it’s a good idea to schedule a maintenance appointment from a water well pump service near me. A well professional will be able to double-check your work and fix any problems that may arise.
Monticello Pump Services, Inc. will be more than happy to perform a routine yearly inspection in the Virginia areas of Manassas, Leesburg, Fairfax, and Fredericksburg.
While your well is being inspected, test the quality of your water as well. At the very minimum, your well’s water quality should be tested once a year. It’s a great idea to do this during your spring cleaning so you don’t forget. Plus, doing it during your routine well repair will help you save some money since the team of professionals is already at your location.
The last thing to keep in mind during spring cleaning is to be careful with your garden. Spring is a favorite time to garden, but you have to be cautious about gardening around your well, or else you could damage the well and contaminate its water supply.
You don’t want to place plants with large roots within four feet of the well. You also don’t want to use fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides within 100 feet of the well, or else you could contaminate your water. Lastly, don’t use too much mulch because this can attract critters.
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