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Smelly water

  • 25-04-2008 10:54pm
    #1
    skywalker_208
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    There seems to be a bad smell from my water - strong smell of eggs. I think this is sulpher and I know you can get a treatment system for this.

    Someone mentioned you can get grants for some treatment systems but I cannot seem to find any info on this.

    Does anyone know if this is true?

    by the way - its my own well on a newbuild.


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,556 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    skywalker_208 wrote: »
    Hi,

    There seems to be a bad smell from my water.
    See a doctor


  • #3
    skywalker_208
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,350 ✭✭✭skywalker_208


    Damn it!
    Left myself wide open for that one :)


  • #4
    eugenedoc1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭eugenedoc1


    count yourself lucky ye have water in the first place. Putting a filter on it shouldnt be a problem


  • #5
    Bald? er, dash!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭Bald? er, dash!


    Starwalker,

    Was in the same situation as you after getting into our new house. We had our water tested by a local lab (in Meath) and along with the smelly suplhur, there was high Manganese and Iron content!

    Unfortunately, in terms of a grant, the home must be 7 years old. The onus is on the applicant to prove how old the house is. Examples of proof are as follows:
    • When the notice of commencement of building was given to the Council.
    • The ESB start date.
    • When the well was drilled.
    • Mortgage details.

    It might be worthwhile to contact your local authority to see what their rules are though...

    Best of luck!


  • #6
    unclebill98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,816 ✭✭✭unclebill98


    Hi,

    Had the same issue with water in my old house(Private Well).

    Its very easy to get rid of it. Get a test done to gather info on the levels of unwanted stuff in your water...

    Contact WaterCare or similar company and tell them the results. They'll give you the quote based on system needed to combat the test results.

    I had really bad Iron and other stuff in my water, small scale filters will just clog up very easy.

    The systems can be very large, so they best suit being in a garage.

    I got a reverse osmossis (spelt wrong) unit under the sink to make the water more pleasant to drink after treatment. Over all the system cost about 2500euros, with a service cost of about 200p/a. I still kept the small filter in front of the large unit to keep out large deposits.


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  • #7
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,556 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    skywalker_208 wrote: »
    Damn it!
    Left myself wide open for that one :)
    Sorry, couldnt resist.

    Get a test done. The local environmental health officer used to do this for a nominal fee but you can go down the private route if you wish. Based on the analysis of the water you can then contact a few companies who specialise in this regard.

    The golden pages should get you a couple of contacts and maybe ring the local EHO or water services dept of the local council also for a bit of advice.


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