Well water testing interpretation

From what I found HERE, the only problem is scale in the pipes. That is, no problems in using the water from a health standpoint. I don't know why they couldn't have passed that along to you with the analysis. Maybe useful information costs more?

Dorrity
Forgive me for my reply, but because our last names are so similar I am afraid for you. We must be related. It would be multiple ages ago, and you may not care at all. But in case you do, here's the dirt.

Your name comes from the Irish O'Dochartaigh. The link is here. It means either "The destroyer" or "the people of the oak" The site gives you a view of the soil that the Dorrity's spawned from and the family crest here.

More than you could have ever hoped to know I am sure. (that destroyer thing must have something to do with my aviator) The Dorrity name is common now in Derry.

Jerry.

IMO drinking a few gallons per week of water with silica will cause no problems. Electric power steam turbine systems have a means of removing part of the silica from the boiler water. Perhaps that is a clue to how it can be done, but I think it is unnecessary to remove any of the silica. The chemical name is silicon dioxide, it is common quartz sand, it is almost insoluable in water, so perhaps you have an extremely fine suspention rather than disolved sand. As they use to say, "you will eat a peck of dirt before you die" Neil

I noticed this was an old post, but was wondering if you got your problem fixed.

I use to work for a water well drilling company in New Mexico and may be able to answer any questions.

Welcome to a2k, fox.

My parents have well water and I get slightly ill when I drink it. But, I'm the only person who has the reaction. Is there a place online or an office within my state (any state) that would decode the results of their well-water tests?

franey med lab
eldridge pkwy, orleans
255-1617

it used to be $35 per test, i had to have mine done twice a year for the fda when i was wholesaling shellfish etc.
mine was always high in magnesium and sodium but safe to drink. i'm assuming yours is too because of the water table around here. my well is only 15 ft deep in clean sand and that can change to hard bottom with lot's of iron in the water in a matter of yards.

Ooooh, thanks Mikey! Does this company do analysis and explainations of the tests? Or do they just do the tests themselves?

complete rundown but you have to ask for it,,

you can call or send the results via fax to the dept of public health in jp and they will interpret for you.

Thanks again!

This wasn't mentioned above, so I'll say it here...

Silica (sand) may no be bad for you health-wise, but having it go through a pump (any pump) will ruin it. You may be able to get it rebuild a few times, but in the long run it will destroy the internal parts.

Depending on the type of well, you may need to have it blown out to remove the sand. But if there is sand, there's a possibility of there being a break in the well casing, which most of the time is not repairable...

Agreed. Silica is like finely powdered glass, and while it WILL erode (much like sand-blasted canyons) plumbing and valves that it passes through, it will not affect your digestive system, as long as it is fine enough to pass through normal filters.

For example, it is commonly used in toothpaste (as an abrasive) and powders like coffee creamer, drink mixes, salt, and sugar, as an anti-caking agent. Check the ingredients.

And now for a story about glass, the digestive track and beer. :wink: . I can't believe this experience has ever reached the point of a mention in a serious discussion. Strange as it may seem, it may have some relevancy.

I came across a man in a bar, while having a beer, that offered to me and my friends the chance to see him eat a glass. If we would buy him a beer and another to chase down the glass he would eat the glass that the first beer was served in.

It was one of those thin and tall beer glasses that is narrow at the bottom and widens at the top. It was beer day, and we were happy to let this Midwestern American alcoholic eat a glass to entertain us.

He did it too. He seemed in good health. A little blood seemed to be noticeable. He seemed to have a lot of fillings. I never saw him again. I haven't even thought of it for quite a while until now. We bought him another beer because it was so odd.

We imagined that this was how he paid for his beers. My conclusion is that silica is much safer than alcohol, at least for those predisposed to it's addiction.

My well water tastes really bad and our copper pipes have been sprouting pinhole leaks. A water test shows copper at 1820 ug/l and ph at 6.45. I'm assuming the ph is corroding the copper pipes. Any advice as to what I should do. possibly replacing all the copper pipes but what to do about the ph?
Thank you.