Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 hi guysi know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from a well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drinkandrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hi Andrea, this is a good question. A while back we were on well water and it was the worst water. We asked the health department to come out and test it, and it had lot of e coli and other unsavories. The standard practice around here is to dump a gallon of bleach down the well, which lasts for a while. But I didn't see the point of that. The bleach will kill the critters but what will kill the bleach, and the pesticide residues, and all the other junk? All of us were sick the whole time we lived there, and county water was not available. All our neighbors had cows, but any livestock would do the same thing to water. Anyone on well water definitely needs a good filtration system, but that was out of the question for us then financially. Where we live now, our neighbors all have cows again, but we have county water. No, I don't trust that either, I filter all the drinking water, and use a shower filter. The first thing your should do is a water test. The health department will do it for free, but they don't test for very many things. The Herbal Healer Academy (www. herbalhealer.com) has a water test for $15. I'd like to know how many people in this country actually have clean water. Precious few. This really is an important issue that not enough people address. Maria > >i know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from >a >well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drink > > >andrea > > > > _______________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Well water is NOT the same as MUNICIPLE water (city water, water lines of a co-op) although many neighborhoods have 'city' water that is just piped in from a central 'well'. Well water, if its a well dug at your property, won't have the chlorine and other chemicals that the 'powers that be' use to remove bacteria and bugs from the water. You can have your well water tested to find out what major minerals are a part of your drinkin water. The downside to well water (an drinking purified bottled water) is the lack of fluoride that is put in. Fluoride has been found to reduce cavities in teeth, but it can be toxic at high levels (like chlorine). I live in the desert, I refuse to drink municiple waters, but have drank often at friend's houses who do have their own wells. The water's good. Just note the conditions of the soil around your water supply... if you have people with old junk cars leaking oil into the ground, most likely your water supply will be contaminated also.-VICNDEE [VICNDEE] water from a well hi guysi know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from a well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Andrea wrote: hi guysi know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from a well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drinkandrea Andrea, If the water from a well comes out of a tap, it is now tap water! Unless the taps are made of lead, or the well is polluted in some way, should be fine. I have been drinking such water for many years. Before the well water was turned into tap water we actually literally drank from a hole in the ground, known as the hippie hole. Never got sick either. Very tasty water but hard. Ah, those were the days... Ien in the Kootenays, remembering hauling buckets*****************************You ought to be Thankful,a Whole Heaping Lotfor the places and peopleyou're lucky you're not!~Dr Seusswho is this Kootenay person anyway?http://www.greatestnetworker.com/is/ien****************************** ********************************************* Peacefulmind.com Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. Preventative and Curative measure to take for many ailments at:http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments.htm__________-To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this address in an email to them:http://www.health./subs_invite _________To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please Go to: http://www.health./links___________Community email addresses: Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner _______Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I just read your post and would liek to offer a few additional items that the others may not have been aware of. for the most part well water is safe, I do however recommend that you have it tested. You can have a private company come out and test it,not just for baceteria and pesticides but also for radon. Radon is a naturally forming gas which is caused by rock formations and it has been known to cause cancer. When it is discovered in water it is VERY expensive to fix the issue, but can be fixed. Now the gases are formed when you run the water ie in the shower. Also make sure that your septic (if you have one) is not polluteing your water supply and is funtioning properly. I have always foundit ironic the the Federal Housing Athourity (FHA) when you get a mortgage through their agency insist upon you having a well quantity test BUT NOT a quality test, lol...they only care if you have enough water, don't care if its potable , lol....gotta love it, lol Laura , " Hank & Maria Stenger " <mariabee63@h...> wrote: > > > Hi Andrea, > > this is a good question. A while back we were on well water and it was the > worst water. We asked the health department to come out and test it, and it > had lot of e coli and other unsavories. The standard practice around here is > to dump a gallon of bleach down the well, which lasts for a while. But I > didn't see the point of that. The bleach will kill the critters but what > will kill the bleach, and the pesticide residues, and all the other junk? > All of us were sick the whole time we lived there, and county water was not > available. All our neighbors had cows, but any livestock would do the same > thing to water. Anyone on well water definitely needs a good filtration > system, but that was out of the question for us then financially. > Where we live now, our neighbors all have cows again, but we have county > water. No, I don't trust that either, I filter all the drinking water, and > use a shower filter. > The first thing your should do is a water test. The health department will > do it for free, but they don't test for very many things. The Herbal Healer > Academy (www. herbalhealer.com) has a water test for $15. > I'd like to know how many people in this country actually have clean water. > Precious few. > This really is an important issue that not enough people address. > Maria > > > > > > > >i know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from > >a > >well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drink > > > > > >andrea > > > > > > > > > > _______________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Any well water should be tested. You can get a kit from the local county health department or county water department. Then you send or take it over to a testing facility. Many wells have high arsenic levels and should not be drunk. Check to see if filters can be used safely. If not, buy distilled water or have safe water toted in by truck. Many people do. Bright , VICNDEE@a... wrote: > hi guys > > i know that we shouldn't drink tap water. my question is: is water from a > well the same as tap water? if not, is it safe® to drink > > > andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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