How can you tell if your well water is bad?

• <div><p>Some of the signs that could mean your water is contaminated, such as cloudiness or bubbliness, could also be non-problems that don’t affect your water’s potability. However, if your water smells or tastes strange, it’s a good idea to stop drinking it and test it immediately. If your well water is contaminated, the best way to discover that is to test it.</p></div>

Is it safe to drink brown well water?

• <div><p>Some causes of brown well water—like excess tannins or dissolved iron—don’t pose a health risk. In other cases, harmful bacteria might be the culprit. If your well water has suddenly turned brown, it’s a good idea to use a home water test kit to get a better sense of what’s going on with your water. Consider calling a professional for an expert opinion before drinking the water and hoping for the best.</p></div>

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Q: What does lead dust look like?

• <div><p>Unfortunately, lead dust does not look different from any other type of dust. You cannot detect it with the naked eye. To determine if you have lead dust in your home, you will need to hire a local company to take a sample from the paint and test it for you in a lab.</p></div>

Q: Do all homes that were built before 1978 contain lead paint?

• <div><p>While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you&rsquo;ll still want to test to be on the safe side. The federal government banned lead-based paint for homes in 1978, but your state may have banned lead before that time. Around 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1977 contained lead-based paint, while 87% of homes built before 1940 contained lead-based paint.</p></div>

Q: Do services include remediation recommendations?

• <div><p>Yes, testing professionals typically provide reports with recommendations for safe lead removal.</p></div>

Q: Is it safe to drink brown well water?

• <div><p>Some causes of brown well water&mdash;like excess tannins or dissolved iron&mdash;don&rsquo;t pose a health risk. In other cases, harmful bacteria might be the culprit. If your well water has suddenly turned brown, it&rsquo;s a good idea to use a home water test kit to get a better sense of what&rsquo;s going on with your water. Consider calling a professional for an expert opinion before drinking the water and hoping for the best.</p></div>

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This company was great about assessing the problems and creating a viable solution. Tree branches from a neighbor's tree needed to be removed. Neighbor refused us access but Ried was able to get into the tree without going on the neighbor's property and carefully and safely removed the...
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Very knowledgeable and kind. Took the time to explain the entire process, what to expect if it comes back positive, and they even sent info on a grant to help with expenses of removal is necessary.
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I have hired many cleaning companies before and anytime they leave I’d always check to see if certain things where dusted and stuff like that and of course, so much wasn’t done. This is the first company I have been happy with and pass those tests. Not only are they VERY lovely as people, but...
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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

Unfortunately, lead dust does not look different from any other type of dust. You cannot detect it with the naked eye. To determine if you have lead dust in your home, you will need to hire a local company to take a sample from the paint and test it for you in a lab.

While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you’ll still want to test to be on the safe side. The federal government banned lead-based paint for homes in 1978, but your state may have banned lead before that time. Around 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1977 contained lead-based paint, while 87% of homes built before 1940 contained lead-based paint.

Some of the signs that could mean your water is contaminated, such as cloudiness or bubbliness, could also be non-problems that don’t affect your water’s potability. However, if your water smells or tastes strange, it’s a good idea to stop drinking it and test it immediately. If your well water is contaminated, the best way to discover that is to test it.

Yes, testing professionals typically provide reports with recommendations for safe lead removal.

Some causes of brown well water—like excess tannins or dissolved iron—don’t pose a health risk. In other cases, harmful bacteria might be the culprit. If your well water has suddenly turned brown, it’s a good idea to use a home water test kit to get a better sense of what’s going on with your water. Consider calling a professional for an expert opinion before drinking the water and hoping for the best.

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