It's pretty obvious that we have iron bacteria in our well water. We have a water softener, but before we had it installed, and a few weeks ago when it was accidentally unplugged, our water was foul-smelling and stained our toilets, plates, etc. I've fixed the stains with Iron Out, and the softener is keeping the iron bacteria at bay, but now that I've read up on it more, that seems more like a Band-Aid than a solution to the problem. (And salt for the softener has only been increasing in price.)
Rather than call a well company and spend $1000s, is there a simple DIY solution? I've read that some people just toss a gallon of bleach into their well and then run the water until it doesn't smell like bleach anymore (a couple of times a year). Does that actually work? Is there a better idea?
