[SandyMom]

I'm just curious how many ppl drink their well water without filtering it.
Dh gives me a hard time for filtering ours - thinks it doesn't need it. I know it doesn't have the flouride and stuff added that city water does, but sn't there a risk of parasitic infections and metals etc if you don't filter?

TIA

 

[Alyantavid]

You can have it tested, our county has some dept that will test it.

We filter ours, it tastes better that way.

 

[CarrieMF]

My parents have an iron remover & rust remover for their well water at both the well & the house. I don't know if there is anything that filters it.

 

[SandyMom]

Our water tastes great. I can't tell a difference with the filter or without it. But I think I worry about contaminants that we can't taste. The filters are expensive though. Maybe we should just have it tested.
Thanks for the responses.

 

[kriket]

I only filter it if it tastes like iron or smells like fart. Some days are worse then others. Some days its the greatest water every tasted!

 

[kjbrown92]

We have a sediment filter on ours. That's it. I love the taste of our well water. I keep meaning to have it tested, but haven't gotten around to it (we've been here 15 years!).

 

[Drummer's Wife]

Our well water tastes a million times better than the icky city water at other peoples houses in the next town.

Have you read any info on this site? You can click on your specific state and get resources from there.

http://www.epa.gov/privatewells/whereyoulive_state.html

 

[springmum]

I grew up on unflitered well water for 17 yrs without an apparent problem - it was great water at the farm!

 

[k9sarchik]

My house in the mountains, which had well water, had a whole house UV filter installed in it and we also put in a reverse osmosis filter in the kitchen.
Even after all that it still tasted funky.

 

[workjw]

I would have it tested. We were surprised at how much "stuff" was in our well water when we had it tested. We are now hooked up to city water.

 

[LaLaLaLa]

I'm struggling with this now. We moved into our place last summer and had our water tested as required, but I need a chemist to tell me what it all means.

The house has a reverse osmosis filter installed, but when I called the company about it, it was obvious that the previous owners hadn't done anything about it at all. So we'd need a couple of hundred dollars' worth of new filters or whatever to get it back in working order. After researching on the internet, I've decided it's not worth it.

So, really, I just need to get with someone who can interpret the results of the water test. They let us move in, so I assume it's not toxic, and it tastes fine. I just need reassurance. It's tough being responsible for your own water, rather than knowing the town is dealing with it.

 

[SandyMom]

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Originally Posted by Drummer's Wife Our well water tastes a million times better than the icky city water at other peoples houses in the next town. Have you read any info on this site? You can click on your specific state and get resources from there. http://www.epa.gov/privatewells/whereyoulive_state.html

Great resource! Thank you!
It looks like we should test.
Thanks for all your responses.

 

[mbravebird]

We filter. A recent government statistic is that 80% of all well water tests positive for pesticides.

How many farmers do you have in your area? Are you at the top of a mountain or the bottom? Near any highways, etc? There's also a place where you can look up how close you are to any designated toxic sites. All that will help you decide if you want to filter, because the specific pesticide tests are sometimes very expensive, as much as a good basic filter would be.

 

[SandyMom]

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All that will help you decide if you want to filter, because the specific pesticide tests are sometimes very expensive, as much as a good basic filter would be.

Yes, that's what we've finally decided. We could spend a lot of money on expensive tests that would likely be hard to interpret from the sound of it. Or we could just invest in a water filter and have some peace of mind. We do live in an agricultural area, and in a valley.

Thanks to you all.
mbravebird - I just watched Griffin's story in your sig - VERY inspiring! What a gorgeous boy!