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Well and pump inspections ensure that your family has access to clean, safe water. To maintain your private well, it’s important to schedule these assessments regularly. Here’s some information on how to schedule this essential service to provide the best care for your water system.

A Guide to Well & Pump Inspections

1. Annually 

Connecticut recommends performing your own water well inspections once a year. This basic assessment includes checking for corrosion, holes, and cracks in the well steel casing, ensuring the well cap components are watertight, verifying that the well casing is a minimum of six inches above ground, and confirming that the ground slopes away from your well casing to protect it from contamination. If you’re not certain what to look for, have a professional come out and take a look. In addition, annual water quality testing should be preformed to check for bacteria, nitrate, iron, manganese, sulfate, and chloride levels, as well as turbidity, hardness, pH, odor, and color characteristics of the water. 

2. Every Five to 10 Years 

well and pump inspectionsEvery five to 10 years, you should have your well system examined by a licensed professional. They’ll perform a more thorough inspection, covering the well pump, well tank, well head, and associated components.  Check fluoride levels every five years if there is a child under age twelve in the house, for instance. 

3. Before Buying 

Connecticut does not require a test of private water supplies as a consequence or condition of real estate sales. However, if you’re buying a home that has a private water well, it may be wise to schedule a well and pump inspection and water quality test as part of your overall home inspection. This will ensure that you’re purchasing a property that can access clean water and help you negotiate a sale price to account for any needed repairs. 

 

Homeowners who want to schedule a water well and pump inspection should call Werner Well & Pump Service LLC in Litchfield County, CT. With over 40 years of industry experience, this small, family-owned company offers personable, reliable service. This licensed well contractor will assist with jobs of any size. Call (860) 354-0290 or visit the website for information on their water quality filtration and treatment, mortgage and real estate inspections, and water well maintenance. 

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