Quick Water Well Maintenance Tips Volume 1
How to check for Running toilets to Prevent your well from Running dry.
There are some very simple ways to ensure that you water well is always working at its top performance this series will cover many of the Water Well Maintenance tips homeowners can periodically do themselves to ensure that their water well systems are happy and healthy for years to come. For the first tip in our series we choose checking to see if you have running toilets. This type of maintenance tip will help prevent costly power bills and your water well from running dry. It is recommended that water well owners check at least yearly to make sure that their toilets are not running. A running toilet can run low producing wells dry. This is particularly the case during hot summer months or during heavy drought periods. A Running toilet will also add to the expense of your sewer bills and shorten the lifespan of your pump by keeping it constantly running. A silent toilet leak can waste from five to five hundred gallons of water per day! The ones you can hear will waste much, much more. If you are unsure of how to check for a running toilet the easiest way would be to pick up some food coloring and place a few drops at night into your toilet bowls or your toilet tank before bed. Upon waking check the color in the bowl if it is dramatically lighter or the color is totally gone, or if there is color in the bowl ( if you placed it in the tank) you will know you have an issue and a visit from a plumber is in store. This is just one of the ways to ensure you have a happy and healthy water well system please check back periodically for more water well maintenance tips.
My wife and I just moved into a home with a water well but don’t know how to take care of one. I never thought about how running toilets can cause the well to run dry, especially in the summer. We’ll have to try dyeing the toilet water to check for leaks like you suggested. Thanks for the tips!
I really like your tip about how a well has a higher chance to run dry during the summer months. My brother is debating whether or not he wants to move to a more rural part of his town that relies heavily on well water. I will be sure to tell him that in the summer the well water might be drier.
Thanks for this tip about running toilets. I wouldn’t want our well to run dry, that would be a big problem for us. Do you have any more tips on finding a professional for well services?
This is some really good information about well water maintenance. I liked that you explained that you need to inspect the well every once in a while. It does seem like a good idea to have it drilled deeper every few years.
Thanks for this advice for maintaining a water well. I didn’t know that a silent leak in a toilet could waste up to five hundred gallons of water per day. It sounds important to inspect your water system in general just to make sure everything is going well.
Thank you for mentioning that you should always check to see if you have running toilets to help prevent costly power bills. husband and I just moved into a house with a water well, and I want to make sure we are maintaining it properly.
Thank you for your tip on how you should be checking to see if you have running toilets. I just moved into a house with a well pump, and have no idea how to properly maintain it. I will definitely take all of your great advice and information into consideration when taking care of my well pump.
I had no idea that a silent toilet leak can waste from five to five hundred gallons of water per day. My family and I just moved into a house with a water well, and we have no idea how to take care of it whatsoever. I will definitely utilize all of your great tips and information when trying to take proper care of my well pump.
It was interesting when you talked about how the risk of a well going dry due to running toilets is especially high during the summer. Last week, my husband and I purchased a rural property that uses a well as a water source, but the pump needs to be repaired before it’s functional. It’ll be our first time using a water well, so thanks for teaching me these maintenance tips we can use to prevent issues!
I like what you said about making sure that your toilets are running to prevent power bill issues caused by a dry well. My sister has been telling me about how she wants to save money on water by getting a well installed soon. I’ll share this information with her so that she can look into her options for professionals who can help her with this.
I like what you said about making sure that you have running toilets to make sure that your well isn’t running dry. My brother has been telling me about how he wants to get a well installed in the coming weeks for his home. I’ll share this information with him so that he can look into his options for professionals who can help him with this.