Private water sources such as wells often have common problems such as:
Iron
Stains plumbing fixtures
Stains laundry
Metallic taste
Musty odor
Sprinkler stains
Turbidity
Cloudy water from suspended sand or silt
Common in private wells or due to water main breaks in municipal systems
Bad Taste & Odor
Earthy, musty, swampy or organic odor or taste often caused by decaying vegetation in surface water
Chlorine odor and taste often found in municipal water supplies
Rotten egg smell (hydrogen sulphide)
Acidity
Degradation of pipes & blue green staining on plumbing fixtures or tint in water from copper pipes reacting with acidic water (low pH)