Effective Water Well Shocking

We Provide Complete Water-Well Shocking Services

Over time your well may develop a buildup of harmful bacteria, including coliform and e-coli, which can show up on bacteria tests performed by real estate companies.

A contaminated well can produce water that is unsafe for consumption or other uses. Saratoga Water Well & Pump Co. can provide your well with water-well shocking that can eliminate bacteria in your well and protect your drinking water. Our well shocking treatment:

1. Install a chlorine mixture down the well to disinfect the well column.
2. Rinse the well casing with the water containing chlorine residual to disinfect potential contamination that may be lingering on the well casing from pests and insects.
3. Put a high residual of chlorine into all of the water fixtures in the home to kill the bacteria that has grown in the piping of the home.

We recommend that the chlorinated water remains in the plumbing fixtures for 12- to 24- hours after service prior to the chlorinated water being flushed from the home.

Once the water-well shocking is completed, we'll inspect the well cap on top of the well for proper capping. If not, we provide a sanitary sealed well cap to prevent grass clippings and pests from entering the wellhead, potentially re-contaminating the well.

It is also recommended that you have your water tested yearly for bacteria, specifically coliform and e-coli, the two most commonly found bacteria in well water. Yearly testing will give you peace of mind and also a quick advantage in remedying your water if bacteria is found.

Signs You Need Water-Well Shocking

• Slime growth inside your toilet bowl or tank
• Staining in laundered clothing
• Foul odors coming from your water 

If you notice any of those signs, contact us right away for water-well shocking. We’ll destroy the harmful bacteria in your water.