Hello All, thank you all help and advice. Every so often I get the rotten egg smell in some or all faucets. When I moved here 2yrs ago, I purchased a whole house filter system, which I thought would help with the smell, but I was wrong and still experience it sometimes with no rhyme or reason. I had a company come out today today to shock the well and have had problems with water pressure since. I noticed this before the technician left, but he didn't seem concerned and suggested that I wait to see what happens after I finish the entire chlorination process (12hr shut down, etc.), but it has not improved.
When the technician came inside to check for the chlorine smell, he turned on the kitchen sink cold water first, which had good pressure to start. He then told me to turn on the rest of the faucets (2 bathrooms and laundry room), but when I did this, the kitchen water stopped flowing. Then within seconds, water from all of the faucets suddenly stopped too. The technician went outside and checked something in the well and then came back inside and checked the water pressure, which he said was good at 40, I believe. He said that we probably used all the well water and said to give it a few minutes. Eventually the water started flowing back to all of the faucets, EXCEPT the kitchen. The kitchen faucet was now barely dripping water, cold and hot. Also, although the cold water pressure was good in the other faucets, the hot water pressure was now very low. The other things I noticed was that the water in all of the faucets looked dirty and had those black specks that smear, which I experienced before installing the house filter. Strangely, there was also a large amount of black/brown gunk coming out of the bathtub faucet (see photos). This stuff looks and feels like potting soil or coffee grounds and doesn't smear like the black specks. There was so much that I was able to scoop it with a spoon. This is something that I've never seen before, even prior to installing the house filter. Nonetheless, since the technician didn't seem concerned, I figured all of this was due to the chlorination and would resolve once I finished the process.
After completing the entire process tonight and regenerating the water softener and filter, the hot water pressure is still very low and the kitchen faucet is still not running water, hot or cold. It's as if the faucet isn't even on. The only thing that improved when I hooked everything back up was the water no longer looks dirty, no black specks and it seems that the bathtub gunk is gone. I also made sure the faucet screens were cleaned, but that hasn't made a difference in pressure for any of the faucets or the kitchen sink flow. I can't even use the kitchen sink for water now.
By the way, I'm also curious if anyone experienced the water not smelling like chlorine after a well shock? Because, the chlorine smell never came through my faucets. I noticed this before the technician left, he also did not smell it, but said sometimes this happens. If so, how would I know that the water was treated if I can't smell the chlorine? This leaves me feeling like that I paid $200 for absolutely nothing.
Thank you again.
Thank you again for any and all input.
When the technician came inside to check for the chlorine smell, he turned on the kitchen sink cold water first, which had good pressure to start. He then told me to turn on the rest of the faucets (2 bathrooms and laundry room), but when I did this, the kitchen water stopped flowing. Then within seconds, water from all of the faucets suddenly stopped too. The technician went outside and checked something in the well and then came back inside and checked the water pressure, which he said was good at 40, I believe. He said that we probably used all the well water and said to give it a few minutes. Eventually the water started flowing back to all of the faucets, EXCEPT the kitchen. The kitchen faucet was now barely dripping water, cold and hot. Also, although the cold water pressure was good in the other faucets, the hot water pressure was now very low. The other things I noticed was that the water in all of the faucets looked dirty and had those black specks that smear, which I experienced before installing the house filter. Strangely, there was also a large amount of black/brown gunk coming out of the bathtub faucet (see photos). This stuff looks and feels like potting soil or coffee grounds and doesn't smear like the black specks. There was so much that I was able to scoop it with a spoon. This is something that I've never seen before, even prior to installing the house filter. Nonetheless, since the technician didn't seem concerned, I figured all of this was due to the chlorination and would resolve once I finished the process.
After completing the entire process tonight and regenerating the water softener and filter, the hot water pressure is still very low and the kitchen faucet is still not running water, hot or cold. It's as if the faucet isn't even on. The only thing that improved when I hooked everything back up was the water no longer looks dirty, no black specks and it seems that the bathtub gunk is gone. I also made sure the faucet screens were cleaned, but that hasn't made a difference in pressure for any of the faucets or the kitchen sink flow. I can't even use the kitchen sink for water now.
By the way, I'm also curious if anyone experienced the water not smelling like chlorine after a well shock? Because, the chlorine smell never came through my faucets. I noticed this before the technician left, he also did not smell it, but said sometimes this happens. If so, how would I know that the water was treated if I can't smell the chlorine? This leaves me feeling like that I paid $200 for absolutely nothing.
Thank you again.
Thank you again for any and all input.