Timmy's in the well!

Or rather, the smell is.

I've had one well guy show up and look at the well. It's shallow, not deep. He recommends starting over and drilling a deep well. $3700. Er...

There is a filter on it, red with iron. He never suggested changing it, just said there wasn't anything he could do about the smell (other than a new well). Hmmm....

I've done more reading, and it's caused by sulfur (obviously). The toilet tanks are also black with slime b/c of it. Eww, I know. There are systems offered that propose to fix the problem, for a few hundred bucks. Before I shell that out, I'm calling yet another well drilling company, this time from out of town, to ask them about it Monday.

Could changing this filter make a difference? Or does it just filter out the iron only? We may try that first, as a small step, cheap measure. We could do the deep well, but it would seriously hurt us in other monetary matters (2nd way of going/car which we really need, other upgrades on the house).

If the concentration isn't too high (have to have it checked), we could live with it, but it makes cleaning clothes difficult, can stain/discolor dishes, ect. It tastes bad (so they say, I'd never drink it) and can make foods cooked in it taste off (never cook with it, either). I don't even want to bathe in it, it's that bad.

Let's pray the filter idea fixes it, b/c if not, we're either getting a new well, or investing in a water delivery until we can. Sigh...