Set aside a supply of drinking water that you can use during the chlorination process.
If you use a water softener, set it to By-Pass so that the chlorine does not damage the resin.
Remove the cover from the artesian well.
Pour in 4 litres of Javex for every 100-foot depth of the well ‘ there is no risk involved.
Attach a garden hose to the home’s outside tap and place the other end of the hose in the well to create a closed loop.
Turn on the outside tap and let the water run until the smell of chlorine can be detected in order to ensure the Javex and well water are well mixed.
Turn off the outside tap.
Remove the garden hose from the well and replace the cover.
Turn on a tap inside the house (first remove the filter). Let the cold water run until you can smell the chlorine. Turn off the tap and repeat the process with every tap in the house.
Wait a minimum of 12 hours (ideally 24 hours). This timeframe can be much longer since it poses no danger to the equipment.
Warning: Do not let the water come in contact with human beings or animals (i.e. no showers or laundry). Only the toilets may be used.
Using the hose, run the water toward the outside of the house (outside the well and away from the septic bed) until the smell of chlorine dissipates.
It is FORBIDDEN to use well water that contains Javex since the high concentration of chlorine is HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH.
It should be noted that Javex may damagegrass therefore let the water run into an appropriate area (ditch). The water should run until you can no longer smell the chlorine.
Turn off the outside tap and repeat step 13 with each cold-water tap inside the house.
Be careful!
Water runs from a garden hose at a rate of 300-400 gph. If your well rate is lower, alternate between short periods and recovery time to avoid draining the well and possibly breaking the pump. For example, let the water run for 20 minutes then stop for 20 minutes.
