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Well system inspection Water tapped by a private well is often of the highest quality in Dallas Fort Worth Denton area. When buying a home with a private well, your home inspection should include a well system check up by a qualified well maintenance company to ensure the well is in good working order and the quantity of the water produced meets health standards.
Prior to the inspection, you should obtain your well’s log and maintenance record, either from the owner or the county, which contains information on the history of the well and the ground surrounding it and depth. Contractors must file well logs with their respective county's upon completion of all new wells. However, well owners should also own a copy in case the well needs to be serviced at any time.
Your detailed well and water inspection will include:
- A pressure and flow test to determine system output during pumping, pump motor performance (check amp load, grounding, and line voltage), pressure tank and pressure switch contact, and general water quality (odor, cloudiness, etc.).
- An inspection of well equipment to assure that it is sanitary and meets local code requirements.
- A test of your water for coliform bacteria and nitrates, iron, manganese, water hardness, sulfides and anything else of concern in your area that could pose problems with your plumbing, staining, water appearance, and odor.
- This complete water well test includes 10 common pesticides used in farming and the industry.
- A concise, clear, written report explaining results and recommendations for your well that include all laboratory and other test results.
- This well inspection is a complete water analysis.
- And all the things in the standard Well inspection.
- This takes at least 3-4 days for the results to come back from the Lab.
There is a FHA standard water well water test that is a little less money than the full compleate water well inspection that can come with ether above or below water well inspection.
Your standard visual well inspection will include:
- A visual inspection of all the components.
- A pressure and flow test of the pump.
- A visual building inspection for insulating qualities and weather proofing.
- A visual inspection of the ground drainage and proximity of septic system.
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