Do you have a double window in your living room or family room - wherever you watch tv or spend most of your time. Another idea: In what window do your cats prefer to sit? Since your cats matter to you, consider creating a space for them at a window that will meet with their approval. A swag valance that covers the top of the window frame and the side window frames but not the actual window is the most you should have with cats. Forget about actual curtains or drapes that hang below the windows. Push the new blinds all the way up to the top of the window at the first morning light, pulling them down only when you need them for privacy/light control. If you hang them inside your window frame rather than having them dangle below the window, that could also help. There are now newer miniblinds available without any cords to attract cats. If plantation shutters are not a good option ($), then roller shades or mini blinds will be needed. You need something for privacy and light control. If I knew where you lived I might know of someone who would freely and gladly help you. Then reintroduce your fish back into a clean and safe water environment.
#HOUZZ FORUMS WELL SHOCK FREE#
My advice is to remove the fish first and place them in 'aged' chemically free water, with adequate air and filtration.then clean the pond of every scrap of that which you have littered the pond bottom with.give 4/5's of all your fish away. Now, to remove the rocks becomes a delicate procedure. Having healthy fish requires some chemistry.Thus, your just looking at the bottom of your pond and the rocks, stones and other debris, as a place to start, would be like filling your own family living space with huge mounds of garbage and human waste and then demanding that you and your family live within that stench and unhealthy environment.Thus, I guarantee you, that for your fish, that's exactly what they are now living in. And, the water chemistry too high a PH or too low. The water can be clear and totally contaminated. And, clean water is not just being able to see through the water. The rule of thumb in keeping a healthy fish. Just wish someone would decide it's worth the bother.
#HOUZZ FORUMS WELL SHOCK PROFESSIONAL#
So believe me, no disrespect taken in the fact that we lack the knowledge, no trouble admitting we want a professional to do the job. We always seem to end up back at square one. etc,) and have determined it is something we don't want to undertake ourselves. Reading through these materials and instructions, the job seems complex (drain water tanks, watch out for pumps, deposit bleach mixture via a burlap sack (?), etc. I did extensive research on the internet, finding no lack of materials on shocking a well. Same response: Get a gallon of bleach, dump it in the well. We called Home Depot, asking about tablets. They basically all say the same thing: Get a gallon of bleach. We have called water treatment wholesalers, looking for "Well Safe" tablets or other well-shocking materials. It doesn't take a genius to understand that their lack of availability is in direct correlation to the fact that this is not a high-paying job for them. We're moving into our new home in less than a week. For the most part, we don't even receive return phone calls from them, or if they do bother to respond, they do not see any way to "fit us into their schedule" for the next few weeks or more. We have been trying for a couple of weeks to get any plumber to make the time to shock the well for us. We ended up back on the keyboard precisely because we can't seem to get a plumber to take our request seriously. We have no trouble acknowledging our lack of knowledge and expertise in this endeavor. Can anyone out there clarify things for us? We have found ourselves confused with the different advice we have been receiving. When is it safe to drink the water after this procedure? The reason we need to shock the well is we tested positive for total coliform. How long do we need to run the faucets? In addition to flushing every toilet, spraying through the kitchen sprayer, are there other water lines we are forgetting about?Īre we supposed to run a garden hose from an outside faucet, in order to keep the bleach out of the septic? Then what about flushing the toilets? Such as, is a gallon of bleach the right choice? Some people mention tablets, some mention chlorine. It would be so helpful if someone could give us a basic, step-by-step procedure to do this simply and effectively. The quick advice seems to be: "Just dump a gallon of bleach in the well and turn on all the faucets for a while." Sounds pretty simple, but in a thread I started on this topic in "Building a Home" forum a while back, responses seemed to indicate it was a little more involved than that. We need to shock our well, and we have received varying advice as to the best procedure to use.
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