Salt in well

[BobWaz]

I live on Lake Champlain at the corners of New York, Vermont and Canada. We have an issue with salt in our well to the point of the water not being drinkable, leaving a residue on everything and eats up faucets, drains etc. It is either or both caused by road salt or the water softener rinsing close to the shallow (27') well. The drain for the softener was moved last May and still no difference.

Question is this.....With the water makers for boats in removing salt, is there any product that I could adapt to help my situation? As always I thank the forum for any advise.

Bob

 

[rsmith]

Deeper well!

 

[saltshaker]

Deeper well!

Sounds basic but true. Why is the well so shallow? if there's a possible contamination from run-off I wouldn't even consider using the well. I doubt the rinse from the softener is an issue. Have you checked the softener itself? It may be time to replace the resin tank or the entire unit. How often do you need to add salt and how much are you adding? Is the salt in the brine tank dry or is the water above the salt level? Are you on the Lake? Many of the Island homes on the St Lawrence get their water from deep in the river and then filter it. Is that an option for you or can you dig a deeper well?

 

[oscarvan]

Yes. a marine water maker would work, at significant cost.

The gentlemen above make a valid suggestion to go deeper. More up front, less in the long run.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Put the softener in bypass and try it to see if that is the problem.

 

[BobWaz]

To take the info further....
The house was originally a much smaller size. At the current size the well is actually under the deck, only 6 feet from the back of the house. We have 260 feet of waterfront but the house is at the side of the property and close to the lake. To do a new well, there is no access to the one side, could not get equipment in to the lakeside and the other side is the septic. The water has been tested numerous times and always comes up bacteria free. I sincerely doubt the theory of road salt. I believe it has been the softener drain too close to the well for many years.

 

[BobWaz]

The resin has been changed in the softener. Water tests before and after prove the softener is doing the job. With the valve in the softener and check valve in the well (new 2 yrs ago) the softener can't be bleeding salt back to the well.