{"id":1109,"date":"2017-01-26T16:32:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/?page_id=1109"},"modified":"2017-08-15T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T11:09:08","slug":"borehole-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/services\/borehole-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Borehole Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;background-color:#ffffff;border:1px solid #e2e2e2;padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" title=\"borehole_removal\" src=\"\/\/tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal-200x65.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal-400x130.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal-600x195.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal-800x259.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/borehole_removal.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Water Borehole Maintenance<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>Don\u2019t let your water well fall into a state of disrepair<\/h3>\n<p>Water borehole maintenance is essential to maximise the long term life of this resource. The first step, and the easiest, is to ensure that the water is tested regularly. Testing your well water regularly ensures that that if the water quality is starting to change, which often happens, you can catch this at the early stages and resolve this quickly and effectively as bacteria grow exponentially and cause the well to fail.<\/p>\n<h3>Iron and manganese water<\/h3>\n<p>Bore holes accumulating iron oxide deposits is very common and occurs from iron salts within the water and from the action of naturally occurring bacteria which thrive in an iron-rich environment.<\/p>\n<p>This contamination in the well looks like rust-red deposits which gradually block the bore hole pump. The bacteria stick to the pumps impellers, slowly building up till the pump fails. The bacteria also clog up the piping further down the well system, causing loss of flow due \u2013 This is often the first sign you will see of this problem occurring.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1164\" src=\"\/\/tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-200x43.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-400x86.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-600x128.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-768x164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling-800x171.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bore_hole_drilling.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Signs of iron at the surface<\/h3>\n<p>If the water appears to be crystal clear, but on standing takes on a brown tinge, it contains dissolved ferrous salts which are oxidising to the insoluble ferric form. With less oxygen available below ground, this process will be very gradual at the level of the pump but a hard, rusty, layer will slowly build on hard surfaces and start to choke the waterways.<\/p>\n<p>Should the water be rusty and cloudy looking on start-up and have an unpleasant smell, there will be iron related bacteria at work in the depths. These grow as an orange slime while also oxidising the ferrous salts into ferric solids which will, again, cause blockage of the water passages.<\/p>\n<p>Each borehole is different but many \u201ciron affected\u201d wells will suffer both direct oxidation and bacteriological contamination to some degree.<\/p>\n<p>Our maintenance packages have been designed to identify these problems early so rectification is easier and cheaper than if the well is left to choke.<\/p>\n<h3><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1157\" src=\"\/\/tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection2-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection2.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1158\" src=\"\/\/tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cctv_inspection.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>How the cleaning process works<\/h3>\n<p>If we can TND Drilling like to inspect the Water Well with a Bore Hole camera prior to works commencing so that we can see the extent of the blockages (sliming) clogging of the slots if the well has a slotted liner.<\/p>\n<p>The solution is then added to the well in liquid form containing a powerful, naturally occurring chemical, which will combine with the Iron Oxide deposits in the well to form a solution which can be pumped clean away from the borehole carrying with it all bacteria and foul deposits. The solution doesn\u2019t, react with or damage any metallic or man-made material generally used in borehole pumps or pumping systems.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning the borehole can take up to 48 hours depending on the severity of contamination so it is essential that if the bore hole is to be taken off line this is scheduled in so other resource planning can be made. The water well pump and rising main will need to be recirculated and as much of the system as possible to ensure that the whole system is treated.<\/p>\n<h3>Things to consider before bore hole cleaning<\/h3>\n<p>The well cleaner removes a very large percentage of iron build up but it is not to be used as a one hit long term problem solver the contamination will reappear in the borehole as it is an entirely natural process with water movement. Experience will dictate the frequency of treatment necessary to keep the problem in check with a minimum of down-time, regular water testing is essential.<\/p>\n<p>One other problem that can happen is that the well clearance works so effectively that as the iron oxide (slime) is removed it actually uncovers the true condition of the steel works (rising main etc) and this then causes minor leakage holes. it is imperative that this is assessed as it is possible that the pump becomes disconnected in the hole, this then becomes very costly to rectify.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tnddrilling.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">Contact us via our contact form<\/a>\u00a0or by <a href=\"tel:01277841333\">calling\u00a001277 841 333<\/a>\u00a0for a chat about water borehole maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#3b4251;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#3b4251;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {font-size:14px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:14px;}<\/style><div id=\"nav_menu-3\" class=\"widget widget_nav_menu\"><div class=\"menu-service-container\"><ul id=\"menu-service\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1121\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1121\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/services\/cctv\/\">CCTV<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1119\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnddrilling.co.uk\/services\/borehole-maintenance\/\">Borehole Maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-2 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-2 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget h4 {color:#3b4251;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget .heading h4 {color:#3b4251;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget h4 {font-size:14px;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:14px;}<\/style><div id=\"text-5\" class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div style=\"background: #f8931f;padding: 20px\"><h2 style=\"color: #FFF;margin: 0\">Contact Us<\/h2><p style=\"margin: 0;color: #FFF;line-height: 1.4\">If you've got any questions, or would like more information about our services, please contact us<\/a><\/p><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/contact-us\" style=\"background: #FFF;margin-top: 15px;font-size: 16px;width:100%\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-phone button-icon-left\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":1064,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Water Borehole Maintenance | TND Drilling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Borehole maintenance is essential to maximise the long term life of water supply. 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