water quality · TN LLP #5045 · verify.tn.gov
Well Water Treatment
Treating iron, sulfur smell, and sediment on private well supply.
Quick answer
We treat iron, sulfur smell, and sediment on private-well supply — after the water reaches the house. We treat the water, not the well: the well, pump, and pressure tank are separately licensed work we refer out. Tennessee license #5045.
Well water is its own world. Iron stains, a rotten-egg sulfur smell, and sediment are the usual complaints, and all of them are treatable — on the house side, after the water comes in from the well. That distinction is not a technicality; it is the line our license draws.
The most important thing to understand about how we help well-water homes is where we work. We treat the water once it is in the house plumbing. The well itself, the pump, and the pressure tank are separately licensed in Tennessee, and we refer those to a well contractor. Everything on the house side of that line, we handle.
What the job covers
- Iron and sulfur-smell treatment on private-well supply
- Sediment filtration for well water
- Treatment specified to your specific well water
- A clear line: we treat the water, we do not service the well system
We treat the water, not the well
This is the honest boundary and it matters. Iron, sulfur, and sediment treatment happens after the water reaches the house, which is house-side plumbing squarely inside our scope. Drilling, pump replacement, and pressure-tank service are well-system work that is separately licensed, and we will refer you to the right contractor rather than pretend they are ours. Copy that blurs that line does you no favors; we keep it clear.
Iron, sulfur, and sediment
Iron leaves the orange-brown staining on fixtures and laundry. Sulfur is the rotten-egg smell, especially in hot water. Sediment clogs aerators and wears fixtures. Each has its own treatment, and the right system depends on your specific well, which is why we specify it to your water rather than install a generic setup.
How we work
How we handle well water treatment
Understand your well water
Iron, sulfur, and sediment each need a different answer, so we start with what is actually in it.
Specify the treatment
Sized and matched to your water, on the house side of the system.
Install to code
Plumbed in properly and tested before we leave.
Refer what is not ours
If the real issue is the well, pump, or pressure tank, we point you to the right contractor.
Permits
Some plumbing work requires a permit and an inspection, and some does not. Whether one is required for your job is determined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction — the city or county building and codes office for your address — and it is at their discretion.
Usually requires a permit
- Water heater replacement and tankless conversion
- Whole-house repiping
- Water service line and sewer line replacement
- Gas line installation and repair
- Relocating a fixture to a new position
Usually does not
- Drain cleaning and clearing blockages
- Emergency and repair work
- Like-for-like fixture replacement
- Water heater repair
- Camera inspection and diagnostics
This is general guidance rather than a ruling, and it can differ from one town to the next. The Authority Having Jurisdiction makes the determination. Across the Bradley–McMinn corridor we pull the permit and book the inspection ourselves. Inside Hamilton County and Chattanooga the permit office does not accept an application from our license class, so permit-required jobs there are referred to a licensed partner who does the work and meets the inspector.
Common questions
Well Water Treatment: your questions answered
Do you service the well itself?
Can you get rid of the rotten-egg smell?
Why is my water staining everything orange?
What kind of warranty do you offer?
Are you actually licensed?
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