06-30-2026, 07:49 PM
"It tested positive for e coli coming out of the kitchen spigot."
You can't get a good test from the kitchen spigot. All that is going to show is the aerator is contaminated with e-coli.
To test the water, there is a valve on the tee that is connected to the pressure tank. If you test it there or if you have a test port just after the filters, you can get a good water test.
Just touching the aerator with dirty hands can contaminate it.
I had that problem in Ohio this year.. I took out my filter and filled the filter bowl with bleach, pumped it through until I had a strong bleach smell at each faucet and then let it set overnight. Flush it out the next day and test for chlorine until there is no trace. Then do another water test.
You can't get a good test from the kitchen spigot. All that is going to show is the aerator is contaminated with e-coli.
To test the water, there is a valve on the tee that is connected to the pressure tank. If you test it there or if you have a test port just after the filters, you can get a good water test.
Just touching the aerator with dirty hands can contaminate it.
I had that problem in Ohio this year.. I took out my filter and filled the filter bowl with bleach, pumped it through until I had a strong bleach smell at each faucet and then let it set overnight. Flush it out the next day and test for chlorine until there is no trace. Then do another water test.