Start to finish

Test, read, install, retest

The order matters. Each step gives the next one its numbers.

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Step 1: 1. The sample
We bring clean bottles and the instructions, or you pick them up. We say what to avoid: a hot tap, a recently treated hose, an aerator left on.
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Step 2: 2. The lab report
An independent lab runs the panel. The lab sets the time, and we tell you the date when the sample goes in.
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Step 3: 3. The read
We go through the report with you, line by line, and mark which lines matter and which can wait.
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Step 4: 4. The visit
We look at the pressure tank, the pipe, the drain and the floor space.
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Step 5: 5. The proposal
One written price for the system and the install, before any work.
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Step 6: 6. The retest
A second sample after the system has run, to the same lab, and both reports side by side.

Old well, no report

If your well has never been tested

Many wells here were drilled before anyone asked for a lab report. That is fine; it just means the first sample is the whole starting point.

A broad panel the first time costs more than a narrow one, and shows more. We help choose it, and the lab bills the analysis.

When to test

Before you buy
A sale with a 10-day inspection window leaves no time to wait for a lab. Send the sample the day the inspector finishes.
After the spring thaw
Snowmelt and runoff can change what a shallow well carries.
After work on the well
A new pump, tank or pipe is a reason for a fresh sample.
When taste or smell changes
A change is worth a sample even if the stain has not shown up yet.
After a system goes in
The retest, to the same lab.

Ask for sample bottles, or send the report you already have.