# Well Water testing

**URL:** <https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976>\
**Category:** General Inspection Discussion\
**Created:** [July 17, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976 "2011-07-17T04:07:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![rmetheney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rmetheney](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmetheney)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/1 "2011-07-17T04:07:35Z")

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I am fairly new in home inspection and have had some requests for water testing. I have in the past referred the agent to county water testing. Can I take samples myself or do I need a certification. Where would I send samples.

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**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/2 "2011-07-17T04:20:47Z")

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Depends. What’s your location?

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**Author:** ![wwilson3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wwilson3/32/58197_2.png) [@wwilson3](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wwilson3)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/3 "2011-07-17T11:13:55Z")

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Robert we take a sample and send it to a lab in oak ridge TN

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**Author:** ![rmetheney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rmetheney](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmetheney)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/4 "2011-07-17T14:42:09Z")

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Wayne, Do you order sampling supplies from the lab. Is there a set sampling procedure.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![wwilson3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wwilson3/32/58197_2.png) [@wwilson3](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wwilson3)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/5 "2011-07-17T14:48:09Z")

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yes we get the sample bottle , run the water for 10 minutes , take the sample fill out the form send it in.

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**Author:** ![jbushart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jbushart](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jbushart)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/6 "2011-07-17T15:00:21Z")

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> [@rmetheney](#):
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> I am fairly new in home inspection and have had some requests for water testing. I have in the past referred the agent to county water testing. Can I take samples myself or do I need a certification. Where would I send samples.

Email Joe Farsetta. He has written a course, available on CD, for well inspection and water sampling. It tells you all you need to know.

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**Author:** ![rmetheney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@rmetheney](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmetheney)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/7 "2011-07-17T23:55:31Z")

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Thanks everyone for your help.

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**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/well-water-testing/60976/8 "2011-07-18T04:18:03Z")

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> [@rmetheney](#):
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> Thanks everyone for your help.

Interesting, as you didn’t bother to respond to the relevent question asked in post #2, and furthermore, you didn’t get a reply to your original question in post#1.

Good luck to you in the future. 😛