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pH of 2 is extremely low. There must be something causing the drop in pH, because that is surely not the natural pH of ground water. If you drink the water, it could cause damage to your throat over time. It would be like drinking lemon juice instead of water. Keep in mind pH is a logarythmic scale so pH 2 is actually 10000 times more acidic than your former pH of 6! Another problem you may have besides acidity is that acid causes metals to dissolve, therefor you may have high disolved metal contents which can dangerous as well. If I were you, I would totally stop using your well water, shock it with a gallon of bleach down the well, flush it out completely, then have your water tested again. DO NOT use Sodium Hydroxide. It is extremely difficult to add the perfect amount of a strong base to neutralize water. It is far to easy to overshoot and have the opposite problem of high pH, which is equally dangerous. Also, for safety reasons, use a weak base such as household bleach. Bleach is alot more friendly if you spill it on yourself or somewhere else. With NaOH you could easily burn yourself, and also the reaction of a strong Base with acids can produce heat and gas which could be inhaled and cause further damage. Play it safe, shock your well with bleach, re-test and then take it from there.
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Last edited by NBhunter80 : 07-21-2008 at 09:03 AM.
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