We got an offer on our house last May and still have no close on the sale. We have met every requirement the buyer included on the contract, including some unusual water tests. The buyer's bank noticed recently that the standards coliform test had not been done, even though I asked for those test and was told that we didn't have to do them, the buyer would. Last week the test was finally done in a rush, and it turned out negative for E.coli, but positive for coliforms. I have done all sort of research, and I have found out that it doesn't mean anything. All I have to do is shot the well with bleach, repeat the test, and off we go to closing.
Well, not that easy. The buyer wants to back out of the contract because he says that bleaching the well just covers up the problem, rather than solving it. I only wish he saw a microbiological result of the cutting board on his kitchen. I have lived the house for 9 years and my husband is immunosuppresed, with no problem. I can understand how he feels, but how is that different than chlorination of the water in a city? No one complaints about that.
Does anybody have any experience with this or a word of wisdom for me?
Maria