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Subject: taking out pipes fell dow in bore


Author:
piyush sehgal
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Date Posted: 09:47:44 05/11/12 Fri
(NoHost/117.241.152.28)
i want to know about taking out pipes fell down in the bore.
there is a 80 feet 4inch bore of handpump and it consists of 70 feet pipes, while taking 0ut pipes for repairing of handpump, pipes after 40 feet consists of a cylinder having checknuts on both upper and lower side, the lower checknut loses its contact with cylinder due to jerk and fell down inside the bore.
now it is very difficult to take out that 30 feet of pipe, please send me some ideas related to my problem on my email id , i want to get the problem resolved as soon as possible

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Subject: NEED INFO on old Beatty Bros. Well Pump


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Perry Brack
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Date Posted: 14:28:17 04/23/12 Mon
(xplr-60-209-35-174.xplornet.com/174.35.209.60)
Hello....My water well has an electric piston type pump that is really old. It is made by Beatty Bros. It is a piston style pump ran with an electric motor. It used to work fantastic.....but now it does not pump water up as fast as before. I have heard it may require maintenance such as leather seals and more. PLEASE help if anyone understands these pumps. I have several pictures if required. Thanks Perry

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Subject: Iron in water


Author:
Gail (Help)
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Date Posted: 06:54:44 04/18/12 Wed
(c74-196-119-169.dh.suddenlink.net/74.196.119.169)
We had a well dug to fill pond and water lawn, all works good except we are getting too much iron (we have been told)and it has turned eveything rust colored. We have been told (by saleman)we can put a filter on to stop that but before we spend more money wanted to see if that is ture and where can we get and do we need a certain size? Also does anyone know how I can get the rust color off my sidewalks? Thanks for your help

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Subject: pump stuck, what can I do


Author:
Craig (Hoping in E. TX.)
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Date Posted: 14:14:14 04/13/12 Fri
(r74-192-86-187.mnolcmta01.minltx.tl.dh.suddenlink.net/74.192.86.187)
I have a 4" PVC cased well that the pump has become stuck in. Well Service Co attempted to remove it and broke off the top 10' of pvc it was hanging on and all/most of the wire. The pump is at 170'. The static level is 76'. Total depth 412'.
I need to figure out:
If the pump being left in there will block access to the water that is below it? In other words could I leave everything as is and redo it into a shallower setup?
If not and the pump was driven down to the bottom of the well, since it is stuck now, would the casing likely be damaged and ruin things worse? Sorry if these ideas are not clearly stated and thanks in advance for any help!

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Subject: Pressure Switch On Well Pump Problem


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Tim
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Date Posted: 12:14:52 04/11/12 Wed
(70-126-227-240.res.bhn.net/70.126.227.240)
Having a little difficulty with a pressure switch. (110V) Not sure if its wired correctly. I have three wires coming from pump to pressure switch. Also three wires coming from a switch to the pressure switch. The black wire connected in the pump is on L2. The white I guess is on L1 aqnd the bare copper is grounded. The switch has load and line on it...both sides of switch. I thought the black goes to load and whites go to line. Does it matter what side of pressure switch to connect these on? Cant get the switch to cut on and off.

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Subject: Off Grid Sandpoint


Author:
Chummer
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Date Posted: 08:48:52 04/09/12 Mon
(static-pppoe-209-91-139-248.vianet.ca/209.91.139.248)
Hello All,

First off, thanks to all the contributors of this forum. I've learned a lot of tips.

I've recently purchased some land and plan on sinking a sand point and using hand pump to start off with. Where I'm at there is no hydro (off grid). I have two questions:

1. using a 1 1/4 stainless steel point, where would the check valve go, below the hand pump or down closer to the point. I know that a friend of mine had his check valve below his hand pump. It ended up cracking over winter (frost)

2. My next question is about drop pipes. How would i incoporate a drop pipe with my handpump considering that my hand pump is 1 1/4 and designed to screw right onto the well pipe. Also with regards to drop pipes. Does the well pipe still expect to be under vacuum as it would without a drop pipe?

Thanks

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Subject: at a standstill as far as progress it seems


Author:
LEON (CONCERNED ANDS WONDERING WHERE i WILL)
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Date Posted: 23:10:41 04/03/12 Tue
(97-116-128-78.mpls.qwest.net/97.116.128.78)
MY WELL LINE FROM HOUSE TO SAND POINT IS PLASTIC INCH AND A QUATER. iT SEEMS TO BE PLUGGED i CAN BARELY GET A AIR HOSE IN IT FEELS LIKE SAND?/ SYSTEM QUIT WHEN I CLORINATED WITH STRAIGHT BLEACH AS IT WOU NOT ACCEPT MUCH LIQUID AND NOW LINE IS FULL ALWAYS TO TOP WITH WATER

ANOTHER QUESTION PUMP MANUFACFTURER SAID LEAVE LINE OPEN WHEN PRIMING! IT SEEMS ALL MY WATER RUNS OUT IMMEDIATEDLY WHICH I HAVE PUT IN PRIMING HOLE.

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Subject: water level wont drop enough to insert bleach


Author:
leoin (?)
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Date Posted: 19:59:16 04/01/12 Sun
(97-116-150-183.mpls.qwest.net/97.116.150.183)
was clorinating my 23 ft water level sandpoint and put in 1/2 gallon of straight bleach and it quit accepting water and bleach level stay constant? what is problem how do i get more bleach in

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Subject: drilling fluid got sucked down well


Author:
Bruce marthers (Help)
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Date Posted: 18:57:06 03/24/12 Sat
(www.truvista.net/165.166.154.72)
I was drilling a well in sand,went through some hard clay, I was using a mud pump and boring a 4" well, I panned to go 80 foot with 20 foot of well sreen, I was at 60 foot everything was going good and then swoosh I broke thrugh and all my quick gel fluild went racing down the pipe along with the fluid that was in my mud pit It was all I could do to keep the pipe from going down the hole also. my ? is what am I to do to get well screen down if all my drilling fluid is just going to pour right down the hole HELP Pastor Bruce fell free to call 803- 427 7057

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Subject: cement cylider well - 55' deep


Author:
Dawn Becker
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Date Posted: 19:34:14 03/22/12 Thu
(70-41-64-58.cust.wildblue.net/70.41.64.58)
There is an old cylinder well in the pump house just below my basement. I have dropped a string down to determine it's depth, which is 55'. There is 25' of water in the well. I have tried putting 1" poly pipe, with a foot valve, into the well but am unable to get the water to pump out. It may be as simple as not the right pump. Neighbors have told me it most likely has a lot of sand in it. I did run into areas that the poly hung up on, while dropping it into the well. I jigged it around until I got it to go down approximately 50'. The diameter of the cement well casing is approximately 16 to 18". I am hoping to draw water from this for the garden and outside use versus using pipeline water which is quite costly here. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dawn

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Subject: inproper casing install


Author:
gary (curious)
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Date Posted: 16:46:48 03/18/12 Sun
(70-41-206-149.cust.wildblue.net/70.41.206.149)
I have a 6" pvc casing. Installed crooked.Paper work says 400'deep.Pump at 345'on 1 1/4" pvc pipe. I had someone come and blow it out to clean and we got sand, gravel, pvc chunk out.Casing must be broken. Before I get someone to put a camera down it to see if the casing is still inline where its broken I would like to know if I can put a 4"pvc casing down a crooked casing to 400'?

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Subject: drilling in karst country


Author:
john
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Date Posted: 17:02:43 02/26/12 Sun
(mobile-166-203-201-043.mycingular.net/166.203.201.43)
Would like to drive a shallow well for irrigation. But we live in southern missouri in what is "karst country". Rocky soil but ground water that can be close to the surface. Is this possible to do and does it reguire a more specialized or hardened point. Any help would be appreciated. thanks john

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Subject: Creek water for irrigation


Author:
Jerry
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Date Posted: 08:22:46 03/08/12 Thu
(NoHost/99.144.114.237)
I have a small spring fed creek in my yard that has a small stream running through it year round. I would like to use if for irrigation purposes only. I have been reading about spring boxes and have thought about driving a well next to the stream but I am not sure if these are the way to proceed. Am open to all ideas as to what would be the best way to approach this project?

Thanks,

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Subject: Sand point well questions.


Author:
ned souder (optamistic possabilities !)
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Date Posted: 16:30:54 03/06/12 Tue
(50-33-54-85.wyng.mn.frontiernet.net/50.33.54.85)
My second well is very old and not very deep, I say this because the nearby river is approx 13' below grade,1 block away. The well has 4'square cement walls at a depth of 6'4", sand bottom. soil is gravel/sand. I would like to use this well first to water the garden near by and second to do a water feature (decorative).It is a sand point well with a bent pipe near the top which is the first thing I must fix, than replace the leather I would emagine.Last time well was inspected water was considered unpotable.
What kind of pump to use, does it sit at the bottom of well coupled in at that point ? What kind of control system can I have for the 2 perposes ? where does the electric get possitioned?............This is all new to me ,Thank You for being there.

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Subject: waterwell up to a holding tank


Author:
dcurtis55 (Dale)
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Date Posted: 18:15:58 03/05/12 Mon
(conr-adsl-dhcp-64-92-8-127.consolidated.net/64.92.8.127)
looking for info about setting up a well using an iir compressor to force water up to a holding tank. this is the type of system they use down around Houston.

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Subject: clay


Author:
sandi
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Date Posted: 13:59:42 02/22/12 Wed
(206.sub-97-221-86.myvzw.com/97.221.86.206)
Im so thankful for this site! Ok I have a very high water table 8ft. But I keep hitting clay. If I go down 40ft to escape the clay (hopefully) and the water table is still above 25ft will a shallow well pump work? Also what are my options if 40ft deep comes and goes and im still in clay? I think im in silty soil until about 10ft is that too shallow for pottable water? I appreciate your input

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Subject: Drive point well problem


Author:
Jason
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Date Posted: 08:53:15 02/18/12 Sat
(cpe-69-205-167-41.stny.res.rr.com/69.205.167.41)
I'm installing a 1.25" drive point well and I am looking for some help / advice.


Just yesterday I finished driving 11' into the ground. About 2' is sticking out (36" drive point + 10' of pipe).

I have a cistern hand pump to pump water with. The problem is, the handle of the pump gets VERY hard to pump and once pumped a few times, it sticks way out and doesn't go down. It's almost as if there;s some kind of backwards pressure causing this to happen.

I have flushed the line and there's about 4' of standing water in the pipe. I try priming the pipe, the pump, and sometimes one and not the other just to see what happens. When I prime just the pump and not the line, I pump it a bunch of times and I'll hear nothing but a small vacuum/suction sound when I lift the handle all the way to force the plunger of the pump all the way down.

I live in an area that has a very very high water table, and there are springs all over my yard. It's a seasonal place and I have no source of water except for this. In my mind I think I'm for down enough but maybe 11' won't cut it and I need to go deeper....??

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask me as many questions as you wish as I may have left out some details that are needed for those who want to help me.

Thanks!

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Subject: pressure tank distance from well


Author:
Mike
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Date Posted: 09:40:13 02/10/12 Fri
(adsl-74-179-33-244.bna.bellsouth.net/74.179.33.244)
I have a question about the distance of putting my pressure tank from the well. My well is 65 feet deep. I would like to my pressure tank and pressure switch in the corner of my shop that is 160 feet from the top of well casing which would make the total length 226 feet to the bottom of well. Would that work ok or do I need to place the tank at the top of well casing but then I would have to make a small well house for the pressure tank only and I didn't want to do that. I read where some people place the tank under the house crawlspace of there house which is kinda the same setup. My plans are 3/4 hp subm pump with 20 gal pressure tank. Water is used for outside only.

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Subject: 1 1/2 well


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bubba
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Date Posted: 16:47:49 02/15/12 Wed
(c-71-200-56-248.hsd1.md.comcast.net/71.200.56.248)
I have a 1 1/2 well 15 ft deep . Apparently the pipe has rusted through because it won't hold its prime . New check valve at the pump and once I prime it I get plenty of water , is there any way I can sleeve it ?

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Subject: sticking points


Author:
charity (need help please)
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Date Posted: 18:41:54 02/06/12 Mon
(68-184-104-2.dhcp.dgls.ga.charter.com/68.184.104.2)
I have a shallow well and the points keep sticking what maybe my problem?Can someone please help me cause this is causing my light bill to go up very high?

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Subject: Simply - how can I dig/drill for water! Italy.


Author:
James
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Date Posted: 06:28:07 01/30/12 Mon
(arts-101-0020.hss.uea.ac.uk/139.222.214.138)
G'day all.

Some Italian friends are planning to dig/drill for water on their land. They tell me that there is water just 5m down (20ft), no rocks.

Im going to be going over there next week to help them - but we dont have a plan! use a spade?! we have no electricity or water there. We are on a low budget but could hire a generator if needed..

anyway steps and info would be fantstic!

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Subject: Do it yourself hydrofracking


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James Smith
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Date Posted: 20:13:51 01/25/12 Wed
(c-66-30-56-196.hsd1.nh.comcast.net/66.30.56.196)
Hello, I was wondering about do it yourself hydrofracking. I've heard about using air pressure or dry ice and wondered if they might work. I have a 550' - 575' foot well that seems to be having issues with clogging veins. The well was professionally hydrofracked some years back and it helped though it opened up a vein with more iron. Just trying to save some money if I can do it myself. Thanks.

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Subject: I dropped a lead sinker down my casing! help


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scott Williamson
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Date Posted: 15:38:02 01/23/12 Mon
(1.sub-174-252-242.myvzw.com/174.252.242.1)
I dropped a lead sinkersinker down my 4" well casing to measure. The depth and dropped the line losing my sinker down the casing! Ia my well ruined? Any ideas on retrieval. 4"well metal casing 70'to deep. HELP!

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Subject: 2 inch wellpoint need drop pipe?


Author:
Joseph
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Date Posted: 14:35:58 01/16/12 Mon
(NoHost/50.42.48.27)
As I posted below, I am about 18"-2ft from the bottom of my shallow well (25 feet deep) with my existing 1 1/4 drop pipe and foot valve and shallow pump. The pump can cycle about 2X without losing prime if my mother is careful with not using the washing machine or flushing toilets simulataneously, but with just a drop pipe and foot valve, silt is a big problem and I need to do something ASAP.

I have ordered a 2" wellpoint from Northern Tool. Was thinking about driving the wellpoint 3-5 feet deeper into the bottom of the well, and then trying to lower the drop pipe another 2 feet (at what normally would be the bottom of the well). I'm theorizing that the sandscreen would keep out most of the silt, and that going 2 feet lower with the drop pipe would enable more usage and hopefully save the well since this is as low as it usually goes with seasonal fluctuations?

***I'm also confused about the sites that recommend a drop pipe if the water is for potable use? Does the drop pipe inside a well point have to have a foot valve on it, or would a check valve at the top suffice? The reason I ask is because 1 1/4" pipe with the couplings necessary to attach the foot valve, will not fit in a 2" pipe, and if using a foot valve I would have to drop to 1" pipe and a 1" foot valve - which would then seem to reduce flow?

So I guess I need to figure out if I need to use a foot valve with the drop pipe? I'm a little confused?

**Beyond that, I'm thinking my only other option with this well would be to drive the 2" wellpoint down about 15 feet into the bottom of the well and try and a 2" deep well jet packer assembly?

I'm trying to help my mom out with this as she is having tough financial times and the existing setup is on the ragged edge, so was hoping to try and breathe just enough new life into the existing well, as it would be tough to find the time right now living and working 2 hours away to try and drive a new one from scratch.

Thanks for the clrification or advice re: the drop pipe if needed, and/or the need for a footvalve in a 2" wellpoint?

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Subject: How to proceed


Author:
Everett
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Date Posted: 23:15:12 01/14/12 Sat
(lfkn-dsl-dhcp-64-92-45-39.consolidated.net/64.92.45.39)
Hi,I bought some land in east texas.The water table is somewhere between 25-100ft according to my neighbors. I drilled a 7inch hole 30ft with an auger,yes an auger and haven't hit water yet.Problem is,I put 4inch casing in the hole and it rained a couple of days hard and casing is stuck.Did the two jacks and then some ITS STUCK. Can I dig right beside it and hopefully it will be easier digging than the two weeks it took to dig it originally?
thanks!

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Subject: Question re: 25 ft drop shallow well


Author:
Joseph
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Date Posted: 19:14:02 01/11/12 Wed
(205.sub-75-246-67.myvzw.com/75.246.67.205)
Hi, this is a follow up to my thread below concerning options for my shallow well. As noted, the water table is right at 24-25 feet, and I was trying to figure out a combination of pump/driven well point options for the existing 3 ft diameter well to keep using the shallow well pump. Here's my question:

Could I coonceivably in the same area just dig out a 4'X6' deep hole, frame in the sides, and drive the wellpoint and place the pump at the bottom - then placing a roof at the top? This would give me 6 extra feet to drive into the water table with the wellpoint, and would enable me to use the shallow well pump, no?

I would just keep the old well and maybe place a handpump in it as a backup system where the seasonal fluctuations would not matter so much.

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Subject: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement


Author:
Sipes3940 (Anxious)
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Date Posted: 12:51:40 01/03/12 Tue
(76-228-10-2.usph.com/76.228.10.2)
I just moved into a house where previously there was a pump in the basement that accessed the well. A year ago the city came through and made everyone in my subd. get on city water. So I have a capped off pipe that goes to my well sticking out of the wall and a new pipe ran w/a gauge (city).

I want to know how to be able to get water from the well through that old pipe. Can it be done? I'm no plumber so I have no idea what'll happen if I take that cap off the pipe. I've been reading about hand pumps, can I get one to hook it up? thanks much.

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Subject: well pipe


Author:
wayne (sad)
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Date Posted: 15:37:44 01/04/12 Wed
(96-39-84-120.dhcp.plbg.ny.charter.com/96.39.84.120)
black pipe is about 2 feet inside casing nothing to grab how do you pull the pipe with submerageable pump still atached

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Subject: Shallow well troubles/options?


Author:
Joseph
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Date Posted: 15:54:40 12/09/11 Fri
(146.sub-75-201-161.myvzw.com/75.201.161.146)
Hi, really interesting site and info. I have a shallow well about 25 ft deep with app. 3 ft casing in upstate SC. I have a shallow well pump and foot valve and 25 gallon pressure tank with a 20/40 switch. Over the past few years, the water table in the late summer/fall drops to within a couple of feet of the bottom, and the recovery rate is too slow to wash clothes or flush toilets in succession without losing prime.. The system as a result also sucks up silt at times. I've had to drop the foot valve as low as I can to keep the system functioning.

After reading this site, I'm wondering if driving a wellpoint 10-20 feet into the bottom of the well might solve my problems? Could I likely get adequate flow and recovery rate in doing this and switching to a deep well pump? Just looking for the best option at this point.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Subject: lost pipe down well


Author:
Billy (sad)
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Date Posted: 05:03:14 11/21/11 Mon
(mail.trinityyachts.com/204.11.11.34)
I have a well, the water level is 70 ft below ground. I lost the 1" pipe and jet with lethers down the casing. I sent the small pipe down 80 ft and have not found the end of the pipe I lost. The pipe I lost is about 90 ft long. Can I just send a new 1" pipe with jet on end and not get the old pipe out, or does the old pipe need to come out?

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Subject: Help needed with packer


Author:
Legdoc
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Date Posted: 19:10:36 11/18/11 Fri
(dpc691914039.direcpc.com/69.19.14.39)
I have a 4" pvc cased well with a failed screen that is producing sand. I have purchased 20' of 2" x .010 slotted pvc screen. The triple seal packer has a steel core. How long can I expect the packer to last since it has a steel not brass core? It seems odd to me to put bare steel under water! Am I missing something here?
Legdoc

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Subject: A spot to drill


Author:
Jack T
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Date Posted: 18:40:22 11/06/11 Sun
(122-59-246-203.jetstream.xtra.co.nz/122.59.246.203)
Hi, I have a quick question. Going to put a well in, have a block of land in a valley, it has two levels, with approx 6ft steep drop between them, otherwise flat. Dowsed for water, found a few good streams. My question: should I drill on the higher terrace (more convenient) or lower (if there will be less depth to drill)? How does water usually flow in these cases, following surface contour or not necessarily?
Really appreciate your answers, Fred.
Jack

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Subject: Hot water tanks


Author:
Keith Rice (On my 5Th hot water tank)
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Date Posted: 06:52:59 11/03/11 Thu
(173-15-24-253-Illinois.hfc.comcastbusiness.net/173.15.24.253)
I am on my 5Th Hot water tank in 20 YRS. I am on well i have dielectric fittings, my pressure tank that i checked last night has 45PSI on the blatter and my house operating pressure is low 45 high 80PSI. I have a whole house filter on my line just before the water softener WHY am i having problems HELP!

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Subject: plugged sandpoint?


Author:
Brady
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Date Posted: 19:06:17 02/16/11 Wed
(watertownDHCP-222.216-16-66.iw.net/216.16.66.222)
I have a sand point well that is about 30 yrs old. never had a problem till the last week or so. It seems that our well maybe partialy plugged. There seems to be a slow recovery rate, for example. when we need water we need to turn on the pump. the pump will work and proivde adiquate water pressure for about 30 to 45 min, then it stars sucking air. If you shut the pump off before 45 min u will still have pressure. if you wait to long it losses pressure casuse all it is doing is sucking air. What options are there? punding the well deeper? chemicals? or what kind of chemicals, also would forcing air down the sandpoint (clean) the sand out of the screen? I belive the reason we must turn the pump on is because it never reaches enough pressure to shut off.

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Subject: Old Drilled Well


Author:
Gary Miller (Frustated homesteader)
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Date Posted: 19:55:07 10/10/11 Mon
(erie-208-103-180-201.dynamic-dialup.coretel.net/208.103.180.201)
I Have a 6" drilled well on my 12 acres that was drilled 40+ years ago and has never had a pump on it . Cased to approx 100'. When drilled it was , I believe 125' snd driller could not bail it dry. Now it is 100' deep with only about 2' of water, but weighted tin can bail shows lots of silt/sand/mud. Drillers want a lot of $ to "clean it out" and warn that I may need to sink it deeper to get a "good" water supply. Is there a good way to clean this out myself. I have no other water at this location.

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Subject: well problem


Author:
Willie
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Date Posted: 05:43:17 09/27/11 Tue
(fl-76-4-154-251.dhcp.embarqhsd.net/76.4.154.251)
Our well pump shuts off power randomly and we are having to hit reset button to turn in on again. It happens several times a day and then goes days without any incident.

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Subject: Finishing jetted well


Author:
Gary (Perplexed)
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Date Posted: 18:47:14 10/01/11 Sat
(cpe-174-106-202-182.ec.res.rr.com/174.106.202.182)
My first jetted well, using 2" PVC w/ 1.25" inside for water source and the sand slurry going up the annulus. How do I finish it off now that I've hit the water table? I can't push enough water down and to overcome the losses and fill the annulus anymore. Plan to drop a 1.25 PVC wellpoint and then pull up the 2" pipe, but how to I get down 5+ more feet?

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Subject: Help with a well pump


Author:
Eric (bewildered)
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Date Posted: 18:56:41 09/23/11 Fri
(74-46-2-156.dr01.cols.ca.frontiernet.net/74.46.2.156)
Hi , I have a question about a well pump etc!! I have well with 170m ft of pipe in it with , its a 1 hp set up heres the specs 1 hp ,230mvolt,ph-1 , 60m hz , 8.2 amps. sf max amp 9.8, 3450 rpm thermally protected continuous duty. The Pump is a Sears and Roebuck submersible well pump.
the darn thing had a short in it down hole so I pulled it all out and found a burned out ground wire at one of the crimps, somehow the shrink wrap did not do its job. I rewired it turned the power on and it ran fine topside. installed new wiring and we ran it back down hole hooked it all back up and turned it on, its a self priming pump only a few years old, I could here it running but it sounded like it was blowing air instead of pumping and it did not pump one drop of water.... I am Stumped.. What would make it do this??? any help would be great!!

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Subject: my water levol is 3.5'


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bob jonevski
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Date Posted: 17:43:29 09/21/11 Wed
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22.5' deep i have 3.5' standing water
haw mach pomping water i have

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Subject: Stinky Water


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Bill Purdy
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Date Posted: 05:38:38 09/20/11 Tue
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Hi, I have stinky water and have shocked the well several times only to have the smell come back in a few weeks . I have been advised to install a chlorine injecter pump into the system. Is this a good idea?
Regards Bill

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Subject: Old well, I'm lost


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Fred Clanton (Help)
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Date Posted: 20:13:27 09/18/11 Sun
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Eight months ago got on a new hunting lease. We are in a terrible drought here in South Tx. Animals dying. Pond been dry since March. Have a very old well, maybe 8 in. surface casing, a 2 in. gal. pipe inside that. Inside that, I pulled 120' of 1/2 in. pvc out, it was wet on last 30'. So there is water. No pump there. Elec can be hooked up. Where in the world do I start? Some kind of pump on top to suck out the water? Only need "cow" water to save the wildlife. Can't get a water well co. to come out to look at it, they're too busy in the oil field. Need to save $. Thanks

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Subject: Pump type for a 2" sand point well


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Patrick Matthews
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Date Posted: 17:20:35 09/18/11 Sun
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I have a 1HP Wayne Shallow well Jet pump with a 1 1/4" intake and a 3/4" output. Can I use this pump on a 2" sand point if I use a reducer from 2" - 1 1/4". If so how will it impact the water flow of the well. I currently have a 1 1/4" point driven but its clogged and I'm going to pull that one out and drive a new one in the same hole. I was hoping to drive a 2" point to help increase volume. Thoughts anyone?

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Subject: submersible well pump stuck at bot of 75 ft well


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jim
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Date Posted: 07:20:16 09/13/11 Tue
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hi we have a 4 in water well steel cased aprox 75 ft to s pump. 1 in steel pipe in casing. pump is stuck can move up and down about 1 ft. pulled 2 ton and broke off at top. Water is up in well 20 ft from surface so there is a 60 plus ft colum of water. Is it possible to put a deep well jet along side the pipe and just leave it in there. We fear if we try to pull it, it may come up and lodge somewhere in the middle and seal off the incomming water. please advise on how to proceed. Thankyou.

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Subject: lost ppipe in well


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Frank
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Date Posted: 18:06:06 09/12/11 Mon
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Have an 8 year old well 300ft deep, pump at 280ft. Have sand issues. Came to conclusion pump clogged with sand because of water issues. Electrician confirmed pump running too hard. Yesterday tried to get pump out. Only got about 8 ft.pipe out with 2 one tonne winches. Pump would not lift out, in the end figured pipe actually stretched and did not lift up pump. Pipe broke off. One well driller told us not the leave pipe and wires in well and use dynamite to blow pipe out (understand pump lost). Would it be possible to blow pipe out (how much explosives)or should just leave in. Thank you

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Subject: Remove Cutting Oil


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Mark (Thankful)
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Date Posted: 18:37:00 09/11/11 Sun
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What would you recommend for cleaning the oil from freshly cut/threaded pipe? The pipes have oil both inside and out, and I'm concerned about contamination. Thanks.

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Subject: sand and red water (clay) when pump restarts after power loss


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Liisa
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Date Posted: 18:10:02 09/08/11 Thu
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we've lost power quite a bit lately - no water at all when it's out. When we restart, water is sandy, red from clay, clogs every filter and faucet, even toilet. My husband thinks this is normal after storms, well gets stirred up?
Does anyone know if this is right?

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Subject: water squirting from top of pump jack when pumping


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Sheri Meadows
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Date Posted: 15:18:39 09/06/11 Tue
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We use a solar powered pump system on our main well. It has worked great for over 25 years.
We just had the leathers replaced. Now when it's pumping water a small amount of water squirts out of the top of our pump jack. And now when it is pumping it is very loud.
Any suggestions on what is wrong and how do we fix it?
Thank You -Sheri

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Subject: where to buy or how to make a motorized pipe driver


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Josh
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Date Posted: 11:09:00 06/30/11 Thu
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Am trying to put in a well into my mom's existing basement. There was a well there many years ago & since covered over with dirt, ashes, etc. She has been using bottled water fo all her needs.
Any suggestions on how to make a motorized pipe driver or where to purchase one? (Google has not gotten me anywhere.)
Your site has been very useful, thanks.

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Subject: Well gone dry


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Matt (Dry well)
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Date Posted: 06:44:14 09/05/11 Mon
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Hello there..
I live in Florida and have a 75 ft irrigation well. It has about gone dry. It pulls water, but very little. What it does pull is sandy. I have taken the cap off and done all the urban legend repairs, such as shooting down the well. Acid down the well. etc... I then hooked up a powerful gas pump to test it. It draws water but it seems the area around the tip does not fill with water as fast as it pumps. I have called a drill company that came out with a county official to find a location to drill. The only legal spot is where the exixting well is (but the truck can not get to it) or another inaccessable spot. So no new well for me.
Now to my question... is it possible to make my well deeper? It makes sense in my head to drop smaller diameter pipe done the exisiting pipe, then banging deeper. I admit I could be overlooking something, and have no idea where to start. Any ideas? Thanks... my grass is dead...

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Subject: Sand/Mudd in Well Water


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Dorene
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Date Posted: 17:55:44 08/30/11 Tue
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Two days ago my water had some sand in it. We have a well about 100 ft from the house with the pump in the garage. I had parked the truck in the back yard and thought that I may have cracked the pipe underground. Today I attempted to dig down to where I thought the pipe was and did not find it because the hole filled up with water faster than I could dig.
We have had lots of rain so the ground is saturated. Anyway, I covered the hole back up and when I used the water it was full of mud. Same color as the water that kept filling my hole. After I dig the line up and pump the water out, what is the best way to find the broken pipe? Is it going to be real obvious? Thanks

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Subject: Deepen Well


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Bill Rumley (Well Silting In)
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Date Posted: 17:58:09 08/28/11 Sun
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I have a 50 year old 5" cased well that has silted in approximately 15 of pipe. Is there way a to clean the silt (well head located in garage pump room)from the well casing? I use the well only for irrigation using a jet pump, single siphon pipe, and I suck the well dry. After cleaning the silt should I have the well casing "jetted" to clean the case openings? My water table is only 6' in the summer and I should be getting more water without siphoning the well dry. Would a submersable pump work better?

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Subject: questionable water


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Kris
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Date Posted: 13:00:37 08/24/11 Wed
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The pump went out on our well. When they tried to get the pump out it bound up so they just pushed it down into the well and put a new smaller pump down. Would the old pump sitting down there effect my water quality and how long should it take for my water to clear up.

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Subject: Silt at bottom of PVC WellPoint


Author:
SiltMan (Swimming in silt)
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Date Posted: 18:34:14 08/09/11 Tue
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I have washed in a 1.25 inch, 0.010 wellscreen PVC wellpoint 25 feet deep for lawn watering. Water table is at 13 ft. To develop the well, I put a 5/8 garden hose down to the bottom and turned on the house water. First clear water came up, then fine sandy (or silty) water, then clear water, then the house water apparently started to blow OUT at the wellpoint and into the water source. Thereafter, I dropped a fishing line and sinker down the well that went all the way down. Then, I dropped a footvalve (Water Well Helpline's design) down to the bottom of the well, pumped 100 strokes, and pulled the footvalve up to check for sand. There was very little sand or silt in the footvalve. Twenty four hours later, the sinker went all of the way down. I again dropped the footvalve down to the bottom of the well, pumped 100 strokes, and pulled the footvalve up to check for sand. There was a lot of sand or silt (much finer that 0.010 inch particles) in the footvalve and above it. Also, blowing out the well with the garden hose again produced substantial fine sand or silt. The sand or silt keeps coming back after 24 hours, and at shallower depths of 22 and 21 feet.

How do I get rid of the fine sand or silt? Is it necessary to get rid of it? What should I do?

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Subject: Well pump drained whole house


Author:
David Rexford (puzzled)
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Date Posted: 15:19:12 07/19/11 Tue
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I have an old deep well pump at a camp. This year, I primed the pump and everything was working fine. When I left the camp, I shut off the pump. When I returned, I found the pump has lost its prime, and has drained the whole camp, including the water heater?!!! I tried to reprime the pump, but after pouring 2 gallons of water into pump, I still can't get it to prime.

Any Suggestions?

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Subject: Very old water well is clogged


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T.C. Hicks (Inquisitive)
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Date Posted: 15:18:59 03/04/11 Fri
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there is an old water well on my property that hasn't been used in many, many years. Due to the high price of city water, it is nearly impossible to water my lawn or flowers. At one time, there was a pitcher pump on it, but later, my dad put an electric pump on it. I feel that it has stopped up from the years of non-use. How hard would it be to attempt to unstop it, or would it be better to drill another one?

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Subject: antique deep well hand pump for shallow well?


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brian (puzzled)
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Date Posted: 07:17:34 05/27/10 Thu
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Is the any way to use this old deep well Ward-Love hand pump to draw water from a shallow well I drill(pound) myself? I think I can hit water at abouty twenty-five feet, but I don't know if this pump can be used in a shallow well...all it really has inside is a two-foot iron rod inside an empty casing... I think I can handle digging the well, but I don't know if this pump can be made to suck from above instead of push from below...? Any help or suggestions would be vastly appreciated. thanks Brian, Michigan.

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Subject: Driven Well feasibility?


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Jay Shaw
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Date Posted: 08:31:17 08/18/11 Thu
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Considering a 2" driven well for lawn irrigation . Live in Peidmont area of Georgia (Athens). Red clay soil. Can't find any info on water table or at what depth to expect some water. How should I proceed? I am located very close to the underground head of a creek. Does this mean water is close to surface? Is it a crap shoot to drill? Thanks

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Subject: No water - sand point


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Jim (Frustrated)
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Date Posted: 18:46:20 08/01/10 Sun
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Just drove a sand point 23 feet no water, I have a 1/2 wayne pump/comb, can I go any deeper? ..if I have to try another location, how do I pull up the new sand point and 20ft of 1-1/4 piping?

Thanks for your help....

Jim

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Subject: shrunk caseing


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jeff in texas (shrunk caseing)
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Date Posted: 16:03:36 08/16/11 Tue
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ive got a 670 ft well and last year it got real cold and the heat tape on well head wasent working and froze up and the pump kept running and over heated and melted caseing around pump, they were able to pool pump loose but cant drop down any deeper because of caseing is shrunk up and we have a 1 horse pump in now and with the drought here in texas we are running out of water ,the well guy says we need to drill a new well any suggestions would be appreciated thanks jeff

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Subject: New Well, No water


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Jennifer (NEED HELP plz)
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Date Posted: 18:41:28 08/13/11 Sat
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How much does it roughly cost to dig a new well or dip your well deeper? Water have been short cycling for about 8 months and then all a sudden turned off and will not come back on. I have checked to see if the pump is running but its not. the beaker box is not tripe any suggestions

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Subject: pitcher pump gaskets


Author:
r staudt
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Date Posted: 18:59:40 08/08/11 Mon
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where can I buy gaskets for a pitcher pump

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Subject: water table


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Dave (help)
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Date Posted: 01:40:53 08/07/11 Sun
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What is the average depth of the water table near Damon, Latimer County, OK? I am considering a DIY well in that area.

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Subject: above ground well head


Author:
lee pirrotti (help)
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Date Posted: 19:35:35 08/07/11 Sun
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we have a well head below grade. we would like to have an above ground well cover. where can i buy one

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Subject: Pump is sucking air


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Paul Mcarthur (Concerned)
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Date Posted: 06:51:34 08/03/11 Wed
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We seem to be getting alot of air in the water of our home. Our house is only 5 years old. I can't see the well running dry already. Can anyone help with instructions on how I can lower the pump level?

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Subject: connecting a deep well hand pump to the sucker rod


Author:
Eldon J. Bloedorn
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Date Posted: 07:02:19 08/03/11 Wed
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I'm looking for a handbook that describes how to attach the hand pump to the sucker rod and drop pipe. Maybe an exploded view, and how to do this connection.

Thanks, Eldon

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Subject: where can i get a sprinkler pump


Author:
virginia schlies (happy happy)
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Date Posted: 10:04:45 07/31/11 Sun
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while talking to a friend i mentioned i had this pipe sticking out of the ground near an old vegtable garden.we had bought this house on 3 acrers just a year ago. My husband is a truck driver and gone for weeks at a rime so I try to do a smuch as i can by myself. Joy, it is a sand point 20 feet deep 7 feet of water i used( string and small weight at end of string)....now...how do I put an outside pumpe on it to water the veg, garden? where do I get said pump. please answer soon, my husband will be back in 3 weeks. thank you ginger

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Subject: Landscape watering from an existing well.


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Tom
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Date Posted: 16:20:44 07/29/11 Fri
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Dear Sir,

At the top of the well head exists a T-connection. One side of the T currently supplies our domestic water. Is it reasonable to connect our new landscape watering system to the other side of the T? For instance the water delivered to the side of the T will be on the opposite side of the pressure tank. For example, is the pressure at this T connection, on the opposite side of the pressure tank solinoid the same as on the pressure tank side?

Thank you.

Tom

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Subject: testing deep well pump


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bob tuma
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Date Posted: 07:25:12 07/30/11 Sat
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Can you test a half horse deep well pump to a one horse starter?

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Subject: water well pressure problem


Author:
Karen Geyer (perplexed)
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Date Posted: 17:17:23 07/28/11 Thu
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The pump kicks off at 50 psi, when you use water and the pressure drops to 30 psi -the pump kicks on at 30 psi-then the pressure drops completely for about 10 or 20 seconds--then it comes back on. When it gets to 50 psi, the pumps shuts itself off and the cycle starts over again. Every cycle. Need help!

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Subject: Low water well yield


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Dawn Egan
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Date Posted: 13:10:16 07/29/11 Fri
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We have a shallow well..The pump is only 8 months old. The pressure gauge reads 56psi but we are actually only getting about 20psi out of the hose by the well. We can put our thumb over the hose end and watch the pressure gauge moving up and down. Any idea what the problem could be? We recently replace the relief valve as well.

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Subject: emergency water


Author:
Elaine Lagrange (Happy)
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Date Posted: 12:56:10 07/25/11 Mon
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I am looking for someone around the Woodinville, Redmond, Bothell, WA area who knows how to put in a small emergency well with a hand crack. I am told that out water level is somewhere between 15' and 30'. A water which says I have water I just don't know how to get at it. Can you help?
Thanks, Elaine

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Subject: Found a vandalized well on NM property


Author:
Will Boone (otta money & luck)
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Date Posted: 00:10:55 07/27/11 Wed
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I need to know how to fix a 4"x100' Well that had the head broken off & all parts stolen. Biggest problem is looks like it is full of dirt & gravel.
Can this be removed cheaply ???
I also want to go back with a 12 volt dc well pump and Solar Cells ?
Know a good place to buy one on-line ?
Or Maybe a Wind pump/Generator ?
Very breezy in Belen, New Mexico.
I need to keep the bills down.
But first the dirt out of the Well.
Thank You very much !
Will-

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Subject: Loss of pressure In Jet pump system


Author:
Mike
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Date Posted: 09:54:01 07/24/11 Sun
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Hi,
I have a 40 year old Myers 1/2 HP HC460 shallow well pump system in my basement that I use for a sprinkler system only.
Looks like I have 1 1/4 pipes coming from a 4-5" cast iron casing. Lived in house for 30 years with no problems until this spring. Pump used to deliver about 42 psi at pump. Wouldn't shut off so I had to adjust down to 37 psi. Now when sprinklers are on, pumb delivers a steady 32 psi which isn't enough to lift all all the pop up sprinkler heads in a zone. Water table levels are not an issue.
I spoke to one well company and he said over the phone it could be a clogged sandpoint, but state law (NJ) prevents him from working on this kind of well. So not sure what the problem is and how to address it. Would appreciate your thoughts on cause of problem and potential solutions.
Thanks,
Mike

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Subject: Sweating Well cap


Author:
Josey (Joe ?)
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Date Posted: 17:54:18 07/21/11 Thu
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Our Well has normal water pressure excepted when we water outside . When it loses pressure for a very short time . But recently our Well cap was sweating and leaking a very small amount of water, We were told to turn off the main water supply for a couple hours to see if we lost pressure ,we didn't . I just went out and checked the well cap it's dry has a bone ,what is going on ?

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Subject: sand in old 4" well


Author:
Tara
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Date Posted: 09:16:48 07/19/11 Tue
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Additional question to earlier post:
We found someone who can blow the sand out of our well with an air compressor, though they said it may not even work and if it does it could fill with sand again at some point. Should we try this and then install the PVC filter? Is it likely that the well will just fill up with sand again? Don't know if there is casing all the way down, but when they tested the well they said it is 65' deep. Don't know if that means the casing goes that far down. They didn't say anything about a well screen. Not sure if we even have one.

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Subject: well point


Author:
Thomas W. Jacobs
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Date Posted: 11:49:17 07/18/11 Mon
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I have drove a well point down approx 22ft. I flushed the muddy water till it can clear. I put a hand pump on it and it only pumps a little water. The pump is hard to pump and springy. Can any one help me. Thanks Thomas

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Subject: Driving a New Shallow Well Point


Author:
Mark Evans
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Date Posted: 16:12:04 07/16/11 Sat
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I decided to try driving a shallow well point and my property in Northern Wisconsin. The land is all sand in my area and I dug a hole using a post hole digger, at about 4 ft the bottom of the hole filled with water so i assumed i could at least get water for clean up and putting out the camp fire. I drove my point down on 15 ft of 1 1/4 pipe and installed a pitcher pump but could not pull up any water. I did run a 1/2 pvc pipe down to surge the sand and used an air compressor to blow the muddy water out. As it appears now there is water in the point and its cold so i know it is ground water but when i fill the pipe with water it wont go down, could the sand be plugging my point or could it be that there is just not enough water? I assumed that since there is water at 4 ft I would find water below that, am I misinformed? Can there be water to a point and then none below that? Since i only have 15 ft of pipe on i am thinking of trying to go down more and see what happens. I don't have a water source close enough to try flushing it with water. Any thoughts would be great, Thanks Mark

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Subject: Connect across a road


Author:
Faith T
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Date Posted: 12:03:17 07/16/11 Sat
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I need to get a new well drilled, but there's no place on my land. (Too near to septic). I think I can get an easement from the church across the road, but then I have to get an electric line and a pipe across to my house. It's a public blacktop road with moderate traffic (not low traffic).

Is this possible?

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Subject: water well with 2 inch casing


Author:
Todd Whatley
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Date Posted: 22:49:05 08/02/10 Mon
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I have a well that I want to use for watering garden and livestock. It has a 2 in casing and I am having trouble finding parts and I cannot find anyone that works on them in area.

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Subject: Pulling up sand in pitcher pump well


Author:
Fred
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Date Posted: 14:01:12 07/13/11 Wed
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After pumping up hardly any water and lots of sand we pulled everything up and found that the sand is so fine it clogs the filter in the well point. I had tried backflushing it when it will still in the ground but the hose water only went down so far on the clog point. Everything else works ok, pump pumps as I tested without the filter and no air leaks anywhere. Thought perhaps of backfilling the point area with gravel around it. Could this work? Hope there is a solution. Appreciate advise.
Thanks

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Subject: Pressure Drops


Author:
Abbi Surles
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Date Posted: 07:59:23 05/02/11 Mon
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We have a Craftsman "Hydroglass" Deep Well Jet Pump. Water pressure is fine until the tank empties and then turns into a trickle. We've added air to the (very old) tank to 38psi. Needle on the gauge might be broken though, doesn't drop when water is on/pump kicks on and just flops around when we tap on it. Do we maybe just need a new gauge/this one may be set wrong if it's broken? Pump takes about 20 minutes to fill a 10 gallon(?) tank and then shuts off normally. Is it a supply issue? What should we try?? Thanks for any suggestions!

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Subject: What type of well point to use


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Tommy
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Date Posted: 15:44:49 04/09/08 Wed
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I'm in the process of making a shallow well to irrigate my lawn. I need your advice on what direction I should go.

So far, I have taken a 10 ft. metal pipe and taped a 4" diameter arger with duck tape to the end of the pipe. I put this in the ground and twisted the pipe about 3 turns, then pulled the pipe out to dump the dirt. I hit water about 7 1/2 ft. down. I have been able to go about 1 1/2 feet more but all I get now is very wet sand. I am at 9 feet but can not go any deeper using this method.

I would like to go about 20 to 25 feet down with a 2 inch 5' long PVC .010 well point. To do this, I would use the Brady system if I use a PVC drill point. The other method I could use is the drive method with 3/4 pipe with a stainless steel drill point not sure what gauge 60 or 80 would be best. I'm not sure which method would be the right way to go.

The stainless steel well points that I have seen online are 36" long. Which would give the most water?

I'm looking at 3 wells and use one 1 hp jet pump.

Your advice would be helpful.

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Subject: New well -can't pump water up


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Fred Johnson
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Date Posted: 18:17:31 07/07/11 Thu
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Dug well with post hole digger to the depth of 13-14 ft and hit water. There was 4-5 ft water in the hole that stayed for 2-3 days. I put the well point on 15 ft of 1 1/4" pipe and finished driving it in another 2 ft and left 2 ft sticking up from the ground. The only driving we did with a hammer was around 2 ft. Put the pitcher pump on, primed it and only got a dribble. There was resistance on the pump handle on the downward stroke. Even backflushed it by hooking the garden hose on the end with appropriate plumbing and still no luck. I ran it until the hole filled up with water. I haven't backfill yet. Still another dribbgle then nothing. Appreicate any advise. I'm not use to giving up and I do no really want a very expensive lawn ornament that does nothing. Thanks

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Subject: Windmill using well point.


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Bryan Bounds
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Date Posted: 17:46:11 07/11/11 Mon
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Hi, I am wanting to use a windmill to keep my pond full. We have lots of free wind in Kansas and would like to use well point (sand point) to get to water aprox. 60-70 ft down. I heard of a guy using leathers inside 1 1/4 pipe but can not find anything like that for sale. Thanks for any help you can give.

Bryan

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Subject: Can I dig an existing 35' well deeper


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Jim Montgomery
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Date Posted: 05:28:46 11/08/10 Mon
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I am doing work on a house and the well runs out of water. the footvalve is 35 foot deep and is 4 feet below the water line. the footvalve is also only 2 feet from the floor of the well. Is there an easy way I can drill or use air to dig the well deeper so I can add longer lines to get the well pumping again? The homw owner is strapped for cash and I know as soon as we are over this drought the well will be fine as it has for 70 years

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Subject: Does anyone know how to take a jet pump off of a 2 in water well?


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Valerie
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Date Posted: 16:55:48 07/11/11 Mon
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We are trying to take a jet pump off of a shallow water well.. We are having problems.. CAn anyone help?

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Subject: can't get 4" screen into water sand


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Dan (OH BOY!)
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Date Posted: 15:12:36 05/16/10 Sun
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I have been drilling a well to accomodate a 4" stainless point 5' long with 4" sch 40 pvc above it I already set 30' of 6" casing down to the aquifer and could not get any more sand out due to the water and caving, question is... how to get screen down into aquifer? I tried to wash it in but only made about 1 foot so I pulled the screen again to try to fig.out please help!

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Subject: Sand in old 4" well


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Tara
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Date Posted: 14:45:28 07/07/11 Thu
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Our family moved into an older home 5 years ago that has a well and an old jet pump. We had a sprinkler system installed last year which ran without problems, but the pressure was a little low so we decided to have our well checked out this year to see if we could install a more powerful submersible pump. When the well company checked the well all seemed fine at first. They said the well is 65 feet deep and the water is 4 feet down from the top. However, when they put their own pump down the well they were pumping sand out at 20 feet and said they actually ruined their pump while testing. After the test we are still using the jet pump and we installed a small filter and small pressure tank in our pump house. We now keep loosing our prime and find ourselves without water. The well company is saying because it is a 4" well there is nothing that can be done to save the well. Our neighbors feel like there should be some kind of way to save the well, but aren't sure what. We don't have access to city water and are faced with spending several thousand dollars to drill a new well. My question is: is there any way to save a 4" well with sand at 20 feet? Or do we have to have a new well dug? We are learning more and more about wells as we go, but we are at a loss and don't know what to do at this point. Please help!

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Subject: Determining if well is still active/working


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L
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Date Posted: 06:26:49 07/06/11 Wed
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Hello helpful & knowledgeable folks -
I am a recent owner of a home that had an existing well hooked up to the house. I removed the old pump and tank from the basement, however the pipes are still intact. I did a bit of research and found out from the county clerks - that the house was hooked up to city water in 1978 and there is no record of the well being filled in.

Does anyone have a quick solution to determine if the well is still operational? I want to use it for watering lawn/garden.

Cheers,
L

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Subject: Need to drill a well


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Russ
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Date Posted: 18:35:14 07/05/11 Tue
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Hello everyone, usually lurking, but really wanted some advice. I am not sure if this is the right forum for it, but here goes:

Purchased some land in SW Texas, S of Rocksprings. They want 16-20k to drill a well. The depth is anywhere between 300-600 ft, based on what all the estimates were, but they make more per foot, so the water well tables show a broader range.

The makeup is all sorts of lime and shale, gray to dark.

I was looking at buying a Boremaster or some sort of under 10k drill. They state they do 200-500 feet. I figured since time is not a factor, I could go slow and drill myself (I am pretty handy.)

Anyone have some good insight on any way to not pay 16k minimum for a well dug? I figured I would break a few bits on the first hole, but if I can make it work, I can dig more than one well and then turn around and rent it out or sell it. Either way, it will have made it worthwhile.

Thanks and sorry if this is not the place to ask.

Russ

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Subject: Driving A Water Well


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Jimmy
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Date Posted: 13:35:46 07/04/11 Mon
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Was wondering if it would be able to drive a 1 1/4 well tip down about 25 feet with a 20lb/ sledge i dont know where to get a driver at and seen where one site said you could use a Sledge hammer.

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Subject: low water pressure question: pump or point?


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Jim
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Date Posted: 10:07:38 07/02/11 Sat
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We have a point at our camp that has been in for 20 years. We're trying to turn the water on for the summer. The pump works until it switches off automatically. When we turn the water valve on, the pump kicks on and pumps the water out at a trickle. It takes five plus minutes for the pump to shut back off when we shut the water valve off (we are not hooked up to the camp yet). It did the same thing last year, and when we hooked it up to the camp it took 10 minutes to fill up the toilet tank. Suggestions? Thank you!

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Subject: Well wall collapsing


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Virgil Stickney (Sad)
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Date Posted: 14:43:32 07/02/11 Sat
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Hello my hand dug well is collapsing at the top in a triangle shape. The cement liner is erroding at the bottom, and allowing the dirt from around the top to slide in. Tis is undermining the cement floor of the pump house.
How can I shore it up without interupting my usage.

Thank you
Virgil

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Subject: Too Much HP


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Mike (Learning)
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Date Posted: 18:40:39 07/01/11 Fri
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Drilled down 37' with 2" pvc, inserted 1 1/4 pvc with 12' of well screen at the bottom. Water table is @ 8' which leaves the top of my screen approx. 17' below the water table. I removed the 2" casing completely and poured in pea gravel. My question is if I purchase a 1 1/2 hp pump from Lowes, would it be too much for my well. I have 5 zones with 5 heads on each. Gallon per hour from the pump is suppose to be 4900 gph. At least that is what it says... and also... any opinions on the Lowes brand, "Utilitech" pump?? The 1 hp pump is also an option if there isn't much difference between the two... Help...

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Subject: Over heating pump


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Angel
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Date Posted: 19:04:36 06/30/11 Thu
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My well pump was red hot and burned up. So I replaced the pump and everything was working fine then a few hours later it sounded like it was pulsating and I checked on the new pump and it was hot again but not as hot as the old one was. I primed it and everything. Can you help

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Subject: adding electric pump to well


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mark
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Date Posted: 20:20:35 05/03/11 Tue
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Fred, I was wondering if i can hook up a electric pump to a 1 1/4 pipe 200ft deep and what kind will work with the maximun gallons per minute on a fast recovery well

Thanks

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Subject: I keep having to replace leather seals in deep well jet pump system


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sweetp (Stumped)
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Date Posted: 18:58:57 04/15/10 Thu
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Hello,
I have a(S.E. TX.) 33yr old jet well with a 2-stage, 1-hp Goulds deep water jet pump. The casing is 2-inch pvc...310-ft deep. The jet line is 1-inch pvc..100-ft. I have had to pull it about 8-time sin 33-yrs and replace the foot valve and leathers, each time. The problem always is the leather seals. I just replaced them 3-4-months ago and am stumped to why this is happening so often....any suggestions?
When I was younger I pulled it by myself, but as I'm getting older, I have to get help...and sometimes that's a pain.
Any suggestions will be appreciated!
Best Regards!

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Subject: can toxins leak from pressure tank into water?


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Jenny D
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Date Posted: 23:25:14 06/26/11 Sun
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Hi- We have a well on our property that needs a new pressure tank. We are searching for one to buy. I am concerned about leaching of toxins from the tank, tank liner (epoxy?), or bladder into the water. Does anyone have any info on this? I would like pure water for my family.
Thanks very much!
Jenny D.

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Subject: Water is not pumping


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Deana
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Date Posted: 18:22:30 02/05/11 Sat
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Water is not pumping out. We have bought a new motor and pump, and casing. The well will not prime, can anyone suggest something?

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Subject: Sand Point in Clay???


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Jeff Huebner
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Date Posted: 09:53:10 06/05/10 Sat
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I have used an 18' driven well for 5 years but have added 5' thinking it would be safer against going dry as I have purchased a new pump and tank system. Since going deeper, I cannot get either pump to pull water. There is water in the pipe at about 10'. I can pour water into the pipe and watch it go down slowly. After trying to use the pump, when I open the union just past the check valve, I can hear the sound of losing some vacuum. The pipe gets cold, including the brass check valve, when I try priming the pump (indicating that the pump is pulling cold air from the well). Is it possible that I have pushed the point into clay? Could that prevent the pumps from pulling water? Any other explanation? I am very confident that there are no leaks, since the system does hold the vacuum created by the priming. Thanks for your thoughts!

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Subject: Restoration of victorian water well


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Helen d'Ayala
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Date Posted: 03:54:05 07/18/08 Fri
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Hi there
hope someone can help.
I have on some land I manage an old victorian water well. It is approx 16foot deep (from geology records) and has been out of use for many years. The well shaft is just under a meter wide and has stone walls.

The shaft is completely silted with compact silt, rocks, old metal etc and I have just managed to clear to a depth of 5ft with a large 'hoover'. However, I have hit a rocky layer and cannot get down into the well to clear the rocks and the 'hoover' cannot help. Having made it to 5ft depth water spurted up through the bottom of the well and is now permeating back through the walls. So it is beginning to flow again!

The idea is to restore the old well as an historic feature
on a community and educational feature on an allotment site where the well is situated.

Originally the thought was to provide an additional water supply for the allotmenteers to water their plots. While this would be great - we have turned up some victorian bits and bobs (clay pipes / bottles) and since the well shaft stonework is in excellent condition the historical important is just as interesting.

I have spent 15mths contact water and well engineers around the UK - and no one can help - unless I want to rebore a new well (which I do not)!

Any suggestions about how I can go about clearing the well further and restoring it with a cap and hand pump would be greatly received.

Thank you
Helen

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Subject: well repair


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kenny (unsure)
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Date Posted: 08:01:22 06/24/11 Fri
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My well has worked great for years and this morning it isn't working. I went out to check it and it is getting power I hear the power kick the box on but then it turns off with a click it isn't tripping breaker just turns on not pumping then clicks and it is off for a few min and it trys to turn on agean what do I need to replace?

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Subject: Cannot get my Jet Pump to prime


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Bill
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Date Posted: 09:10:50 08/09/10 Mon
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The power to the pump was shut off, now the pump will not re-prime itself. The well is about 100ft away and is only 25-30ft deep. There is water in it, any ideas on how I can get it to prime again? We have a day care here and need H2O fast!!! Thanks Bill H.

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Subject: Old Well


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4beatg8
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Date Posted: 08:26:20 06/24/11 Fri
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We have an old well on our property. It is a dug well - walls are concrete (about 4 feet across) and it is about 36 feet deep. We would like to use it for irrigation, filling the swimming pool, etc. We stuck a pole down the hole - there is about a foot of water. How do we know if this well has gone dry or not?

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Subject: finding a well


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curtis
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Date Posted: 18:07:36 05/14/11 Sat
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we bought a house and was told there used to be a deep well on property. How can we find well. It was capped off years ago and would like to use it to water lawn.

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Subject: well not pumping


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Max Hamilton
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Date Posted: 09:03:30 06/22/11 Wed
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Well will not pimp. Checked for power to and from pressure swsitch, Power to motor control box but not from box to well. Pressed reset button. no results. it was out. Lizzard was across contacts of relay. How do I check motor control box? or relay or capacitor?

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Subject: Wells rates


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Glorimar (curious)
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Date Posted: 12:55:59 12/16/10 Thu
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I am comparing sewage water usage rates to water usage in wells. I wonder if you have to pay a bill every month for this kind of stuff. If you have a well do you still have to pay a bill each month? Is the bill less? DO you have to pay taxes?

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Subject: collapsed well


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eric
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Date Posted: 17:59:02 06/21/11 Tue
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how can you tell if your well is collapsed? its a shallow well (20'-25')

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Subject: shallow well clogged


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Tom Thompson
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Date Posted: 18:07:15 01/26/11 Wed
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We put in a shallow well (23 feet). The well was put in in September. We got great water. We flushed it for hours and had no problem with volume. We ran the house with it and had no problems with pressure or volume. This is in the same underwater stream that has fed my in-laws house for 30 years with no problems. We are about 15 feet from where theirs is.

About 1 month ago we started noticing bubbles or clouding of the water. This would clear up when the glass of water stood for about 1 minute. Research on the internet said it was probably from cold and pressure (we are in Northern Wisconsin) and nothing to worry about, common.

Last weekend we lost all water. We tried everything with the pump and pressure tank. Then we started looking down the well. It is a 1 1/4" galvanized well in 5 foot sections, down 23 feet (with some sticking out of the ground in the pump house). Now, at 13 feet we hit solid mud, clay, silt whatever you want to call it. What should we do?

We did try using air pressure. I hooked the well line to my air compressor and ran 100 pounds into the well line for 10-15 minutes. Did not do anything to move or remove the clog.

Broken line, silt coming up? What to do, new well? Can this be cleaned somehow? Any info would be great, thanks

Tom

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Subject: Planning Shallow Well to feed sprinklers - need advice


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Neil
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Date Posted: 10:29:13 06/21/11 Tue
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Greetings,
I am trying to put my 1/2 hp F&W Jet Pump to good use by adding a shallow well to my city water fed suburban home to feed my sprinklers. I have a feeling that my pump/well won't be able to provide enough flow by itself to run my sprinklers. Even with a substantial storage tank, I'm afraid that unless I stagger the start of my zones, the drawdown will be more than my pump system can handle.

I have an idea but I don't know if it will work. My sprinklers are currenly hooked up to city water (45-55 psi). My idea was to plumb my well water into the sprinkler feed line (from city) via a T and then add a check valve in both the city feed line as well as the pump system line right before the T.

My thinking is that the pump will contribute whatever flow it can while the city water makes up the difference. I think this theory will fall apart if my city water pressure is higher than my pump pressure as it will just hold the pump system check valve closed and the pump will shut off when the tank is full (or never come on in the first place).
Is there a good way to make this idea work? Would 'choking' the city flow with a valve prior to the T make this work?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!

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Subject: pumping sand from a well


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Mark (puzzled)
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Date Posted: 05:17:13 07/04/10 Sun
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Hi. I bought a house with a well and a pumping system. The pump has now clogged up with sand. I got it cleaned but was told I need to pump the well of sand or the water pump will clog up again. I'm pretty non technical but I'd like to try and clear the sand myself. What do I need? The well is about 18inches by 2 feet around and you can see the water about 3 feet down. I don't know how deep it is. Is it a big job? Is it a two man job? Do you think it's possible to hire a pump or should I buy? Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks.

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Subject: irrigation well help needed


Author:
Bob (Puzzled)
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Date Posted: 17:44:47 06/17/11 Fri
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I need some help with well-fed irrigation. I have installed about a dozen shallow irrigation wells here in FL over the past 25 years, but have run into problems at my current home in Lakeland. My house backs up to a small lake, most likely a reclaimed phosphate mine as there are many of those here.

I tried jetting down a 2 inch pvc casing to 25 ft in several areas but did not find water but lots of clay from 4 ft to 25 ft at one spot. Thought about just tapping the lake water, but that would require much more pipe and direct burial electric cable, and some kind of self cleaning intake screen as the water is very dirty and the lake has lots of weeds...more cost than I would like to get into for this project, to say nothing of digging a trench of more than 125 ft to connect the output line to the sprinkler valves.

My question is, instead of a shallow well pump (Wayne 1.5 hp), could I use a jet pump and just keep going deeper for water ? My main zone lines are one inch, and each head has a 1/2 line run to it from the one inch main line ( I didn't do it this way, system was pre-existing or I would have used one inch all the way to each head). The max number of heads per zone is 6 (Hunter gear drives) & I am guessing maybe 2.5 to 3 gpm per head ?? The city water pressure at hose bibb is 60 psi. What size (hp) jet pump would I need to get the same output ? How deep can I reasonably go for water with this type pump ? I will most likely use two 1&1/4 four foot well points/screens to ensure sufficient water is available.

Also do I do one line down or 2 for the pump? never used one before.

Thanks for the help.

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Subject: shallow well


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eric (annoyed)
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Date Posted: 16:49:21 06/16/11 Thu
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i have a shallow well (20'-25'). at 6' into the well i hit water. the pump (1hp) is new and working properly, but it wont prime. the system was working fine before i had to disconnect it so the city could do work on the drainage in my area. i dont think the well is collapsed because when i put the water hose down the 2" pipe it runs continuous. my pump is 12' away from the 2" well casing. any suggestions as to why it wont prime. thank you in advance

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Subject: Losing prime


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Ken (Frustrated in Central Florida)
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Date Posted: 14:12:30 05/20/10 Thu
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I have an 11/4 PVC pipe in a 2 inch casing and the bottom of my well is 22 feet. The water level is at 17 feet below the surface which puts my 4 foot sand point well within the 5 feet of available water(total pipe length including sand point is 22 feet). When I prime my 1 HP jet pump by adding water into the spiggot at the top of my pipe, the pump will run fine and will continue to pump water out for about 30 seconds after I have stopped priming. Am I running out of water in my well? I do have an inline check valve at the suction inlet of the pump. Do I need one at the bottom of my pipe? An inline check valve won't fit in the 2" casing pipe.
Thanks for all the great help.

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Subject: No Water


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Gary
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Date Posted: 19:25:55 06/13/11 Mon
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I am trying to assist a young single mother who after 8 years has lost her water supply. Shallow well with unknown number of point(s) and unknown depth of point(s). If left on the pump will run continuously with no water. No real amount of rain in our area for weeks. Questions...(1) How do I confirm my belief that the well has gone dry... (2) Do we try and drive points deeper or install new ones... Any recommendations so to give us a clue will be greatly appreciated. Little or no $$$$ to bring someone in to assist. Thank You

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Subject: Shallow Well


Author:
Mike
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Date Posted: 05:17:48 06/14/11 Tue
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yesterday I finished driving a 2" casing down 37', inserted 12' of 1 1/4" screen and pulled out the 2" casing. I then was able to suprisingly pour in 80 lbs. of pea gravel mixed with 20 lbs. of small marbles, filling roughly up to 20'. The static level here is @ 8'. My question is that I want to make up a new 6 zone manifold and need to purchase a motor. I'm thinking 1 1/4" intake with 1 1/4" output to 1 1/4" manifold then reducing to 1" to each zone. Will this give me enough pressure and volumn to run approx. 5 - 6 preexisting heads per zone. Can you guide me as to what size good quality motor to look into?

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Subject: Pipes that my fresh water flows though


Author:
Ellen Howe (Help)
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Date Posted: 13:01:21 06/13/11 Mon
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I have a 57 year old home . The pipes that carry the fresh water thru my home are clogged. Is there something I would put in the water tank to break this clog. There is only a small amount of water coming out.

Thank you, Ellen

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Subject: pump system


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jack (frustrated)
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Date Posted: 16:37:35 06/12/11 Sun
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I am trying to use an above ground water storage tank 5,000gallons, to handle the yard irrigation. I have installed a 1/2 horse jet pump with pressure switch and pressure tank. Pump comes on , then shuts down very quickly(maybe 3 seconds)then 30 seconds later repeats same thing. What Can I do to fix problem and get 40lbs. pressure for sprinklers to work?

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Subject: Losing Prime


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James
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Date Posted: 07:59:48 06/10/11 Fri
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Hello, I have a shallow well. Water is between 20-25 feet and then about 2 feet of pipe to the 1hp Gould. The well sat for about 5 years. I get wonderful pressure and water to run to the irrigation and then I lose the prime after the watering is done. My well guy (he know wants $135 each time he comes out) said I had debris in the check valve and jet. Cleaned it out and worked great. Then lost the prime again. Do you have any suggestions to solve losing the prime?

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Subject: 3/4 horse pump runs fine for a while acts like it runs out of water


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Ryan
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Date Posted: 14:40:15 06/07/11 Tue
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Pump runs fine for awhile then darts to surge am I running out of water

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Subject: Muddy Water


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Rick Murek (curious)
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Date Posted: 07:19:19 06/05/11 Sun
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I live by the bay in an area that has a deep clay subsurface. The water is plentiful but muddy. Since the drop pipe is only 11 feet deep, would going a little deeper help solve this?

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Subject: FishingTool


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Bill Statum
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Date Posted: 14:19:10 06/01/11 Wed
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I have a 2" water well ,196' deep,i pulled the draw pipe out to put new leathers on the ejector.While putting it back,the PVC draw pipe ,snapped and went down the well.How can i get it fished out.Any one know where i can find a fishing tool. Thanks

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Subject: Driving a Point well


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Thomas LeBlanc
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Date Posted: 09:55:38 05/17/11 Tue
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Attempted to drive a 2in drive point Saturday. I could not get any further than a few feet. I had dug a 4ft hole with a post hole digger.Then for a couple of weeks I would fill it with water every day so that the soil would bew moistened b the time I was ready to drive the point. I live in Pensacola,Fl.The soil is mostly sand. Could the water have made it harder for me to drill that point because it packed the sand instead of moistening the soil. I will try again soon. Thanks

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Subject: Community Well


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Donna (Hot and thirsty)
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Date Posted: 18:34:22 05/30/11 Mon
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The pump on the subdivision (unrecorded, rural) went out this morning. Thirteen families/properties have no water. The owner of the well says since people haven't been paying the electric bill then we can go around to everyone on the well and collect the 3K needed to replace the pump. She gave us the phone number for the servicer but he won't come out unless she calls. She won't call. Is this legal? Also, the pump has no shutoffs for individual properties. All or nothing.

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Subject: No water-How long should it take to build pressure


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Tim
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Date Posted: 09:39:53 05/30/11 Mon
(mcf2536d0.tmodns.net/208.54.37.207)
I have a rental that lost it' water today. The home has a well and the tenant said that during a thunder storm yesterday, her cable system quit working and today, she doesn't have water(she had water last nignt). A braker was tripped (she didn't know if it had anything to do with the well) and she reset the braker today. IF this has anything to do with the well, how long should it take to build pressure so she has water? IS ther anything else I should check?? This is the first time this has happened and I could really use some direction. THANK YOU and HAPPY Memorial day!!

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Subject: Driven point well


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Robert
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Date Posted: 20:14:31 05/27/11 Fri
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I need a driven point well for my house in McHenry, IL. Is there an installer out there that can do that ?

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Subject: Hi


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Dusty Treaster
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Date Posted: 19:23:04 05/26/11 Thu
(05-068.265.popsite.net/66.248.19.68)
Yes i pulled the pump on a well it is about 190 ft deep 'the thing is another guy drop a drive shaft in to knock some thing lose in there that was hung up .I have tried to get it out but the yoke is still on it .It keep's hanging on the side of the pipe .Is there a claw are a magnet i can get to get it out of there are any thing you know of thank you .Dusty

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Subject: will it work on a hill?


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Loran
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Date Posted: 12:15:53 05/27/11 Fri
(173-202-158-88.dyn.centurytel.net/173.202.158.88)
I am renting land from a friend on a farm. He has a very large garden that we can also use, yet it's on top of a hil located above the level of his house. He has a well that they use for water now, both indoor and outdoor use. Will a water well set up work if it's set up on the hill where the garden is? How do I get it to get to the water table? I assume the table is alot lower and closer to the ground level of the house than to the top of this hill...

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Subject: drilling a water well in sierra banca texas


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angela
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Date Posted: 20:29:42 05/24/11 Tue
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I want to build a water well at my home and the water is 1000ft deep I can't afford 35000 dollars. I want to know if there is any other solution.

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Subject: Shallow well, no water


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Casey S
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Date Posted: 12:47:07 05/23/11 Mon
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I just put in a 1-1/4" well point in near my garden. I dug a pilot hole 4' down with a shovel and hit water. We had a very wet April/early May and I know the water table was up. It's at about 6' down right now. I drove the tip of my well point 10.5' down below ground level. I have water in the pipe, but my jet pump doesn't pull much water out (the water it does finally get out is very silty and brown.

I have searched for leaks and cannot find one. When I have it plumbed so that I can unhook from the well pipe and put the pipe right in to a water tank and the pump works fine. The ground is largely gravel on my property, there is a gravel pit less than half a mile away.

-Could I have driven through the water and thus am not able to get more water?
-Should I try to put the well deeper in hopes of hitting more water?
-I'm undecided on how to proceed, pulling it or driving more.

-Also, does anyone have any tips for pulling the pipe out of the ground??

Thanks in advance for the assitance.

Casey

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Subject: pulling out and replacing clogged point


Author:
andy
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Date Posted: 07:29:34 05/24/11 Tue
(cpe-69-204-186-234.nycap.res.rr.com/69.204.186.234)
I need to pull and replace my point as it has become clogged. How does one pull it up, can i use a come-along to pull it up? I had this done by someone 15 years ago but i want to do it myself now. Also I saw a reference in another post to pouring acid down the pipe but this is my drinking water and what are the safety issues there? thanks all help is appreciated and am looking forward to reply posts.

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Subject: Old well want to use hand pump


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Jen (Confused)
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Date Posted: 12:44:18 05/23/11 Mon
(ord-69-171-163-102.evdo.leapwireless.net/69.171.163.102)
First of all-I'm confused! I have never lived in the country before. Two years ago we decided to become somewhat self sufficient. Me and my family do not mind the hard work. It beats having to work 9-5 lol. Anyways I have a drilled? well it has a 4" casing. The well pump was dropped many years ago due to a fire. We have dropped a small container and now know we have plenty of water down there. We have several different sizes and sections of PVC, two check valves(1 brass, 1 pvc), and an old antique rather large hand pump head. We don't want to use an electric pump for now. The water is around 80' or at least the drop pipe is. We are not worried about plumbing it to the house. We just want ideas on how to assemle the pump/cylinder or whatever?? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Subject: Help me Fix old well found on our farm


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Jill
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Date Posted: 09:00:07 05/23/11 Mon
(nv-76-2-135-115.dhcp.embarqhsd.net/76.2.135.115)
We purchased an old farm with a 100year well last week. Our drinking water is supplied by the county and the old well was not used for a number of years. We would like to use the old well for irrigation of crops and livestock. Currently the old well is nothing more then a 4ft wide 30ft deep brick lined hole with water in it and boards pulled over the top. How shall we proceed? I'm thinking we drop a pipe with a screen into the center of it and then fill the pit with some sort of gravel changing it from a 4ft wide death trap to a safe 2" pipe. Is my thinking correct? will this work? Should the pipe be bigger? Any advise would be so appreciated. Should I be concerned with the type of gravel I put in to not contaminate the water and how deep should I fill with gravel before changing to soil or should the whole thing be gravel?

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Subject: point well trouble


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Paul
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Date Posted: 18:02:41 05/16/11 Mon
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just put in a point well - 18 feet down, 8 feet of water - cannot get any water out - tried hand pump and electric - replaced point, etc... What could be the problem?

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Subject: A sputtering well, and resurrecting an old well?


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Ken
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Date Posted: 08:11:51 05/16/11 Mon
(h177.66.28.12.cable.sely.cablerocket.net/12.28.66.177)
I actually have two questions:

The first is around our current well (deep well, not sure how deep it is but it's working.) We moved in about 2 months ago and we've had a pretty nasty drought here during that time. The water coming out of the faucets tends to "sputter" sometimes. It's not consistent, and there's no apparent rhyme or reason to it. The well has what appears to be 100 or so gallon pressure tank on it so I'm not sure why we're getting air in the system. I've done a few plumbing jobs around the house (installed reverse osmosis drinking water, replaced a couple of hose bibs on the outside) that I had to drain the system for, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Any thoughts?

The second question is around what appears to be an abandoned well; when we purchased the home we thought it was a part of our septic system, but it didn't smell. We recently met our neighbor who as it turns out was the granddaughter of the owner of all the surrounding land. She said there was at one time a windmill driven well pump just behind the house; I looked at the place that I had thought was a septic cover and sure enough, it's actually an old well. There's about a 3' square piece of concrete over the top with a 5-6" or so round opening on top. Just underneath that is what appears to be a 4" pipe. I can just barely see inside, but it looks like it's about an 18" diameter brick-lined well with the 4" pipe in it? I took some fishing line with a weight at the end and dropped it in; I haven't measured yet but I'd guess maybe 50' to the bottom, where there is indeed water. I'd like to put a solar pump on this well to fill my pond; what needs to be done? Where should I even start?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Subject: can not get water from well


Author:
richard camburn (sad)
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Date Posted: 04:05:56 05/14/11 Sat
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my lawn pump was good last year,this year it will not prime and pump. i just bought the house and hear thought the grape vine it took 6 or 7 times to prime.i took the top of the well to find that it elbowed under the side walk,so i can not check,to see if there is any water. the houses on both sides have no problem. 15 ft wellsany other way to check with out taking up side walk??

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Subject: DRIVING A POINT IN CLAY


Author:
BUDDY BOWDEN (DOWSWER BUD)
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Date Posted: 13:01:13 05/12/11 Thu
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I AM GOING TO PUT IN A SHALLOW WELL ON MY PROPERTY AND HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY A POINT. SO I SENT FOR ONE THAT IS 1 1/4 DIAM. AND 30" LONG. I HAVE DOWSED THE PROPERTY AND FOUND TWO VEINS CROSSED AT 7.5 FEET. SO I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE MY POINT AT THIS CROSSING POINT. I HAVE READ YOUR ARTICLE ON DRIVING A WELL AND WAS WONDERING HOW CLAY WILL AFFECT THE POINT (PLUGGING OR WHAT). I WILL DO THIS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR SO SO NOT IN ANY BIG HURRY. BUT I WANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING SET AND READY WHEN I DO. I WAS THINKING WHERE IT IS QUITE SHALLOW THAT I CAN GET THE PERSON WHO REMOVES THE STUMPS FROM THE GROUND TO DIG A HOLE DOWN TO THE WATER AT 7.5 FEET, FILL THE HOLE WITH CRUSHED STONE AND THEN DRIVE THE POINT DOWN THROUGH THIS STONE TO THE WATER. IN YOUR ARTICLE IT SHOWS PUTTING A CHECK VALVE JUST ABOVE THE POINT BUT THEN YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO PUT WATER IN IT AS YOU DRIVE IT. ANOTHER PICTURE SHOWS THE CHECK VALVE BETWEEEN THE TOP OF THE GROUND AND THE PUMP.
IN ALL YOUR QUERIES I DIDNT ENCOUNTER ONE THAT MENTIONED DOWSING FOR THE WATER BEFORE DRIVING THE POINT WHICH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO LOCATE THE WATER. I HAVE BEEN DOWSING FOR 35 YEARS SO NOT NEW TO THE WATER WORLD. YOU CAN CONTACT ME ABOUT DOWSING AT BUD7890@AOL.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ARTICLES, VERY INFORMATIVE

BUDDY BOWDEN
VERONA ISLAND MAINE

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Subject: Water Flowing from Well Cover


Author:
Mary Lysogorski
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Date Posted: 08:35:23 05/14/11 Sat
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I recently bought a home with a water well. There is water flowing from the well cover which is outside in the front of the home. What could be causing this how do I fix it?

Thanks

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Subject: Cased well question


Author:
Catfish
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Date Posted: 11:49:37 05/10/11 Tue
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Working on replacing points for my sprinkeling system. Two well point system both 28 feet deep. They are cased and I am wondering if the points rest at a depth even with the bottom of the case or do the continue deeper than the case? My first time replacing points with a cased system! Also, pulling the points in this system should be not that difficult, correct? Not much effort to pull the pipe out of the casing.
Thanks for the help!
Catfish

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Subject: Need to drill in South West Texas


Author:
Russ
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Date Posted: 11:01:28 05/09/11 Mon
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Hello,

I need to have a water well dug around Rocksprings, Texas. They want a minimum of 16k to drill the well, and if it comes up dry, I pay for the new well too.

I started looking at what it might cost for something to dig it myself. I found all sorts of ideas, ranging from $1000 to $90,000. I have no idea whether they would meet my needs. I am pretty handy, but digging a well with a concrete mixer (one site) that drops a chisel, for lack of terminology, over and over, seems like years worth of work if you have to drill 500 ft.. heh

Another item, the BoreMaster 1000, seems like it MIGHT work, but they say "move if you hit rock" and I am like, what's the point? heh

Any ideas to point a fella towards something he can run and save some money but dig a good well?

Thank you either way,

R

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Subject: what kind of pump to use


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mark
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Date Posted: 19:24:50 05/04/11 Wed
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Hi, I was wondering can you drive a 2" pipe 250 feet in corse sand and is there pumps that will fit 2"? also how many gpm can i expect to get with a good recovering well

Thank you, Mark

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Subject: not enough pressure


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Ken Mease
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Date Posted: 11:06:53 04/30/11 Sat
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I share a well with my neighbor here in Weaverville NC. We have a well that puts out a little over 1 gallon a minute. The pressure tank is a 30 gallon model. The submerged pump is 1.5 hp. The well is located about 200 feet below his house; my reservoir tank that feed my home is located about 100 feet above his house.

Right now the water is not making it up to my tank on a reliable basis - flows sometime and most of the time not.

The system is delivering water to his house - no problem. We have been told that a bigger pump might outstrip the 1 gallon a minute flow rate of the well. So, we are thinking about some other possible changes -

1. Increasing the cut in and cut out pressures on the pressure switch - a Sq D model 9013G.
2. Installing a larger pressure tank.
3. Install a pump at his house to help the water up to my reservoir tank. Any comments or ideas welcome
Comments and ideas welcome and greatly appreciated

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Subject: buzzing sound at well head when pump's off???


Author:
Bob (CORN-FUSED:))
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Date Posted: 05:15:21 04/30/11 Sat
(pool-173-65-155-179.tampfl.fios.verizon.net/173.65.155.179)
A week ago a found that my 40 foot well had an open feed wire. After pulling the pump, repairing the wire, confirming that the impedances were correct on the start and main fields I reinstalled the pump and it runs strong. However, it didn't shut off the first time I connected power after the re-instal until I opened the switch. I then replaced the presure switch which was welded closed... At this point the pump still runs strong, but has humming or buzzing sound from the box that houses the start cap and relay. What did I do wrong???

THNX,

Bob

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Subject: Help with 45' 2" well - poor water pressure now no water


Author:
Thane
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Date Posted: 15:05:18 05/03/11 Tue
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Fred Dungan told me I should post my question here because you guys are experts.

I have a 2" well about 45 foot deep in sand/clay for a house. It was set up with an old red jacket pump in the basement & a packer jet 42 foot down outside the house 5 feet away. Last summer the pump began to run pretty constant & took forever to build up any kind of pressure. We pulled the 1 1/4" center pipe out of the 2" & found that the packer jet was pretty clogged full of muck. We took the jet down to a pump place & put new leathers & a new check valve on the jet. We also bought a rebuilt F&W pump because the other one was packed full of the same muck.

We put muriatic acid down the 2" pipe, then the next day we hooked up a hose from the neighbors house & filled it to overflowing & let it go for long enough to bleed the chemical out.

One of the 2 21' sections of 1 1/4" pipe was bent when we pulled it out so we replaced it with 1" & an adapter to go to the 1 1/4" pipe. We stuck all that back down the hole & hooked it all up to the new pump. To prime the pump we filled the system through the outside spicket attached to a hose from the neighbors house. We noticed that the system didn't seem to hold water like it should but decided to try it anyway.

The system will not get above 10-12 PSI. We primed the system with a hose from the neighbor's house & the pressure goes up to ~ 20 PSI but goes back down to zero in about 5 minutes without the pump running. The pressure in the well storage tank stays at 50 PSI when shut off from the pump but also goes down when connected.

I can't find anyone to pull the screen in this area. I don't know if there is another foot valve/check valve at the bottom.

What is the difference between a foot valve & a check valve?
What would you recommend my next step be besides putting a new 3k dollar well in?
Muriatic acid didn't seem to work. I've heard of surging/pressure/blowing out a well. Is that possible for me to do?
I will probably try to pound down a new 2" casing next if I get nowhere with the current one. Any advice there?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thane

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Subject: how deep to drive a well


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Mark
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Date Posted: 19:40:08 05/03/11 Tue
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Hi, I was wondering if a 3" pipe can be driven 250ft? and also how far can 1 1/4 pipe be driven in corse sand and with an electric pump how many gallons per minute can i pull with the 1 1/4 pipe on a good flowing well.

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Subject: homemade water swivel


Author:
sticks22
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Date Posted: 20:39:02 01/18/11 Tue
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Im in the process of putting together my version of the hydra drill. I cant seem to find anything on the net on how to make a water swivel. Does anyone have any website links to help me out? send them via email if you could please that way Ill be sure to get them.

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Subject: well


Author:
D. Meyer
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Date Posted: 05:57:45 04/30/11 Sat
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I put in a new bladder tank in. My well will start to pump water. The pump will keep running but stop pumping water. I will stop the pump give it 10 minutes than start it up it will work for a couple of minutes than stop pumping water. Also if i fill the tank and let it set over night the tank is empty(no pressure).

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Subject: Sandpoints, driven well ??


Author:
KEVIN (need advice)
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Date Posted: 07:09:51 04/27/11 Wed
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i have a spring running around 25' deep through my property..it runs out at the bottom of a 25' "bluff", can i use a sandpoint driven into the side of the bluff at the bottom horizontally?? any other thought on how i could "channel " this water??

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Subject: What did I do wrong?


Author:
Abner
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Date Posted: 17:49:28 04/06/11 Wed
(96-33-159-130.dhcp.slid.la.charter.com/96.33.159.130)
I am working on installing my own driven well. After several days of readiing your site, I thought to myself "you can do this". Well, I know I can but have experienced my first setback. I dug a hole approximately five feet. The water table is at approximately 13 feet. I started driving my point, attached my first length of 1 1/4 galvanized pipe started pounding away and then as I was about to attach my second length of pipe... I removed the "drive cap" and discovered that I had effectively stripped the threads on the pipe. How do I "hammer" with out the drive cap ruining the threads on the pipe?

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