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Subject: Re-Directing a Shallow Well Pipe
Author: Tim [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:45:35 06/13/13 Thu (76-231-141-135.lightspeed.sgnwmi.sbcglobal.net/76.231.141.135) I currently have a shallow well that the previous owner of the home said is about 20' deep. I would love to keep it but the pipe is smack dab in the middle of where I want to have a concrete patio poured. Is it possible to dig down a couple feet and thread a bend onto the pipe to redirect it to the side of the patio (about 10') without loosing water pressure? Thanks [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Re-Directing a Shallow Well Pipe -- vey, 06:12:23 06/16/13 Sun

Subject: leaking water from well or unknown source
Author: Laurence D. (unknown) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:28:04 06/13/13 Thu (adsl-99-102-135-237.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net/99.102.135.237) I have a 11.5x5x5 waterwell its been here since the early 70s. Anyway it stays full all the time and though sometimes it leaks onto the sidewalk. Recently the city of vallejo has seen it leaking and complained that we need to fix it or shut it down. First of all I'm not sure if the well is actually leaking or if its leaking from another source. Everytime I drain it, it fills right back up again. Though recently it hadn't leaked onto the sidewalk. How do I find out if the water is leaking from well or somewhere else. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: leaking water from well or unknown source -- Fred Dungan (test), 00:06:41 06/14/13 Fri

Subject: Sandpoint well
Author: Nick [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:34:12 05/27/13 Mon (108-231-123-21.lightspeed.milwwi.sbcglobal.net/108.231.123.21) Hello-I currently am in the process of installing a sandpoint well for our vacation property in Wisconsin. The water table is lower than I anticipated-currently I am in 4' or water 37' below ground level. Does anyone have any thoughts on what I can do for a pump set up? I used 1.25" pipe and I know it is more than 25" just trying to see what I can do with the current situation... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sandpoint well -- Fred Dungan, 21:14:05 05/29/13 Wed

Subject: WELL REPAIR NEEDED

Author:
RAYMOND C. MEYERS (electric well pump not working)
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Date Posted: 10:29:47 05/25/13 Sat
(pool-173-72-170-174.clppva.fios.verizon.net/173.72.170.174)

I live in ashburn, VA 20147. we have a problem with our community well not working. the well was installed some 15 yrs ago, but we do not have the drillers name. I've been told that he is still in business. The electric panel can be opened & switched "on", but apparently the flow of ground water cannot be activated. according to the HOA a problem was discovered some 6 yrs ago, but it was not repaired. we need a current estimate as to the cost of getting this well back in service. Any information on a company in this area capable of inspecting the well & giving us an estimate to repair would be appreciated.

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Subject: seasonal to year round water
Author: Gary (Moore) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:29:06 05/20/13 Mon (dhcp-66-156.dsl.enter.net/216.193.156.66) Hi - I'm hoping to convert a seasonal stream-fed gravity supply and wondering about the options. Steep slope, 80 ft rise to stream source. Soil becomes shale 20 - 40 inches down. The water table is supposed to be 80 inches. The site has electricity. Thank You, Gary [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: seasonal to year round water -- Fred Dungan (ram jet), 16:20:08 05/23/13 Thu

Subject: Ground saturated arouind well pipe
Author: Matt (Worried) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 04:49:27 05/13/13 Mon (c-69-255-232-120.hsd1.md.comcast.net/69.255.232.120) We have water pooling by our well pipe. It is on a slight grade so the ground is completely saturated on one side. Our water pressure is fine and water seems clean still. We have had quite a bit of rain. Obviously there has been times of a lot of rain in the past and this has never happened. Around the same time this started to occur the cable company was digging nearby could they have disturbed the well somehow or is it related to something else? Thanks for any help you can give me. Worried because we don't have the money for a costly repair. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Ground saturated arouind well pipe -- vey, 12:32:01 05/13/13 Mon

Subject: well
Author: wendy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:40:02 04/25/13 Thu (227.sub-70-193-0.myvzw.com/70.193.0.227) I have a well whenever I turn my water on more than an hour using my water hose, ie like trying to top off a pool or even watering flowers after the hose is ran more than an hour my pump shuts off and I then have to turn my switch off at the breaker box for about 30 mins I turn on And its fine I do it over again and does the same thing. My family's and everyone ive talked too does not have this promblem. They can run there water hose more than hour and does not shut off and to where have to turn off the breaker to get it going again Everything has been replaced new in well bout 2 yr ago, pump lines both water and electrical. The well they say have plenty of water its 303 ft deeep and say I get 32 gallons a min help me pleese.. I was thinking a pressure valve switch is needed and or a new tank?? Help this is so depressing when it should not be that u can't do anything in your yard. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: well -- vey, 17:23:43 04/28/13 Sun

Subject: well pump
Author: william [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:01:01 03/12/13 Tue (NoHost/184.63.230.203) my well pump turns on for 5 seconds every half an hour or so and pumps the water out a pipe that sticks out the side of my house. can you help me? thanks. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: well pump -- Fred Dungan, 19:51:44 03/12/13 Tue Re: well pump -- bob, 14:58:17 04/28/13 Sun

Subject: Re: Restoration of victorian water well
Author: ben [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 01:22:28 04/24/13 Wed (dab-bas1-h-33-10.dab.02.net/82.132.215.198) Hi Helen please contact us. we are well specialists in the UK. 02393 115269 kind regards ben [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: wellpump is runing water then not
Author: jon (hopefull god) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:49:42 04/06/13 Sat (host9773005651.direcway.com/97.73.51.56) what can I do to make sure my self the wellpump runs water then it does not run it stops running what my ops [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: wellpump is runing water then not -- vey, 13:06:01 04/06/13 Sat

Subject: Water well not working
Author: John [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 02:36:26 04/02/13 Tue (108-215-128-181.lightspeed.bkfdca.sbcglobal.net/108.215.128.181) Hi, there! I need help. I just bought a house with a water well. I have no experience of using a water well. It was good when move in the house, but it is not working automaticlly now. I can push the restart button to make it working but It will stop working after I stop runing water. I need some teach me how to use it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Water well not working -- vey, 07:01:28 04/02/13 Tue

Subject: Be aware of mortgage lender WELL requirements

Author:
PAR4 (Reifenrath)
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Date Posted: 19:34:52 03/26/13 Tue
(50-39-190-169.bvtn.or.frontiernet.net/50.39.190.169)

Your site is very informative, but I have not found anything on mortgage lenders requirements on properties on wells. This comes from my many years in mortgage lending. I've underwritten mortgage loans from all 50 states.

In brief, whether a property is being sold, purchased or refinanced, the well could be a deal breaker. Lenders most likely require a local health authority to test the water for contamination. Plus they may ask for a flow test, the minimum to be at least 5 GPM. So owners/sellers should address this issue early on and not wait to the last minute.

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Subject: Middle Texas Coast Water Well Problem
Author: Dan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:18:35 01/24/13 Thu (216-177-162-18.block0.gvtc.com/216.177.162.18) I have a waterfront property outside Seadrift on the Texas coast. Well is not keeping up with the pump. Casing is 3" galv. and the well is at least 50 years old. Well guy came out and tried to blow out the well with compressed air but that didn't work. Thinks the screens are plugged. He then tried muratic acid and blew it out again. Still no luck. Well is producing...only too slow. Pump will pump water until water in casing is depleted then sucks air. Any ideas what to do next? Can casing be pulled and new pvc casing and screen be put in? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Middle Texas Coast Water Well Problem -- Fred Dungan (going dry?), 21:24:03 01/27/13 Sun Re: Middle Texas Coast Water Well Problem -- vey9, 11:55:15 02/20/13 Wed

Subject: Deep well pump broke/ Won't come up
Author: Kevin [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:54:21 12/19/12 Wed (24-177-29-74.static.hlrg.nc.charter.com/24.177.29.74) I live near the coast in NC. We have a deep 4" PVC well drilled. Its about 17 years old. Its a submersible pump with a galvonized pipe. The pump quit working recently and I had a guy come look at it and the pump appears to be stuck. It will not pull up. We even hooked up a tractor with a front end loader and applied some pressure and it only moved an inch or two. I didn't keep pulling on it because I didn't want to brake anything yet. I need some suggestions as how to go about getting this fixed. Since its galvenized pipe should I just keep pulling it up with the tractor until it breaks loose and comes up? Our pond is gettin very low and has several fish in it and this is our only water supply outside. Any help would be great. As far as I know we have mostly clay a couple feet down. We were able to stick a measuring tape in the pipe and hit water about 13 ft down. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Deep well pump broke/ Won't come up -- Fred Dungan (Galvanized pipe), 17:37:21 12/20/12 Thu

Subject: chlorine in well
Author: jerry thomas (frustrated) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:59:12 12/09/12 Sun (c-68-41-134-195.hsd1.mi.comcast.net/68.41.134.195) I am selling a house that uses a well. The evaluation report for the buyer said the water had bacteria. I decided to chlorinate it. I put several pints of chlorine in the well, but never could smell it at the faucet. So I decided to go with the crystals used to shock a pool. I put 8 ounces of those in (46 percent sodium hypoclorite.) Clearly, this was a mistake. I heard advice about how hard it is to get rid of bacteria. I know it has some rust bacteria that causes odor, which requires higher concentrations of chlorine. But I went way overboard. Long story short, I have flushed the system for about 6 hours (running the hose, tub, faucets). I got the level down to 5 ppm, which is ok for a pool, but still too high. I think the max for consumption is 4ppm. Then the water started running cloudy, I saw sand, the flow cut in half, and the chlorine level dropped to less than 1ppm. I thought I ran the basin out and flushed the system. Then today the level is back up to over 10 ppm (the highest level on the strip is light blue for 10, and I'm getting dark purple). But I don't smell it any more. The flow was dropping, so I decided to just stop. Is there a way to get this excess out of the system? Is it harming the system to run it with cloudy water? Any help is appreciated. Does it leave over time. Should I just let the water level build and dilute it? Thanks [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: chlorine in well -- vey, 06:51:57 12/11/12 Tue

Subject: Advice on shallow hand augered well.
Author: Sandy. (Joyful but wary....) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:36:24 12/02/12 Sun (101.host-203-96-9.compassnet.co.nz/203.96.9.101) Hi, just put down a "test well" by hand on our property, using a modified 8" post hole borer - hit the water table at 5 feet deep (in clay) then bored through to 35 feet deep eventually, where the "suction" on the borer head damn near stopped us from being able to pull it back out (using muscle power only) - we struck marine mud at 15 feet, marine sand/sediment at 25 feet then black iron sand at 30 feet (the suction of which was terrible), as soon as we started to lift the rig up from our last bite the water in the hole raised immediately and started to flood out of the hole carrying sand etc with it at a great rate, this continued for at least 5 minutes (while I watched it - meanwhile thinking "sweet" - we've hit an artesian aquifer ! - which are common in our area - 3 known aquifers: 1 at circa 24-40 feet deep, 1 at circa 70 deep, and 1 at circa 120 deep, then limestone bedrock). In the time it took to glue my sand screen to 40 foot of PVC pipe (say 10 mins)and get to lower it in the hole....water had stopped coming out of it and CLONK !! hole is now only 10 feet deep ..(water level still at top).. must have collapsed ..tried to rebore but no good, managed to go 3 feet but the stuff we're dragging out is very fine black sand and though wet (saturated) is like drilling through concrete... Drilling lesson 101 learnt the hard way I guess - have all your gear ready at "go" ...to go down the hole immediately you hit "the zone" . I will try this method again nearby, but I'm wondering now if I can possibly even get the pipe (my PVC "well casing") down against such a flow as we had coming out...(perhaps I should weight the end of the PVC down mightily or need to use use steel pipe as my casing ?) or for that matter be able to get any pea gravel down around it in time before the hole collapses (pretty sure the flow we saw will wash pea gravel out before it gets a chance.....maybe 1-2+" size needed ? And then (if we're succcesful at that - getting down the casing etc) I will have to have some plan on how we're going to stop the flow...(screwed cap on pipe with ball valve + maybe pressure reducer ? plus I guess have a good load of near set concrete to immediately cap around the hole) So it's kinda good news, bad news, yet good news again! We've struck a good "stream" but now have to refine our method of trying to tap into it....(make it workable)...and if all else with the boring then casing method fails, I now know a driven well point would work (or high pressure hydraulic rig). Still I would like advice or thoughts about what has happened and what I'm planning to do. Pitfalls I might experiance or tricks of the trade i could use. Everything appreciated. Cheers & thanks, Sandy. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Advice on shallow hand augered well. -- sandy (Thanks !!), 00:49:26 12/02/12 Sun Re: Advice on shallow hand augered well. -- sandy (pps), 01:45:28 12/02/12 Sun Re: Advice on shallow hand augered well. -- sandy (happy), 22:57:46 12/03/12 Mon

Subject: cant pump any water from new well

Author:
michael s
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Date Posted: 17:50:26 12/02/12 Sun
(70-41-43-39.cust.wildblue.net/70.41.43.39)

my 20 yr old well had a hole rusted in casing so i pulled the old casing and it was 55ft i put a new drive point(screen) and 52ft of 2" casing from menards in i have 12ft of water in casing. i put in 48ft of new 1 1/4 drop pipe new foot valve new jet and new flint and walling 2 stage 3/4hp pump.(i replaced every thing hoping not to have to touch it again for yrs) then i primed it using nieghbors gargden hose it pumped up and shut of but it only produces a pencil size stream of water for a minute then quits if i let it set it pump up short cycle on and off i open vavle get pencil size stream of water about 1/2 gallon and it quits again there is also a new bremer check it dosnt lose prime. please help cant afford 7Gs for new well.

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Subject: Riverside county
Author: mike [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:28:28 11/25/12 Sun (NoHost/146.233.0.201) I see you also live in Riverside County. I read the county information site which states a c57 license is needed to drive a well point. Is this correct or can I, as a private person, drive the well point??? Thanks in advance [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Riverside county -- Fred Dungan (do what you think best), 16:31:10 11/30/12 Fri

Subject: well water flows back out
Author: TC [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:51:16 11/14/12 Wed (pool-72-74-220-6.bstnma.east.verizon.net/72.74.220.6) my well water pumps in the house fine but when the pump shuts down the water just flows back out any suggestions please [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: well water flows back out -- vey, 08:50:14 11/17/12 Sat

Subject: 2" sand point
Author: Cameron Wagner [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:19:13 11/06/12 Tue (NoHost/12.200.169.7) I've been driving a 2" sand point well in the ground and started looking into different pumps. The jet pumps require you to shoot a 1" line down the well with a foot valve ect. What I don't understand is where do you find a 2" well cap that will allow a pass threw of the one inch line. I can only locate 4" and larger well caps. Do you have to install a 4 - 6" pipe over the 2" casing and then use the larger well cap? Thanks much! Cameron Wagner [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: 2" sand point -- Fred Dungan, 18:09:42 11/06/12 Tue Re: 2" sand point -- Fred Dungan, 18:18:10 11/06/12 Tue Re: 2" sand point -- Fred Dungan (wrong again), 18:26:49 11/06/12 Tue Re: 2" sand point -- Cameron Wagner, 07:32:24 11/07/12 Wed Re: 2" sand point -- Fred Dungan, 17:53:31 11/12/12 Mon

Subject: Hand drilled filter chowked

Author:
Binod mool (Happy)
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Date Posted: 04:35:05 11/05/12 Mon
(z44-07.opera-mini.net/82.145.209.102)

My4"diameter bore was drilled on 23 may 2012 44 feet deep in kathmandu, Nepal and the water flow was 5 gpm. All of sudden on 20 aug 2012 water flow went down. Now the water flow is only 12 litres in 2.5 min. It seems like the filter is chowked. I kindly request for your suggestion. With best regards. Binod mool kathmandu, Nepal

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Subject: Old Stone Walled Well
Author: Frank [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:39:44 11/01/12 Thu (ynrfw28501.yr.com/204.10.132.7) I have an old stone walled well that hasn't been covered in a few years. I've seen dead raccoon and chipmunks floating in the water over the summer. I'd like to have it pumped and cleaned out to be used for an emergency manual water reserve or to irrigate my garden. Who would I call to clean it out? Well driller, Septic company or ??? The walls are in good condition and after it's up and running I'll build a protective cover so nothing else could get in. Thank you!!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Old Stone Walled Well -- Fred Dungan (depth?), 17:23:59 11/01/12 Thu

Subject: increase refresh rate
Author: Tim [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:42:16 10/23/12 Tue (63-135-231-12.static.tbdsl.com/63.135.231.12) 120' well built 1978 new pump, wire, pipe, check valves 1/2010. refresh rate was <2gmp well sat for 2 years turn on well and pumptec pump protector shuts off pump after five secs. put on 20 minute off-time & well pumped up overnight but tried that again and only got about 20lbs pressure. *the pump initially draws 5amps (normal) but then drops to 3amps and the pump protector shuts off pump. it does the same thing with the pump protector not connected. sooo.... i'm guessing that my well is running dry, the pump screen is clogged or the well casing / screen is clogging. i'm going to have a man pull that pump next week but i'd like some suggestions on how to 'refresh' that well. i can't afford to drill another hole. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: increase refresh rate -- vey, 05:05:38 10/24/12 Wed Re: increase refresh rate -- tim, 11:55:56 11/01/12 Thu Re: increase refresh rate -- tim, 12:02:02 11/01/12 Thu

Subject: Melted Well Casing?
Author: Anna [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:16:57 10/24/12 Wed (b12webproxy03.direcpc.com/69.19.14.17) I have been troubleshooting our well for a week, and finally gave up and called a well guy. After hearing the symptoms and the troubleshooting I had already done, he said it sounded like the injector was going bad. He looked down into the well casing (we have a 60' two pipe deep well jet pump system) and said "We have a problem". About ten feet down from the top of the well casing, the 6" PVC casing appears melted and bent to the left, which explained why I couldnt' budge the darn thing myself. He couldnt pull the pipes with his boom, either. We did have a major lightning strike four years ago that hit a tree and then got into the well's power wires and then blew the breaker and a 1/4 inch hole in the panel box. Could it have also traveled 500' in the other direction, and melt the casing and bend it? Is there any way to replace that section and save this well. It's been a reliable well since it was drilled 40 years ago, and we hate to have to give up and drill a new one? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Melted Well Casing? -- vey, 09:40:36 10/25/12 Thu

Subject: Sprinkler pump
Author: Raymond [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 03:32:58 10/15/12 Mon (173-169-219-20.res.bhn.net/173.169.219.20) I have a shallow well sprinkler system that does not appear to be functioning properly. I have four 1 1/4 well points (Brady) at 18 feet. The standing water level is 7 feet below the surface. When I hook up a 1/2 hp pump to the well points individually. I get 7 gpm, 7 gpm, 5 gpm and 5 gpm to total 24 gpm. These well points are plumbed together in an H pattern, with the main suction pipe connected to the middle of the H and a check valve right there. From there it runs 120 feet to a 1 hp Myers pump through 1 1/4 pipe. When the 1 hp pump is turned on it will only produce about 13 to 14 gpm. Not 24 gpm. I have seven sprinklers that use 1.5 gpm each. That is only 10.5 gpm and the 1 hp pump can not keep up with that. I have to partially close the discharge valve (between the pump and sprinkler system) until the discharge pressure is 30 psi just to get everything to work. The pump is turned on by a relay switch. The system does not have a pressure tank. I need more water volume. Do I need to put down another well point? Thanks [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sprinkler pump -- vey9, 05:05:16 10/15/12 Mon Re: Sprinkler pump -- Fred Dungan (place pump closer to wells), 18:01:30 10/17/12 Wed

Subject: deep well pump comes on for 5sec
Author: tim (Ballard) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:19:47 10/11/12 Thu (63-135-231-128.static.tbdsl.com/63.135.231.128) i'm selling my home out-of-state and the inspector couldn't get the water well running for inspection purposes. i had a well guy go out today and he said that the pump turns on but then shuts off after about 5 seconds.... the well has a pumptec electronic pump protector. the pump, wire, pumptec, and plumbing were installed circa 1/2010. i lived in the house only ten months using this new pump so it's almost like-new..... the well guy, as translated through the realtor, said that it's only getting 110v BUT how then could the 220 pump run even for a short time? when the pump did this to me once long ago, i reset the sensitivity level on the pumptec, lower and all was (no pun intended) well. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks, tim [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: deep well pump comes on for 5sec -- vey, 05:00:47 10/12/12 Fri Re: deep well pump comes on for 5sec -- tim, 16:48:27 10/14/12 Sun

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Subject: Basement well pump
Author: jayinmichigan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:38:51 09/27/12 Thu (71-90-137-83.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com/71.90.137.83) I have a 1 1/4" well in the basement that has a 20 gallon bladder tank and a top mounted 1/2 hp pump. I have noticed that the pressure has gradually dropped over the last few months (longer cycle times to get to the limit and shut off) and the gpm is about 1 1/2. We have a lot of lime in this area and am wondering if there is a way to treat the well point for corrosion without pulling it. There is a 2" casing around the water line and it was suggested that putting iron out or vinegar down the gap between the pipes may clear it up. Suggestions of dynamite and shooting were also suggested !. The well is under the stairway that leads upstairs of course. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Basement well pump -- vey, 15:32:58 09/27/12 Thu Re: Basement well pump -- jayinmichigan, 21:40:19 09/27/12 Thu Re: Basement well pump -- vey, 05:08:44 09/28/12 Fri Re: Basement well pump -- jayinmichigan, 08:58:33 10/01/12 Mon Re: Basement well pump -- vey9, 16:11:08 10/01/12 Mon Re: Basement well pump -- jayinmichigan, 20:18:51 10/07/12 Sun Re: Basement well pump -- Fred Dungan (escrow), 23:14:24 10/07/12 Sun

Subject: Trying to remove old pipe & point
Author: Fred White (Sad & tired) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:47:35 10/06/12 Sat (111.sub-75-195-117.myvzw.com/75.195.117.111) Good Day, I'm looking for a little help & any suggestions are greatly appreciated.I have a point well, 2" pipe down to a 36" x 2" point. The soil here is a mix of sand, dirt, mud & clay. It is approx. 30'down, runs to 1"& a quarter to the pump & pressure tank. Slowly but surely the gpm has declined, I lost the prime & that's all she wrote.I disconnected everything & hooked up a come along & chain to the pipe & an A frame I rigged. Well the 2 and a half ton come along blew up in my face, I tried auto jacks ans still nothing. Any suggestions of how I can remove this thing-thank you in advance Ps I tried to water jet the soil out from a fire hose-nothing [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Trying to remove old pipe & point -- vey9, 15:35:39 10/06/12 Sat

Subject: Pump Promblems
Author: Alex [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:05:08 10/02/12 Tue (c-24-23-2-200.hsd1.ca.comcast.net/24.23.2.200) Hey I have a problem with my pump... It works while above ground but when we plug it in underground it doesn't work... We have a w8g07s12-32s Little Gaint pump... Please Help... I am about to go crazy [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Pump Promblems -- Fred Dungan (circuit breaker?), 12:55:36 10/04/12 Thu

Subject: air leaking from well seal
Author: David Vanier [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:53:09 09/30/12 Sun (cpe-69-205-20-122.nycap.res.rr.com/69.205.20.122) I have a deep jet well with two pipes going down the caseing. Everything seams to be working normaly. I have noticed air hissing from under the caseing cap. Is this a problem ? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: help with hand driving well
Author: Kara (frustrated) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:14:15 09/03/12 Mon (p-69-195-55-45.dsl1.rtr.chat.fpma.frpt.net/69.195.55.45) We've been trying to drive a well for several weeks now. We've been problem solving constantly but always get to the same end: A pipe in the ground with a good amount of water in it, the pump creates suction (hard to pump)but no water comes out. The pipe drains quickly (last measure was 1 gallon drained in 1 minute). We did drive through a substantial amount of clay at this spot. We pulled the pipe out to check for leaks/breaks and to clean it and sent it back down.We surge it frequently. Currently we are 15'6" underground. The area is known to have a high water table around 10'. While drilling we stopped every foot to check for water and, except when we had leaks or broken couplers, always the same result - 5' to 10'of water in the pipe, the pump primes but is hard to pump and will not pump out anything but the water we pour in. Any thoughts on what our problem is or what we should do next? Many thanks, Kara [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: help with hand driving well -- vey, 11:00:26 09/04/12 Tue Re: help with hand driving well -- vey, 11:27:44 09/04/12 Tue Re: help with hand driving well -- Kara, 10:09:31 09/05/12 Wed Re: help with hand driving well -- vey, 09:55:42 09/07/12 Fri Re: help with hand driving well -- John (Been there!), 18:14:03 09/20/12 Thu

Subject: High saline/salt content in well
Author: charles pinson [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:33:42 09/10/12 Mon (tx-76-4-58-26.dhcp.embarqhsd.net/76.4.58.26) Have a well that is 35-40 deep and plenty water and pumps great but the salt content is too high. Well is used for irrigation purposes only .Is there a solution to rid or control the salt . have heard reverse osmoses or go deeper. Any chemicals or simple solutions available? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: High saline/salt content in well -- vey, 10:25:21 09/11/12 Tue

Subject: Water into cabin from old hand pump

Author:
Mark
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Date Posted: 06:29:39 09/09/12 Sun
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I have an old hand pump well at my camp that has not worked for about 15 years. We recently pulled the pipes out and now we have just the casing (4 inch inside diameter). The well is 39 feet down to water and there is 12 feet of water est. I want to run water into my cabin. Nothing fancy but to just get a little running water for my sink. I would only have to dig a line maybe 25 feet. With the 4 inch id casing, I would have a big problem with a sub pump because the est 3.75 inch won't get past the pit less adapter I would have to put in at the frost line. I know they make a 3 inch sub pump as well but they are hard to find. Could I install a jet pump large enough to draw the water up that far and would you suggest a jet pump instead? Thanks so much. It is an older cabin that I fixed up but we have no running water at all and are not able to pass the p test to get a toilet. All I want is some water in the kitchen for my wife to do dishes. Thanks again.

Mark Earley

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Subject: Hi
Author: Mohamed Hidra (water well) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:45:24 09/03/12 Mon (ip68-8-68-160.sd.sd.cox.net/68.8.68.160) i ned help for Water Well [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Hi -- Fred Dungan, 18:07:32 09/08/12 Sat

Subject: question about using existing well
Author: Aaron (curious) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:38:22 08/29/12 Wed (NoHost/72.250.228.97) Hi, I was wondering if its possible to use the foot pump on an existing well that is on my property? I am pretty certain its a deep well as my neighbor says theirs is so I figured it was safe to assume ours is as well. It has an electric pump but we don't have electricity running to our place so its unusable. Thanks for any info. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: question about using existing well -- Fred Dungan (kick start), 17:36:58 08/31/12 Fri

Subject: Hand augered well
Author: John [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:10:24 08/07/12 Tue (74-82-64-16.rdns.blackberry.net/74.82.64.16) I have hand augered a six inch bore 47' @ 42' I start to get wet sand by the time I get to 47' sand to wet to stay in the bucket. I'm thinking of attaching 2" drive point to bottom of 2" pvc pipe and driving from the inside of the bottom of the pipe so I only strike the metal drive point to get deeper in the aquifer. What is your opinion of this? Anyone ever tried this? Any ideas welcome thanks! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Hand augered well -- Fred Dungan (No way), 20:55:10 08/07/12 Tue Re: Hand augered well -- adam, 13:41:59 08/22/12 Wed Re: Hand augered well -- junker@ericvey.com, 05:16:42 08/24/12 Fri

Subject: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system
Author: Kathy I [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:27:33 08/07/12 Tue (cpe-075-178-015-142.nc.res.rr.com/75.178.15.142) Forgive me in advance for probably not knowing enough to even ask you a question, but here goes. I have a plumber putting a well in my back yard for irrigation only. He said he dug the well 60 some feet down. I have a 1 hp pump that is above the ground. He put a tank out there as well (not sure how many gallons, but he had a small tank and then put a bigger one out there because of the problem I'm getting ready to discuss). Then he took my system away from city water and tied it into the well. We turned on the 1st zone of the sprinkler system and it worked beautifully for about 15 seconds (all 5 heads) and then less and less water was coming out, and then the heads were just "spitting" water and a few heads just dropped back into the ground. The misters don't have enough pressure to pop up at all. When he put on a bigger tank, the sprinklers worked great for about 1 minute, and then the exact same thing happened (hardly any pressure at all). The guy putting in the well cannot figure out why and it is driving me nuts. I am already about $1300 into this thing, and he is now talking about having to dig another well? Isn't there something else we can do? Maybe a bigger hp pump (1.5 hp or 2 hp). I have 2 landscapers come out and look at it and they are saying that water is not coming out enough "gallons per minute". They said it is only producing about 12 gallons per minute, and one of them said for my system, I probably need about 25 gallons per minute. How do we get that so that each zone will produce water for the entire 20 minutes I have the zone on for? Here are a few notes the landscaper left: "pump does turn off and on at right pressure". "When you turn on system, the pump gradually loses pressure....the pump cannot keep up with the demand of water". "The irrigation zone sizes are fine, the pump should be able to keep up." Can anyone help please? Pretty sad I have to try to figure out the problem and then tell the guy I'm paying. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- vey, 04:36:37 08/08/12 Wed Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- vey, 04:41:55 08/08/12 Wed Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- Kathy I, 10:34:51 08/08/12 Wed Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- Fred Dungan (more zones), 16:43:22 08/09/12 Thu Sometimes 10 feet makes a difference -- vey9, 04:28:22 08/10/12 Fri Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- William the Wellman, 15:17:32 08/20/12 Mon Re: Well not producing enough gpm for irrigation system -- Kathy I, 19:50:57 08/20/12 Mon

Subject: low pressure
Author: Eddie Villareal [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:00:43 08/10/12 Fri (rrcs-67-78-110-162.sw.biz.rr.com/67.78.110.162) I have a 500 foot water well and im needing to know what causes the well to lose pressure when the main distrubition value is off and has short pumping cycles. Please help [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: low pressure -- vey9, 11:57:32 08/10/12 Fri

Subject: Instead of pumping water, my pump pulls up the well seal and drop pipe

Author:
Lou
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Date Posted: 19:12:52 08/08/12 Wed
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I'm working on a hand pump. My static water level is 80 feet. The pump is set at 110 feet. Why am I pulling up my well seal and drop pipe, and not any water? The pump worked above ground in a test, but not in the well. My fulcrum is not attached to the wellhead. When I pull up on the rod slowly, the rod comes up, but not water. When I pull up on it fast, it pulls up everything (well seal, drop pipe), but still no water. The seals are not binding, but it feels like a vacuum is created. The foot valve is new, and I removed the spring after the third attempt. The cylinder is 4 inches and the drop pipe is 1 1/4 inches. What could the problem be?

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Subject: depth of water well
Author: steve [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:06:38 07/25/12 Wed (wnpgmb1204w-ds01-77-129.dynamic.mtsallstream.net/142.161.77.129) how deep is it possible to go by using this do it yourself method and how deep can a well be before you can not use a manuel pump? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: depth of water well -- Fred Dungan, 18:20:46 07/25/12 Wed

Subject: 2 questions- HELP
Author: JMSJ83 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:37:07 07/11/12 Wed (144ob.scansafe.net/72.37.171.60) I drove a shallow well 2 weeks ago to replace an old irrigation well for garden/vinyard. Its 1 1/4# 60" simmons 60 gauge point and 15' galv 1 1/4" pipe. I live in NJ. My static water level is 5-6' in sandy soil. Question 1- I 1st hooked a hand pump up for a week to clear well and after a week and 100's of galons of water It pumps great but Its still pulling sand up. How is this possible? Question 2- I hooked a pump up yesterday after priming it it pumps good, but after it sits a couple minutes it looses its prime. The check valve is holding, all fitting are sealed with teflon, no leaks, no drip. I hear what appears to be air sucking when pump is running. I had 3 people looking for leaks and couldn't find any. Do I have a bad new pump? I bought a pump/tank combo at Harbor Frieght? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: 2 questions- HELP -- vey, 11:06:17 07/12/12 Thu Re: 2 questions- HELP -- jmsj83, 15:34:05 07/12/12 Thu Re: 2 questions- HELP -- vey, 05:06:34 07/13/12 Fri Re: 2 questions- HELP -- vey, 05:51:46 07/13/12 Fri Re: 2 questions- HELP -- jmsj83, 19:35:45 07/22/12 Sun Re: 2 questions- HELP -- vey, 12:39:14 07/23/12 Mon

Subject: deepening cased water well

Author:
L Tillberg
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Date Posted: 09:44:48 07/23/12 Mon
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I have a 5" cased well that is 45 feet deep with a submersible pump on it that is around 40 ft. When the well is not pumped it will fill up to about 30 ft but when pumped willpump air about 1/4 of the time. it pumps for 5-10 seconds then pumps air for 2-4 seconds. Is there any way to dig the well deeper? I forced a high volume of water down the casing and got out some sand but now am down to something more solid. Is there some way of drilling through this "gravel or shale" or could i use a sand point to go deeper. If I use a sand point I would probably have to go to some type of jet pump wouldn't I?

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Subject: Preassure tank maintainig preassure
Author: Levi [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:53:33 07/22/12 Sun (174-126-105-148.cpe.cableone.net/174.126.105.148) I have installed a sand point well. I am about 25 feet down. I pump OK water, but no pressure. I am using a 1/2 hp jet pump 1 1/4 galvan.ized pipe off the sand point into the pump. I come out straight to a hose spliter with one garden hose and nothing on the other. I didn't have enough pressure to water with more then two sprinkler half heads, the kind that spray. So I bought a 19 gallon pressure tank and tank hook up kit from home depot. I think I have it hooked up right, there was no instructions in the kit box. It is a precharged tank to 40 psi BTW. So when I first turn my pump on it starts to build pressure. The pressure switch is a 40-60 psi. It builds up to 60 and shuts off. When I turn the hose on full open it comes out a great long stream of water as the pressure starts to drop right below 40. The pump then kicks on and now I'm back to where I was with enough to run the two heads. Then it loses what ever pressure is left. I don't really understand this stuff so I'm at my breaking point. I just want more pressure is all. Please help! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Preassure tank maintainig preassure -- vey, 06:26:32 07/23/12 Mon

Subject: Sand point well
Author: seahorse669 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:00:35 07/19/12 Thu (wsip-66-210-29-139.ks.ok.cox.net/66.210.29.139) I have a sand point well used for irrigation. For the last two years the irrigation has worked fine until around July and then it does not reliably pump water with any pressure. I measured the depth of the well--20 feet down--water level in the pipe is at approximately 16 feet 6 inches (that would been 3 and a half feet from the BOTTOM of the pipe). I THINK the pump works ok (about 2 years old). I live in Kansas and the last two summers have been extremely dry. Is 3 and a half feet of water in the pipe sufficient to draw a suction?? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sand point well -- vey, 13:33:09 07/19/12 Thu

Subject: New Shallow Well Not Producing
Author: Gary (happy) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:00:59 07/17/12 Tue (70-126-55-6.res.bhn.net/70.126.55.6) I am in the process of trying to get my new shallow well to produce. I live in Central Florida and my well is 17 feet deep. The static water level is about 7 feet. When I hook my 1 hp Goulds Jet Pump to my well it sucks water intermittently. I have a ball valve on my line to keep it from sucking too much water. Also, I have a check valve to keep water in the pipe. I bought a pressurized tank to help the pump. I'm guess that I'm not actually in the aquifier because I have 3 shallow wells and hook them up all at once to the pump and it still doesn't pump water consistently. How can I tell if I'm in the aquifier or in a water table that is about the aquifier? Any advice would be appreciated. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: New Shallow Well Not Producing -- vey9, 07:52:49 07/18/12 Wed

Subject: cement cylider well - 55' deep
Author: Dawn Becker [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: cement cylider well - 55' deep -- Fred Dungan, 01:18:07 03/24/12 Sat Re: cement cylider well - 55' deep -- Lenwood Clifford, 06:50:31 07/16/12 Mon

Subject: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line?
Author: harry Resnoski (Perplexed) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:54:36 07/12/12 Thu (wnpgmb0804w-ad03-85-37.dynamic.mtsallstream.net/74.216.85.37) Can a 3/4 hp jet pump pull water from a river through an existing 250' 2" line? The drop is approximately 25'. My son bought 2.6 acres and the original pump was removed 15 years ago. My son picked up an old jet pump that has the standard 1 1/4" intake. The pump can be wired for 115/230 volts. The pump will be used for irrigating 6 zones, 1 or 2 zones at a time. I'm in the process of making a 6 outlet manifold for the 1" lines. Thank you! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line? -- vey, 13:57:33 07/12/12 Thu Re: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line? -- Harry Rzesnoski, 15:18:45 07/12/12 Thu Re: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line? -- vey, 05:29:49 07/13/12 Fri Re: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line? -- vey, 05:46:24 07/13/12 Fri Re: Can I use a 1 1/4 intake to draw water through a 2" line? -- vey, 05:52:48 07/13/12 Fri

Subject: shallow well jet pump
Author: Norma [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:01:30 07/05/12 Thu (NoHost/206.246.6.216) we have a 1/2 hp shallow well jet pump about 2 yrs old. we are trying to pull water from the creek. the uplift will be between 15-20 foot up from the water.. intake is 1 1/4 inches, outtake is normal garden hose... we canot get it to pump, the pump, jerks and kicks then shuts off, any suggestions? is this too restricted coming out of the pump? our electric supply is a good 20 foot away.. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: shallow well jet pump -- vey, 11:03:36 07/05/12 Thu

Subject: jet assembly

Author:
john (stuck)
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Date Posted: 09:55:27 07/03/12 Tue
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I have an old well w//4" casing. I trying to set up a deep well { 2 pipe } jet pump to irrigate my garden, I bought a jet assembly for a 4" casing but I can't get it down the casing. It measures 3 and 7/8" across- with 1-1/4 and 1" piping -just to tight. Does some mfg. make a jet with smaller cross section. thank you for any suggestions

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Subject: No Water Draw

Author:
Scott Arnett
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Date Posted: 06:20:04 06/27/12 Wed
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Hello. I recently drove a well point 13' down putting the well point 8' under the water table. In driving the well I used a sledge hammer causing the 1 1/4 pipe to break at the drive coupling (that joined the two 5' sections of pipe) 5' down under ground. I dug the pipe back up, cleaned the second section of 5' that was still in the ground attached to the well point and used a rubber joiner (the kind with the screw clamps on either end) to rejoin the two 5' sections back together. I cemented the pipe in place for stability, purged the pipe completely and noticed that the water in the pipe (that now pertrudes out of the ground 12 in)stays full of water consistantly at ground level (or 12 in from the top of the pipe). I have bought a new pitchers pump, primed it many many times with no luck in drawing water. Fearing that the pitches pump was defective, I bought a new shallow well pump & check valve, (installed them both correctly) primed that also many many times with still no luck. Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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Subject: water
Author: carl poole [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:09:47 06/23/12 Sat (host671420023172.direcway.com/67.142.172.23) we cleaned point put everything back have water now and bettewr pressure but water is very cloudy and it wont settle if put in a glass [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water -- vey, 13:07:59 06/25/12 Mon

Subject: Restarting shallow jet pump well new pump no water flow
Author: Jeff [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 04:12:21 06/08/12 Fri (c-76-112-61-54.hsd1.mi.comcast.net/76.112.61.54) I am trying to restart a shallow ~33' well. I replaced the jet pump, frozen and cracked previous owner, and have primed it many times. The pump holds it's prime overnight but only produces 10psi when run with only a trickle of discharge water with the discharge cracked slightly open. There is a check valve 6' down the well line and if I loosen the well side of the check I hear air sucking in. The well is 30 years old and may not have run for a couple years. So what do I have plugged screen? Clogged foot valve? Don't k ow where the well head is but probably can witch it. I am handy but at the end of my skills what should I do next? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Restarting shallow jet pump well new pump no water flow -- Skyler, 01:31:42 06/22/12 Fri

Subject: sucess with a small well drill rig ?
Author: stanley (any help) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:32:11 06/13/12 Wed (adsl-99-103-189-203.dsl.sfldmi.sbcglobal.net/99.103.189.203) I purchased a small drill rig (hydra rock) from an estate.It is one of the newer models with 6 hp. drill motor. Was wondering about the sucess rate that any others may have had with this setup. We have to backpack every thing 5 miles into the location. Missing was the operational manuals and attempts to purchase same from manufacting seem to be ignored. Any help or advice greatly appreciated. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: sucess with a small well drill rig ? -- Fred Dungan (Better to schedule an air drop), 17:44:03 06/18/12 Mon

Subject: water draw
Author: Ben Kirkland (doing good) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 04:43:41 06/18/12 Mon (macdill-pxyw1n.afnoc.af.mil/132.3.37.68) My hand driven well is 18 feet I send down a line and found water at 11 feet, when I fill the pipe up to the top with water it only dropped about 1 inch in a week. So I have put two different pumps on the line and it will not draw water. It does however pull a vacuum when I press down and hold the handle on the pump. If I hold the vacuum for over 10 seconds I can hear air seeping out, does this indicate a air leak on the metal pipe or some other problem. Why would not the water pull at least what was already in the pipe?? Thanks for any advice. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water draw -- vey, 08:17:37 06/18/12 Mon

Subject: HELP !!! Need parts for Fairbanks-Morse piston type well pump !
Author: "DOC" [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:09:37 06/14/12 Thu (pool-72-86-1-115.lyncva.east.verizon.net/72.86.1.115) I have had this OLD Fairbanks-Morse pump sitting around for many years as a conversation piece, and finally decided to actually use it to run 3 sprinklers in our garden.The electric motor works and the gearbox operates the piston connecting rod but when I plumbed it up to the water tanks water flows thru the pump freely and when you turn on the power it built no pressure,so.....I disconnected it and brought it in the shop, and took it apart. The seal or washer or whatever it is that serves as a piston is long gone and I have no idea what goes in it. I have 13 pictures of the pump and its stages of disassembly, but I see no way to upload pics to this forum? Any help will sure be appreciated! Thanks,"DOC" [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: HELP !!! Need parts for Fairbanks-Morse piston type well pump ! -- vey, 08:05:04 06/18/12 Mon

Subject: Help with an old well
Author: Job (greatful) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:43:41 06/02/12 Sat (c-24-10-166-101.hsd1.ut.comcast.net/24.10.166.101) My brother bought a house that was built in the 60's it has an old well I belive. There are two 1 1/4" galvanized pipes coming out of the ground about 3' apart they 90 and come to a T. Hooked a old 5hp pump that my dad gave me to it and nothing comes out. There is 240 vac next to this well and a breaker in the house that says pump. My question is how to I tell if this is dried up old well or worth getting up and running. Also what is the second pipe for never seen this configuration before. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Help with an old well -- vey, 07:45:07 06/04/12 Mon Re: Help with an old well -- Job (Grateful), 14:51:35 06/04/12 Mon Re: Help with an old well -- Job (Grateful), 20:41:31 06/04/12 Mon Re: Help with an old well -- Fred Dungan ("de nada"), 15:18:55 06/05/12 Tue Re: Help with an old well -- Job (Getting flustered), 15:45:02 06/08/12 Fri Re: Help with an old well -- Fred Dungan, 17:46:28 06/09/12 Sat

Subject: sand point well points?
Author: Matthew [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:26:41 06/06/12 Wed (68-119-5-240.dhcp.unas.wa.charter.com/68.119.5.240) I am trying to figure out what the advantages or disadvantage are between the diamater, ie 1-1/4" to 2", and also in the lenghth, ie 24" to 36". I have a pre-existing well, hand dug to 8-1/2'x 20", with 1/2' of standing water. I want to run a pre existing 3/4" sprinkler system with the water, I think I need close to 15gpm. Thank you for your help! I am starting to pull my hair out on this one [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: sand point well points? -- Fred Dungan, 17:58:47 06/07/12 Thu

Subject: garden hose stuck 18 feet in my shallow well 2inch pipe
Author: ben (how can i get this garden hose un stuct) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:00:54 05/26/12 Sat (50-39-228-191.bvtn.or.frontiernet.net/50.39.228.191) need to get this garden hose unstuct it is 18 feet down inside the 4 inch pipe at the bottom ipulled on garden hose it is stuck real good even with water running down garden hose if i had a half stick of dinamite i woult do it that way but you cannot buy dinamite anymore [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: garden hose stuck 18 feet in my shallow well 2inch pipe -- ben (fixed garden hose problem), 18:01:58 05/27/12 Sun Re: garden hose stuck 18 feet in my shallow well 2inch pipe -- ben (garden hose stuck), 18:09:15 05/27/12 Sun Re: garden hose stuck 18 feet in my shallow well 2inch pipe -- fdungan (don't pontificate, lubricate), 18:09:19 05/27/12 Sun

Subject: taking out pipes fell dow in bore
Author: piyush sehgal [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: taking out pipes fell dow in bore -- Fred Dungan, 17:58:07 05/13/12 Sun

Subject: Iron in water
Author: Gail (Help) [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Iron in water -- vey, 07:18:20 04/18/12 Wed Re: Iron in water -- Gail (help), 11:55:51 04/19/12 Thu

Subject: pump stuck, what can I do
Author: Craig (Hoping in E. TX.) [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: pump stuck, what can I do -- Fred Dungan (Responsibility), 18:42:55 04/14/12 Sat Re: pump stuck, what can I do -- Craig, 07:43:01 04/17/12 Tue Re: pump stuck, what can I do -- vey, 06:10:29 04/18/12 Wed Re: pump stuck, what can I do -- Craig, 08:11:44 04/18/12 Wed Re: pump stuck, what can I do -- vey, 06:57:03 04/19/12 Thu

Subject: Pressure Switch On Well Pump Problem
Author: Tim [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Pressure Switch On Well Pump Problem -- vey, 11:14:38 04/12/12 Thu

Subject: Off Grid Sandpoint

Author:
Chummer
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Date Posted: 08:48:52 04/09/12 Mon
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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) [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: at a standstill as far as progress it seems -- Fred Dungan (Wellscreens keep out sand), 22:37:21 04/04/12 Wed

Subject: water level wont drop enough to insert bleach
Author: leoin (?) [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water level wont drop enough to insert bleach -- FRED DUNGAN, 20:21:27 04/03/12 Tue

Subject: drilling fluid got sucked down well
Author: Bruce marthers (Help) [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: drilling fluid got sucked down well -- vey, 19:03:08 03/26/12 Mon

Subject: inproper casing install
Author: gary (curious) [ Edit \| View ]	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'? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: inproper casing install -- Fred Dungan, 12:25:41 03/19/12 Mon

Subject: drilling in karst country
Author: john [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: drilling in karst country -- Fred Dungan (Augers turn rocks), 23:01:05 02/26/12 Sun Re: drilling in karst country -- john, 19:13:01 03/13/12 Tue

Subject: Creek water for irrigation
Author: Jerry [ Edit \| View ]	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, [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Fred Dungan, 13:47:37 03/08/12 Thu Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Jerry, 14:21:29 03/08/12 Thu Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Fred Dungan (Too many rocks), 16:13:10 03/09/12 Fri Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Jerry, 09:13:36 03/11/12 Sun Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Fred Dungan (thank you for your interest), 11:44:24 03/11/12 Sun Re: Creek water for irrigation -- Jerry, 07:01:20 03/12/12 Mon

Subject: Sand point well questions.
Author: ned souder (optamistic possabilities !) [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sand point well questions. -- Fred Dungan (Too shallow), 13:50:03 03/07/12 Wed

Subject: waterwell up to a holding tank
Author: dcurtis55 (Dale) [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: clay
Author: sandi [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: clay -- Fred Dungan, 00:17:13 02/23/12 Thu

Subject: Drive point well problem
Author: Jason [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Hard to pump -- Fred Dungan (Your instincts are correct), 16:14:19 02/18/12 Sat Re: Hard to pump -- Jason, 09:12:22 02/21/12 Tue Re: Drive point well problem -- Jason (Brozic), 20:59:07 02/20/12 Mon

Subject: pressure tank distance from well
Author: Mike [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: pressure tank distance from well -- vey, 16:44:38 02/15/12 Wed Re: pressure tank distance from well -- Samuel, 16:50:55 02/18/12 Sat

Subject: 1 1/2 well
Author: bubba [ Edit \| View ]	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 ? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: 1 1/2 well -- vey, 17:21:06 02/15/12 Wed

Subject: sticking points
Author: charity (need help please) [ Edit \| View ]	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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: sticking points -- Fred Dungan (Clogged), 19:56:06 02/07/12 Tue

Subject: Simply - how can I dig/drill for water! Italy.
Author: James [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Simply - how can I dig/drill for water! -- Fred Dungan (auger), 14:05:49 01/30/12 Mon

Subject: Do it yourself hydrofracking
Author: James Smith [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Do it yourself hydrofracking -- Fred Dungan, 01:18:10 01/26/12 Thu Re: Do it yourself hydrofracking -- James Smith, 14:15:21 01/27/12 Fri

Subject: I dropped a lead sinker down my casing! help
Author: scott Williamson [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: I dropped a lead sinker down my casing! help -- Fred Dungan (string), 18:59:29 01/23/12 Mon

Subject: 2 inch wellpoint need drop pipe?
Author: Joseph [ Edit \| View ]	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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: 2 inch wellpoint need drop pipe? -- Fred Dungan (Drop the drop pipe), 17:18:42 01/18/12 Wed Re: 2 inch wellpoint need drop pipe? -- vey, 08:34:25 01/20/12 Fri

Subject: How to proceed
Author: Everett [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: How to proceed -- Fred Dungan (temporary setback), 16:32:08 01/15/12 Sun

Subject: Question re: 25 ft drop shallow well
Author: Joseph [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Question re: 25 ft drop shallow well -- Fred Dungan (Subject to Periodic Flood?), 17:35:24 01/12/12 Thu Re: Question re: 25 ft drop shallow well -- Joseph, 18:13:34 01/12/12 Thu Re: Question re: 25 ft drop shallow well -- Joseph, 21:24:54 01/13/12 Fri

Subject: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement
Author: Sipes3940 (Anxious) [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement -- Fred Dungan, 17:27:49 01/03/12 Tue Re: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement -- sipes3940 (Still Anxious), 05:41:37 01/05/12 Thu Re: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement -- vey, 12:31:54 01/06/12 Fri Re: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement -- sipes3940, 06:46:20 01/09/12 Mon Re: Attaching hand pump to capped pipe in basement -- vey, 05:47:04 01/10/12 Tue

Subject: well pipe
Author: wayne (sad) [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Shallow well troubles/options?
Author: Joseph [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Fred Dungan (best bet), 16:50:04 12/09/11 Fri Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Joseph (searching), 07:42:17 12/10/11 Sat Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Joseph, 19:26:28 12/09/11 Fri Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Fred Dungan (climate change), 15:39:31 12/10/11 Sat Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- vey, 06:39:27 12/11/11 Sun Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Joseph, 09:56:54 12/11/11 Sun Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- vey, 10:25:21 12/11/11 Sun Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Joseph, 08:36:11 12/12/11 Mon Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- vey, 14:22:29 12/12/11 Mon Re: Shallow well troubles/options? -- Joseph, 15:48:08 12/12/11 Mon

Subject: lost pipe down well
Author: Billy (sad) [ Edit \| View ]	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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: lost pipe down well -- Fred Dungan (Do it right), 11:59:53 11/21/11 Mon

Subject: Help needed with packer
Author: Legdoc [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Help needed with packer -- Fred Dungan (stainless steel), 16:53:56 11/19/11 Sat

Subject: A spot to drill
Author: Jack T [ Edit \| View ]	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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: A spot to drill -- Fred Dungan (Most groundwater occurs in aquifers), 13:25:00 11/07/11 Mon

Subject: Hot water tanks
Author: Keith Rice (On my 5Th hot water tank) [ Edit \| View ]	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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Hot water tanks -- Fred Dungan (Hard water? Too much minerals?), 16:56:51 11/06/11 Sun Re: Hot water tanks -- Fred Dungan ((softeners require frequent maintenance)), 17:08:59 11/06/11 Sun

Subject: plugged sandpoint?
Author: Brady [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Most likely the water table has dropped over time -- Fred Dungan, 12:26:31 02/17/11 Thu Re: plugged sandpoint? -- Vey, 08:33:44 02/18/11 Fri

Subject: Old Drilled Well
Author: Gary Miller (Frustated homesteader) [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Old Drilled Well -- Fred Dungan (water quality issue), 15:55:28 10/11/11 Tue

Subject: well problem
Author: Willie [ Edit \| View ]	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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: well problem -- Fred Dungan, 19:55:26 09/28/11 Wed Re: well problem -- Willie, 06:23:48 10/06/11 Thu Re: well problem -- Willie, 05:04:15 10/10/11 Mon Re: well problem -- Willie, 06:21:45 10/10/11 Mon Re: well problem -- Fred Dungan, 14:52:43 10/10/11 Mon

Subject: Finishing jetted well

Author:
Gary (Perplexed)
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Date Posted: 18:47:14 10/01/11 Sat
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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) [ Edit \| View ]	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!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Help with a well pump -- Fred Dungan, 20:03:02 09/28/11 Wed

Subject: my water levol is 3.5'
Author: bob jonevski [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:43:29 09/21/11 Wed (d27-96-206-65.nap.wideopenwest.com/96.27.65.206) 22.5' deep i have 3.5' standing water haw mach pomping water i have [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: my water level is 3.5' -- Fred Dungan (diddly squat), 17:59:20 09/22/11 Thu

Subject: Stinky Water
Author: Bill Purdy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 05:38:38 09/20/11 Tue (CPE0024e8064b5b-CM001371873f1a.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/99.236.224.87) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Stinky Water -- Fred Dungan (Like the smell of bleach?), 15:53:28 09/20/11 Tue

Subject: Old well, I'm lost
Author: Fred Clanton (Help) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:13:27 09/18/11 Sun (cache-dtc-ad09.proxy.aol.com/205.188.116.203) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Old well, I'm lost -- Fred Dungan (it's a gamble), 20:55:01 09/18/11 Sun

Subject: Pump type for a 2" sand point well

Author:
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
Author: jim [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:20:16 09/13/11 Tue (NoHost/208.108.112.121) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: submersible well pump stuck at bot of 75 ft well -- Fred Dungan (Let the machine do the heavy lifting), 20:46:42 09/13/11 Tue

Subject: lost ppipe in well

Author:
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
Author: Mark (Thankful) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:37:00 09/11/11 Sun (hmnsntplwc01.ngb.army.mil/132.79.10.15) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Remove Cutting Oil -- Fred Dungan (No Solvent), 21:37:42 09/11/11 Sun

Subject: sand and red water (clay) when pump restarts after power loss
Author: Liisa [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:10:02 09/08/11 Thu (cache-dtc-ad09.proxy.aol.com/205.188.116.203) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: sand and red water (clay) when pump restarts after power loss -- Fred Dungan, 14:16:49 09/09/11 Fri

Subject: water squirting from top of pump jack when pumping
Author: Sheri Meadows [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:18:39 09/06/11 Tue (216-19-7-249.commspeed.net/216.19.7.249) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water squirting from top of pump jack when pumping -- Fred Dungan (Vaseline), 18:14:39 09/06/11 Tue

Subject: Well gone dry
Author: Matt (Dry well) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:44:14 09/05/11 Mon (c-67-172-74-163.hsd1.fl.comcast.net/67.172.74.163) 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... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Well gone dry -- Fred Dungan, 10:59:46 09/05/11 Mon

Subject: Sand/Mudd in Well Water
Author: Dorene [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:55:44 08/30/11 Tue (ip68-10-205-103.hr.hr.cox.net/68.10.205.103) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sand/Mudd in Well Water -- Dorene, 15:43:09 08/31/11 Wed Re: Sand/Mudd in Well Water -- Fred Dungan (Second Opinion), 13:06:54 09/01/11 Thu Re: Sand/Mudd in Well Water -- Dorene, 16:55:18 09/01/11 Thu

Subject: Deepen Well

Author:
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
Author: Kris [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:00:37 08/24/11 Wed (69-20-159-102.static.ida.net/69.20.159.102) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: questionable water -- Fred Dungan, 13:34:50 08/26/11 Fri

Subject: Silt at bottom of PVC WellPoint
Author: SiltMan (Swimming in silt) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:34:14 08/09/11 Tue (ip70-188-140-12.ri.ri.cox.net/70.188.140.12) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Silt at bottom of PVC WellPoint -- Fred Dungan (Trial and Error), 22:32:48 08/09/11 Tue Re: Silt at bottom of PVC WellPoint -- SiltMan (Swimming in More Silt), 13:16:09 08/23/11 Tue

Subject: Well pump drained whole house
Author: David Rexford (puzzled) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:19:12 07/19/11 Tue (cpe-67-242-75-2.nycap.res.rr.com/67.242.75.2) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Well pump drained whole house -- Paul Bourgeois, 09:43:35 08/21/11 Sun

Subject: Very old water well is clogged
Author: T.C. Hicks (Inquisitive) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:18:59 03/04/11 Fri (adsl-147-223-195.jan.bellsouth.net/72.147.223.195) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Very old water well is clogged -- Fred Dungan (No way to know until you have tried it), 10:43:19 03/05/11 Sat

Subject: antique deep well hand pump for shallow well?
Author: brian (puzzled) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:17:34 05/27/10 Thu (75-106-96-58.cust.wildblue.net/75.106.96.58) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: antique deep well hand pump for shallow well? -- fdungan (buy a new one), 14:00:44 05/27/10 Thu Re: antique deep well hand pump for shallow well? -- brian (still wondering), 19:58:04 05/27/10 Thu Re: antique deep well hand pump for shallow well? -- fdungan (encrusted?), 13:05:13 05/28/10 Fri

Subject: Driven Well feasibility?

Author:
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
Author: Jim (Frustrated) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:46:20 08/01/10 Sun (97-127-20-253.mpls.qwest.net/97.127.20.253) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: No water - sand point -- Fred Dungan (uncharacteristiclly despondent), 11:11:19 08/02/10 Mon

Subject: shrunk caseing
Author: jeff in texas (shrunk caseing) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:03:36 08/16/11 Tue (pool-173-57-57-218.dllstx.fios.verizon.net/173.57.57.218) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: shrunk caseing -- Fred Dungan (beyond the pale?), 16:18:19 08/16/11 Tue

Subject: New Well, No water
Author: Jennifer (NEED HELP plz) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:41:28 08/13/11 Sat (nc-71-48-25-44.dhcp.embarqhsd.net/71.48.25.44) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: New Well, No water -- F Dungan (Check your settings), 17:59:20 08/14/11 Sun

Subject: pitcher pump gaskets
Author: r staudt [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:59:40 08/08/11 Mon (ool-18bd456e.dyn.optonline.net/24.189.69.110) where can I buy gaskets for a pitcher pump [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: pitcher pump gaskets -- Fred Dungan, 22:22:27 08/09/11 Tue

Subject: water table
Author: Dave (help) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 01:40:53 08/07/11 Sun (ip98-178-167-6.tu.ok.cox.net/98.178.167.6) What is the average depth of the water table near Damon, Latimer County, OK? I am considering a DIY well in that area. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water table -- Fred Dungan, 20:44:34 08/07/11 Sun

Subject: above ground well head
Author: lee pirrotti (help) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:35:35 08/07/11 Sun (pool-96-232-115-116.nycmny.fios.verizon.net/96.232.115.116) we have a well head below grade. we would like to have an above ground well cover. where can i buy one [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: above ground well head -- Fred Dungan (mainland China), 20:29:24 08/07/11 Sun

Subject: Pump is sucking air
Author: Paul Mcarthur (Concerned) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:51:34 08/03/11 Wed (twmail.transwest.com/63.150.150.228) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Pump is sucking air -- Fred Dungan (safety rope), 12:18:47 08/03/11 Wed

Subject: connecting a deep well hand pump to the sucker rod
Author: Eldon J. Bloedorn [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:02:19 08/03/11 Wed (cpe-76-172-170-27.socal.res.rr.com/76.172.170.27) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: where can i get a sprinkler pump
Author: virginia schlies (happy happy) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:04:45 07/31/11 Sun (72-160-183-193.dyn.centurytel.net/72.160.183.193) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: where can i get a sprinkler pump -- Fred Dungan, 18:13:06 07/31/11 Sun

Subject: Landscape watering from an existing well.
Author: Tom [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:20:44 07/29/11 Fri (adsl-75-60-60-161.dsl.chi2ca.sbcglobal.net/75.60.60.161) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Landscape watering from an existing well. -- Fred Dungan, 15:29:02 07/30/11 Sat

Subject: testing deep well pump
Author: bob tuma [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:25:12 07/30/11 Sat (173-86-126-206.dr01.glvv.ny.frontiernet.net/173.86.126.206) Can you test a half horse deep well pump to a one horse starter? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: water well pressure problem
Author: Karen Geyer (perplexed) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:17:23 07/28/11 Thu (66-87-1-212.pools.spcsdns.net/66.87.1.212) 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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water well pressure problem -- Fred Dungan, 15:10:45 07/29/11 Fri

Subject: Low water well yield
Author: Dawn Egan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:10:16 07/29/11 Fri (host671420020161.direcway.com/67.142.161.20) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Low water well yield -- Fred Dungan (pressure gauge is unreliable), 15:02:17 07/29/11 Fri

Subject: emergency water
Author: Elaine Lagrange (Happy) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:56:10 07/25/11 Mon (50-54-238-91.evrt.wa.frontiernet.net/50.54.238.91) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: emergency water -- Elaine (happy), 15:27:07 07/28/11 Thu

Subject: Found a vandalized well on NM property
Author: Will Boone (otta money & luck) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:10:55 07/27/11 Wed (adsl-98-71-43-205.pns.bellsouth.net/98.71.43.205) 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- [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Found a vandalized well on NM property -- Fred Dungan, 11:54:25 07/27/11 Wed

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 ?) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:54:18 07/21/11 Thu (c-24-13-156-248.hsd1.il.comcast.net/24.13.156.248) 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 ? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Sweating Well cap -- Fred Dungan, 12:26:25 07/22/11 Fri

Subject: sand in old 4" well
Author: Tara [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 09:16:48 07/19/11 Tue (70-56-149-151.bois.qwest.net/70.56.149.151) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: sand in old 4" well -- Fred Dungan (wellscreen), 14:30:55 07/19/11 Tue

Subject: well point
Author: Thomas W. Jacobs [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:49:17 07/18/11 Mon (188-177.SPEEDe.golden.net/216.75.188.177) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

Subject: Driving a New Shallow Well Point
Author: Mark Evans [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:12:04 07/16/11 Sat (74-45-68-148.dr01.nwmd.wi.frontiernet.net/74.45.68.148) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Driving a New Shallow Well Point -- Fred Dungan (do it again), 15:18:14 07/17/11 Sun

Subject: Connect across a road
Author: Faith T [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:03:17 07/16/11 Sat (NoHost/50.55.97.195) 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? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Connect across a road -- Fred Dungan, 14:17:17 07/16/11 Sat

Subject: water well with 2 inch casing
Author: Todd Whatley [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:49:05 08/02/10 Mon (NoHost/65.71.155.130) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: water well with 2 inch casing -- Fred Dungan (sympathetic to your plight), 01:43:15 08/04/10 Wed

Subject: Pulling up sand in pitcher pump well

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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 [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:59:23 05/02/11 Mon (14.107.244.66.sdsl.dyn.smithvilledsl.net/66.244.107.14) 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! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: Pressure Drops -- Fred Dungan (tire gauge), 12:42:46 05/02/11 Mon

Subject: What type of well point to use
Author: Tommy [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:44:49 04/09/08 Wed (user-24-214-105-215.knology.net/24.214.105.215) 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. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: What type of well point to use -- Vey, 15:51:21 04/10/08 Thu

Subject: New well -can't pump water up
Author: Fred Johnson [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 18:17:31 07/07/11 Thu (c-71-204-193-124.hsd1.de.comcast.net/71.204.193.124) 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 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]
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Re: New well -can't pump water up -- Fred Dungan, 18:59:27 07/07/11 Thu Re: New well -can't pump water up -- Fred, 08:24:15 07/12/11 Tue

Subject: Windmill using well point.

Author:
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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