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Subject: 2" sandpoint sprinkler system well - planning


Author:
Chris (Learning)
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Date Posted: 19:23:55 04/08/08 Tue
(c-68-60-160-71.hsd1.mi.comcast.net/68.60.160.71)
I am in the planning stages of my irrigation well. My neighbors have wells 25-28 ft deep. Based on this I believe I will have to use a deep well system (to be safe). From going over the site and reading the posts - I am guessing the packer ejector deep well setup is my only option with a 2" sandpoint driven well. Am I correct in this assumption? Thanks for your help.

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Subject: What type of well point to use


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Tommy
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Date Posted: 15:44:49 04/09/08 Wed
(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.

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Subject: sta rite pump


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gordon (stumped)
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Date Posted: 15:19:43 02/24/08 Sun
(cblmdm72-241-112-150.buckeyecom.net/72.241.112.150)
I have a sta rite pump on a 12 gallon tank that lost its prime and quit working about two weeks ago. i have the same pump and tank for my garden so i'm using that now with no problems. I bought a rebuilding kit for the first pump. when i took it apart everything looked fine but I replaced it anyhow. darned if it still won't prime. motor sounds fine. any ideas before I by a new one would be appreciated!! thanks

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Subject: Mud pump


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Tommy
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Date Posted: 20:42:32 04/07/08 Mon
(user-24-214-105-215.knology.net/24.214.105.215)
Is there another name for a mud pump. I have heard people using a mud pump when washing a well. After you have drilled down to wet sand or as deep as you need to go, you use the mud pump to pump out sand at the bottom of the well. The sand caves in and you pump the sand out creating a reservior for your wellpoint. I have been unable finding such a pump for the rental stores. They have a trash pump for dirty water only but not for pumping sand.

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Subject: Sanitary hand pump


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Scott (help)
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Date Posted: 12:27:58 04/01/08 Tue
(NoHost/24.248.158.103)
I have a Baker Monitor force-type hand pump on a well where I'm building my house, where I hoped to live without electricity. I've learned that the county health department requires a pressurized water system for dwellings. Can I adapt a hand pump to do this, or to otherwise satisfy the code's aim of preventing contamination from air when water flows back through the weep hole below the frost line?

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Subject: Washed Well Help


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Tommy
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Date Posted: 12:51:24 04/01/08 Tue
(user-24-214-105-215.knology.net/24.214.105.215)
I live in Montgomery, AL. I want to drill a washed well to water my yard. I have read a number of web sites on how to drill a shallow well. Brady had good instructions on the way to do this. I'm not clear on (1)how deep the well should be (2) what type of wellpoint with slots and how many to place on the final PVC pipe (3) what does the 2-3 GPM per foot mean? Is it the feet of the slotted wellpoint? The slotted wellpoint is 4', therefore I should get 8 to 12 GPM of water if I have a good well?
(4) what type of pump should I use?

Thanks,
You advice would be helpful.

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Subject: installing a well by using an air compressor


Author:
r staudt
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Date Posted: 16:56:12 03/31/08 Mon
(ool-18bd33da.dyn.optonline.net/24.189.51.218)
does anyone have experience installing a small diameter(2") well using a large capacity air compressor(125 cfm) They refer to it as blowing in a well and I'm interested on how its done
Thanks

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Subject: help, advice please


Author:
nick devonshire (struggling)
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Date Posted: 02:50:40 03/25/08 Tue
(B94_acl1.gw.smartbro.net/203.84.185.154)
Hi everybody,
I am building a beachfront house in the philippines, i have to create a well but cannot buy proper fitting so i will have to improvise, i can create a drive point easily enough but the only joiners are iron with a re'enforcing ring around them,

I'm worried that the oversize joints will make it difficult to drive in, if i machine them off i'm afraid they will be too weak,

Also will ordinary galv pipe be ok for the point and screen, and how long a section should be perforated.

Many Thanks

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Subject: old well


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rob roberts
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Date Posted: 13:44:30 03/24/08 Mon
(d149-67-28-150.col.wideopenwest.com/67.149.150.28)
I have an 2in. well hasn't been used in 20 years its 25 feet deep and water sits in it at about 15feet. It was powered by an old piston pump I replaced the leathers on the rods fired it up but no water came out. I tried a hand pump but still no water.Any ideas would be appreciated.My son and I started to drive a new well right next to the old one only got to 12 feet driving very difficult (1 1/4)so I thought I'd go back to the old well. thanks rob

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Subject: how to pull submerged pump to make it non-electric


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Daniel (hopeful)
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Date Posted: 00:03:24 03/16/08 Sun
(adsl-227-14-253.jan.bellsouth.net/74.227.14.253)
My parents have an old submered pump well. the pump quit several years back, since they also had city water they never fixed the well. How would you cheaply pull the pump and use as a bucket well. I believe the caseing is 3 or 4". It has a tank so I assume it is a deep well. Over a hundred feet. thanks for any help.

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Subject: Driving Point Well


Author:
Lou
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Date Posted: 07:13:02 03/12/08 Wed
(static-72-85-254-141.bstnma.east.verizon.net/72.85.254.141)
I'm interested in driving a point well, my area of interest per the Web Soil Survey is 100% "freetown muck". I live on the edge of a lake and most of the year it is full of water (we currently have a pvc line submerged and are pumping out only for lawn irrigation nothing more). By the end of the summer this area dries up, but I'm wondering if I drive a point well at the edge, if this will sustain water? The area is about 10' below the grade of the home/shed where the pump is located now so we pump uphill by priming the line first.

Thanks for any replies
Lou

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Subject: no water


Author:
janet
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Date Posted: 10:33:54 03/11/08 Tue
(cpe-65-185-105-6.woh.res.rr.com/65.185.105.6)
My husband and bought our house about a year ago,we have a well but we run out of water very easily.Ican do 1 load of laundry and a shower and it will be out.It takes about 3-4 hrs to come back does any one have any suggestions.Please Help. Thanks janet

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Subject: Which rig would you reccomend


Author:
Richard
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Date Posted: 18:52:59 03/02/08 Sun
(NoHost/144.226.230.37)
I have been considering drilling my own water well and have been researching different portable rigs that are available. I was wondering if anyone has any reccomendations as to which one if any is better to use. I have looked at the Rockmaster tx 450, the hydra 2000 by Hydrafab, the ls200 very little info found on this one, as well as a few others. Any input regarding this would be greatly appreciated and very helpful in making my decision. Thanks, Richard Fleming

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Subject: setting up pump & old style pressure tank


Author:
Richard
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Date Posted: 10:21:44 03/05/08 Wed
(70-41-174-143.cust.wildblue.net/70.41.174.143)
I'm setting up a pump and an old style pressure tank (non bladder type)for my outside watering needs. We just happened to have one of these tanks my dad gave us when he got city water sitting around.Although I feel the bladder tank is more efficient, I would prefer to not have the additional expense of buying one. It's already got the air chuck installed.

Can any body give me any advice on setting up the system? Do I need to add any air to the tank initially?

Thanks

Richard

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Subject: water wells


Author:
john
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Date Posted: 16:20:24 02/21/08 Thu
(CPE704b2e8ecd34-CM00111adf89d4.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/99.243.126.247)
i was going to build a water well model for a university project, i was just wondering if you fellow people can give me advice on how to build the model of a water well and what to use :(

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Subject: water table


Author:
Nancy (help)
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Date Posted: 11:52:28 02/22/08 Fri
(24-178-32-135.dhcp.rcpt.tx.charter.com/24.178.33.135)
My husband and I are using a sand point and we are down 17 feet and have hit water,I think we are in the second round of clay.My question is where can we find out about the water table for Aransas County(Rockport)Tx.?If anyone can please help us...The water will not be used for drinking...

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Subject: Sprinkler Well problems


Author:
Mike Thomas (Angry)
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Date Posted: 18:56:07 02/17/08 Sun
(c-66-177-247-189.hsd1.fl.comcast.net/66.177.247.189)
Hello,
I live in Florida. I have a 2" well driven to about 120 ft. The static water level is about 20' now. For some reason, after a year of good service, I am getting sand into my heads. I installed a in-line sand filter, but it quickly clogs with very fine sand; thus, the system clogs.

Someone told me a drop pipe would help the problem (I am drawing off the casing) So, I purchased a 2 4' sections of PVC well points ( 1 1/4) and 40 ft of pipe, connected it all, and dropped it into my well. The pressure went to half of what it was.

Now, I am at whits end. Is there a way to clear the well of sand? Anyone have some ideas?

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Subject: help please


Author:
anne mcfarland (really scared)
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Date Posted: 21:04:14 02/02/08 Sat
(Kinde-78-232.dyn.avci.net/66.211.78.232)
I live in michigan and we had a relly bad storm that took out everything. forze everything. it has froze before so no biggie well my husband went out to get it working andnoticed the water pump was cracked so they replace the motor and everything and now they cant get it working is there something he can do to make it work so we can have water that wont cost very much. is there anyone out there that can help me? please i would appreciate it.

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Subject: Brown Water from our Faucet suddenly


Author:
Sandra Gagnon
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Date Posted: 20:02:27 02/01/08 Fri
(NoHost/204.72.180.250)
My husband just ran the water from the kitchen sink and it was reddish brown. I have let some sit to see if there is sediment. No result yet.
What could it be...we are clueless.
We are on a well and have a Kinetico water softener. The hot water is still clear. We are at a loss of what to do.
Please help...Thank you.
Sandy and Jack

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Subject: Shallow well pump shuts off


Author:
Mike (confused)
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Date Posted: 14:46:43 02/02/08 Sat
(12-218-67-154.client.mchsi.com/12.218.67.154)
I have a 1/2 hp myers jet pump with a 7 mo old well which is 25' deep. Sometimes when I run water for a long time (shower) etc. the water will stop. After anywhere from 5-15 minutes of no use it will come on again. I have a galvanized (not pressurized tank) that never has had an air volume control and the tank is not waterlogged. Can anyone offer any suggestions.

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Subject: New well problems


Author:
Dan
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Date Posted: 23:18:49 02/02/08 Sat
(NoHost/166.230.140.178)
I had a new well drilled, 140ft. 4" 1hp pump. While flowing well to clean it out the pump will run for 40 minutes and shut off. Disconnect power and turn it back on there is no clicking sound from motor control box. If it is off for an hour or so and restarted it works fine for another 40 minutes. Then the same thing. Is the motor control bad or is the pump overheating? It is a Pentek CSIR box with a Pentek 3 wire 230V pump.

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Subject: Overflowing well


Author:
Mike
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Date Posted: 12:34:19 02/02/08 Sat
(cpe-24-24-93-234.stny.res.rr.com/24.24.93.234)
I have a fairly new well driven at my camp. The well is 125' deep and is in bedrock. The water has been tested and is potable. In the springtime, when the water level of the camp lake is high and the ground is saturated with spring rains, the well overflows at the top of the well casing (18" above ground and sealed) causing somewhat of a mess around the well casing. Once the spring rains are over and the lake level is lower, the overflow stops. Can someone explain why this is happening and what can be done to divert the excess water when the well overflows ?

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Subject: wells in Las Vegas, NM


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Marlene Rodarte
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Date Posted: 09:41:39 02/01/08 Fri
(NoHost/67.61.153.127)
If anyone can give me some advise that would be greatly app.
I want to by a fixer upper house in las Vegas NM, property has a well that does not work not sure what the problem is. Can anyone refer me to a honest well contracter/driller/trouble shooter. What is the honest going rate to have a new well drilled. Whom do I ask about well drilling regulations/permits ects? I am clueless.
Thanks

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Subject: deep well pump hole in casing


Author:
michael johnson (verry sad help???????)
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Date Posted: 18:37:23 02/03/08 Sun
(24-247-204-171.dhcp.bycy.mi.charter.com/24.247.204.171)
i have a deep well pump and my pump runs all the time. we hade a well guy look at it and he said that it hade a hole in the casing i thank it is a to pipe system it is about 40years old. i was wondering if i could put pvc pipe down in side the casing around the to pipe to stop the water and shut of my pump ps i need help thank you michael

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Subject: air in water


Author:
marsha baker
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Date Posted: 08:32:45 11/25/07 Sun
(pool-71-186-79-94.chi01.dsl-w.verizon.net/71.186.79.94)
Put in a new sand point well,28 ft. down 11 ft of water in pipe , new pump and tank. problem alot of air in faucets after pump has run. water looks very milky for a minute are so .

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