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Subject: Help with old well

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Bob Kammerer
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Date Posted: 18:55:47 01/23/09 Fri
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I have a old sprinkler well about 23 years old. It is 23ft deep. Last season I couldn't get sa prime no matter what I trued. I told a garden hose and put it down the wellto flush it. It cleard the screen and the well worked fine for 2 mounths. At the end of the season same thing barley any water pumping. Should I try pulling the pipe and put a new drive point with screen and drive 5-10" deeper or what do you recomend? The pump sits on top and is 11/2" and is 1/2hp.Can I drive a 2" pipe and reduce to 1 1/2" at the pump? Thanks for any help.

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>I have a old sprinkler well about 23 years old. It is >23ft deep. Last season I couldn't get sa prime no >matter what I trued. I told a garden hose and put it >down the wellto flush it. It cleard the screen and the >well worked fine for 2 mounths. At the end of the >season same thing barley any water pumping. Should I >try pulling the pipe and put a new drive point with >screen and drive 5-10" deeper or what do you recomend? >The pump sits on top and is 11/2" and is 1/2hp.Can I >drive a 2" pipe and reduce to 1 1/2" at the pump? >Thanks for any help.

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