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Subject: Re: 17th century stone well

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Fred Dungan (Recovery rate)
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Date Posted: 12:53:23 05/29/08 Thu
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In reply to: Steve Mitchell 's message, "17th century stone well" on 17:14:33 05/28/08 Wed

Water wells are not abadoned without a good reason. This one has an extremely slow recovery rate. If you are determined to develop it, I suggest you pour a gallon of ordinary household bleach in the standing water at the bottom of the well. Have you probed the bottom? You may be able to improve the flow by:

a. removing muck from the bottom
b. drilling small diameter holes through the stone below the standing water level

>I recently unearthed(whilst excavating a field)a 17 th
>c stone(5ft across)well around 25ft deep,We believe
>unused for 10-15yrs,It had a hand pump and a 22ft
>length of scaffold pipe fitted!!,I drained it with a
>submersible pump and well refilled to similar level in
>5 days,How would I clean/sanitize stone side
>construction?"Old timers" here in Ireland said drain
>3/4 times and dash walls with lime?Then let well
>refill,Please advise me of best methods(walls are of
>dry stone construction)Any advise appreciated,Steve.

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><font face=verdana color=scarlet>Water wells are not >abadoned without a good reason. This one has an >extremely slow recovery rate. If you are determined to >develop it, I suggest you pour a gallon of ordinary >household bleach in the standing water at the bottom >of the well. Have you probed the bottom? You may be >able to improve the flow by: > >a. removing muck from the bottom >b. drilling small diameter holes through the stone >below the standing water level</font> > >>I recently unearthed(whilst excavating a field)a 17 th >>c stone(5ft across)well around 25ft deep,We believe >>unused for 10-15yrs,It had a hand pump and a 22ft >>length of scaffold pipe fitted!!,I drained it with a >>submersible pump and well refilled to similar level in >>5 days,How would I clean/sanitize stone side >>construction?"Old timers" here in Ireland said drain >>3/4 times and dash walls with lime?Then let well >>refill,Please advise me of best methods(walls are of >>dry stone construction)Any advise appreciated,Steve.

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