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Subject: Re: Washed Well for irrigation - learning as I go :)

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Vey
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Date Posted: 08:58:53 04/26/08 Sat
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In reply to: Tommy 's message, "Re: Washed Well for irrigation - learning as I go :)" on 06:51:48 04/26/08 Sat

>I am at 30 ft with the 2" pipe depth. I am getting
>white sand to wash up but having trouble getting any
>water to come to the top. I am thinking this is
>because I have hit a water source or a pocket were the
>water is running out the end of the 2" pipe. I can
>pull the 3/4 pipe up a good ways and it still will not
>run out the top. I will try putting two water hoses
>down the pipe full blast and see what happens. If it
>will not run out the top, I think I may have a good
>well. I hope to get a mud pump from a friend and try
>pumping the well out.
>
>The sand I first got is a course sand. It began with
>white and yellow sand mixed. No clay or fine sand.
>
>Thanks for your help!

This is what I was trying to exlain in my first post. You *will* have trouble getting the water to keep coming up. To keep it coming up I use short, maybe 2 or 3 foot pieces of 3/4" pipe with a male and female on each end. This gives me more flexibility.

Sometimes the 3/4" has to go a foot or more below the 2" pipe. Sometimes it has to be a foot or more above the bottom of the 2' pipe. It takes a lot of patience. Moving the 3/4" pipe down six inches, then waiting to fill the pipe all the way up and out can take a while. The water level can move up slowly. So you try a place, wait a while maybe a minute or so (and listen), then if nothing try another place.

Eventually you will find the right spot and once you do, try not to lose the water. If you move it up or down, and the water stops flowing out the top, quickly undo what you did. If you take a break, make sure it's a short one and don't turn the water off.

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Re: Washed Well for irrigation - learning as I go :) Tommy 10:43:28 04/26/08 Sat

Re: Washed Well for irrigation - learning as I go :) -- Vey, 12:42:22 04/26/08 Sat

Re: Washed Well for irrigation - learning as I go :) -- Tommy, 16:30:36 04/26/08 Sat

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>>I am at 30 ft with the 2" pipe depth. I am getting >>white sand to wash up but having trouble getting any >>water to come to the top. I am thinking this is >>because I have hit a water source or a pocket were the >>water is running out the end of the 2" pipe. I can >>pull the 3/4 pipe up a good ways and it still will not >>run out the top. I will try putting two water hoses >>down the pipe full blast and see what happens. If it >>will not run out the top, I think I may have a good >>well. I hope to get a mud pump from a friend and try >>pumping the well out. >> >>The sand I first got is a course sand. It began with >>white and yellow sand mixed. No clay or fine sand. >> >>Thanks for your help! > >This is what I was trying to exlain in my first post. >You *will* have trouble getting the water to keep >coming up. To keep it coming up I use short, maybe 2 >or 3 foot pieces of 3/4" pipe with a male and female >on each end. This gives me more flexibility. > >Sometimes the 3/4" has to go a foot or more below the >2" pipe. Sometimes it has to be a foot or more above >the bottom of the 2' pipe. It takes a lot of patience. >Moving the 3/4" pipe down six inches, then waiting to >fill the pipe all the way up and out can take a while. >The water level can move up slowly. So you try a >place, wait a while maybe a minute or so (and listen), >then if nothing try another place. > >Eventually you will find the right spot and once you >do, try not to lose the water. If you move it up or >down, and the water stops flowing out the top, quickly >undo what you did. If you take a break, make sure it's >a short one and don't turn the water off.

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