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Subject: Well Re-use

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Tom
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Date Posted: 12:01:27 04/28/08 Mon
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Again, I want to thank you all for your help. Reading this board and your answers has helped me greatly understand how wells work, and make me undertake a new project. Setting a well. I have several questions before undertaking this, so here they are. I like to try and Think through everything prior to doing.

The quote for a new well was $1200.00 I Love to do projects, and this seems like a cool one. Should I just pay for this? It is for sprinklers only, so it is never potable.

1. Can I reuse the existing well? If I pull the pipe, can I simply sink a new pipe in the existing hole.

1a. If I cannot reuse the existing well, I believe that I should pour concrete down the pipe. Since the well is 30', and the water table is at 9', do I need to put 21' of concrete down the pipe? Can I cut the existing pipe off beneath the ground once this is done, or how do I properly cap the well off to abandon it.

2. How far away should the new well head be from the old one?

3. Should I use the same depth for the new one as the old one?

4. How should I set? I'm a little worried about coral since I'm within 3 miles of the coast. If I go an inexpensive way, I don't mind trying two or three times (Washing v driving)

5. Any thoughts from anyone of anything I haven't thought about?

HD and Lowes both sell all types of points and screens and what not, and the guys there aren't sure how to even use them. I've read the Brady method, and the parent page to this site, and either seems good to me.

Again, Thank you all for your help.

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Re: Well Re-use common sense sky (offended) 12:23:06 04/28/08 Mon

Re: Well Re-use -- Fred Dungan (You care - drillers are in business to make money), 14:38:13 04/28/08 Mon

Re: Well Re-use -- common sense sky (laughing), 13:49:50 05/01/08 Thu

Re: Well Re-use Vey 17:02:51 04/28/08 Mon

Re: Well Re-use -- Will, 05:39:38 05/03/08 Sat

Re: Well Re-use -- Fred Dungan (industrial polluters vs. homeowners), 16:55:19 05/04/08 Sun

Re: Well Re-use -- Vey, 17:52:16 05/04/08 Sun

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>Again, I want to thank you all for your help. Reading >this board and your answers has helped me greatly >understand how wells work, and make me undertake a new >project. Setting a well. I have several questions >before undertaking this, so here they are. I like to >try and Think through everything prior to doing. > >The quote for a new well was $1200.00 I Love to do >projects, and this seems like a cool one. Should I >just pay for this? It is for sprinklers only, so it is >never potable. > >1. Can I reuse the existing well? If I pull the pipe, >can I simply sink a new pipe in the existing hole. > >1a. If I cannot reuse the existing well, I believe >that I should pour concrete down the pipe. Since the >well is 30', and the water table is at 9', do I need >to put 21' of concrete down the pipe? Can I cut the >existing pipe off beneath the ground once this is >done, or how do I properly cap the well off to abandon >it. > >2. How far away should the new well head be from the >old one? > >3. Should I use the same depth for the new one as the >old one? > >4. How should I set? I'm a little worried about coral >since I'm within 3 miles of the coast. If I go an >inexpensive way, I don't mind trying two or three >times (Washing v driving) > >5. Any thoughts from anyone of anything I haven't >thought about? > > >HD and Lowes both sell all types of points and screens >and what not, and the guys there aren't sure how to >even use them. I've read the Brady method, and the >parent page to this site, and either seems good to me. > >Again, Thank you all for your help.

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