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>>If I have water between 17' and 19' (19' during the >>dry season) in sand, and I want to install a deep well >>jet pump with the two pipe system, how far down should >>the 4" casing be and how far down should the foot >>valve be? >> >>Thanks > >Your depth will depend on how easy it is to find a >good spot to draw water. You are looking for a thick >layer of course sand, not the ancient beach sand that >water doesn't easily move through. > >The way I know I am in a good spot is to get two hoses >(preferably from two houses) and using good clean >water so to not pollute the ground water, turn the >hoses on full blast and pour as much water down the >well as I can for about 5 minutes. > >If it backs up, keep going down. If it doesn't, that >is _probably_ a good spot, but there are no >guarantees. Sometimes I keep going down only to find >out thing are worse. Then I pull back up to where I >was when it was better, but then I know I will >probably have to make a second well and tie them >together to get decent volume. > >On Fred's Water Well Helpline page, you can read >plenty. <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.fdungan.com/well.htm">http://www.fdung >an.com/well.htm</a> > >There is a link on that page to an installation manual >from Brady Products on how to wash down a well using >their products. Brady Products (before they were sold) >was out of Clearwater, Florida. The manual is densely >written and every page contains gems of info that you >would have to ask dozens of old-timers about to get >the same info.

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