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Subject: Re: slow water flow from old shallow well

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Fred Dungan (surge)
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Date Posted: 16:34:40 09/19/09 Sat
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In reply to: Gabe Torok 's message, "slow water flow from old shallow well" on 05:08:21 09/19/09 Sat

Surge with either water or air at 250+ psi.

>Hi,
>
>This is on behalf of a friend of mine who has a 15
>year old driven shallow well, high water table and it
>takes now 8-9 minutes for the pump to draw water
>before it shots off. He thinks that perhaps the screen
>is clogged, preventing sufficient water flow. If he is
>right, is htere a method to rejuvenate this well?
>perhaps injecting high pressure air or something else?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gabe

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>Surge with >either water or air at 250+ psi. > >>Hi, >> >>This is on behalf of a friend of mine who has a 15 >>year old driven shallow well, high water table and it >>takes now 8-9 minutes for the pump to draw water >>before it shots off. He thinks that perhaps the screen >>is clogged, preventing sufficient water flow. If he is >>right, is htere a method to rejuvenate this well? >>perhaps injecting high pressure air or something else? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Gabe

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