sand in bathtub

I am on a private well with blattertank, a 1 hp pump and watersoftener.
Lately after taking baths I find sand in my tub.not too much but it worries me.
I'm worried that appliances can get damaged by sand
What could be the problem?
I have my watersoftener bypassed right now because it is not working properly.
I will include picture of my well house and system
Thanks for the help,any advise is welcome

I would look very close at what you think is sand. It maybe the softner resin. It looks a lot like sand.

bypass

But I am bypassing my softener right now....it goes straight from the well to the house.You think there could be leftover softener resin in the pipes

Ron

Collect some and inspect it with a magnifying glass unless you know the difference. Most resin is brown/amber in color.

sand

It looks lile sand to me...
I guess I have to call a couple of local well guys to see what they have for advise.

thanks

Ron

Chances are, the reason your softener is not working is because it is also full of sand. This means removing all old resin/sand and replacing. I wouldn't do this though until the sand is stopped.

bob...

well guy

I called a local well guy and off course he is telling me the worst case scenario...drill a new well for $5500
I don't know a whole lot about wells to be honest.
He is going to drop by either this weekend or next week.
He told me probably the casing has got a hole in it?

He told me I probably have a 2" well and need to change to a 4".
He also told me because I live on an island they have to go 500ft down.

I really don't have the funds to drill a new well to be honest.Is there a possibility to put a filter before it enters the house or is that going to be a nuisance of cleaning it consistently?

Any advise is welcome,also more information about wells and how they work,so I know at least a little bit when they come over?


Ron

Since you don't know anything about your system, you are at the well drillers mercy. He is probably right about the hole in the casing.

bob...

filter

Bob or others

Do you think filtering before it comes in the house is an (temporarily)option?
When sand goes through the pump it will go south really fast isn't it?

Ron

If you mean putting a filter in the suction line of the pump? No.

bob...

I'm an engineer who will try things to see if they will work. The objective is to pump the sand out of the well.

It looks like you have a connection to the 2" pipe with no screen in the bottom, and probably no check valve. On the other hand, maybe that is a well seal at the top and you have a drop pipe with a screen.

I would try to pump the sand out of the well. If you do it with your jet pump you will ruin it quickly. If you can get a good centrifugal, or an old jet pump, or plan to replace the jet, venturi, and impeller of your pump, you could drop a pipe down the well and keep pushing the end down to get as much sand as possible out of the well.

If the well has limited capacity, you could collect the water at the top, let the sand settle out in a little pond that you will make with a plastic sheet, and put the water back in to keep the water level up so you don't lose suction.

After you have gotten the sand out of the well as far as possible, put down a suction pipe with a screen and see if you can run with little or no sand.

filter

Bob

Thanks for your reply.

I just ordered a rusco sediment trap filter to put in between the pump and blattertank to actually see how much sand is going through.This filter has a stainless steel screen is flushable and see through
http://www.rusco.com/html/whybetter.html
I realize that I need to keep a good eye on the filter so it does not get clogged,that would bring even more damage.
I keep posting as of what is happening.

Ron

Oh yeah, that'll work.