Colin Kauffeldt
New Member
Hi all,
my family and I moved into our place almost 2 years ago and have experienced running out of water multiple times if we're not careful. We have a 165' drilled well and also the original 36" bored well that I've measured to be 46' deep that hasn't been used in years. We're at a point where we need to do something about this since our kids are getting older, wife wants to do a garden and the demand for water is going to increase.
Do you think having the drilled well cleaned out is going to help this issue at all? I've been quoted $1500 by a driller and obviously they can't guarantee it will make a difference. Most are suggesting adding a cistern in the house which I really don't want due to space and the idea of having water sitting in tanks inside the house.
This is why I mentioned our other bored well that isn't being used. During the summer, it had about 15' of water in it and I decided to pump it dry to see if it would recover. It took about a day to recover back the 15'. It currently has a deep well jet pump which doesn't work so I'm thinking of eliminating that and dropping in a submersible instead. My thinking is, if I can get this well working along with my drilled well, this might be just as good as having a water storage setup?
Any thoughts?
my family and I moved into our place almost 2 years ago and have experienced running out of water multiple times if we're not careful. We have a 165' drilled well and also the original 36" bored well that I've measured to be 46' deep that hasn't been used in years. We're at a point where we need to do something about this since our kids are getting older, wife wants to do a garden and the demand for water is going to increase.
Do you think having the drilled well cleaned out is going to help this issue at all? I've been quoted $1500 by a driller and obviously they can't guarantee it will make a difference. Most are suggesting adding a cistern in the house which I really don't want due to space and the idea of having water sitting in tanks inside the house.
This is why I mentioned our other bored well that isn't being used. During the summer, it had about 15' of water in it and I decided to pump it dry to see if it would recover. It took about a day to recover back the 15'. It currently has a deep well jet pump which doesn't work so I'm thinking of eliminating that and dropping in a submersible instead. My thinking is, if I can get this well working along with my drilled well, this might be just as good as having a water storage setup?
Any thoughts?