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Oh ok. Well I wasn't able to pump with my pitcher pump. Maybe a more powerful pump could do it. Really not sure. My pitcher pump makes great suction but seems limited by the shortness of the stroke.

So since I am Able to raise and lower the inner pipe and draw water using my hand as a check valve, now I am thinking why not just add a check valve in line. I should be able to draw water up from that simply by raising and lowering the pipe. If I do some plumbing above the check valve I can...

Really equal in distance to the shoreline. All, including me are on a barrier island

I know of a few at roughly 15' depth which produce usable water

I stopped the project at 17-ft depth. I'm exhausted! I have flushed the pipe from top to bottom with a 20 ft stick of pipe and garden hose. Flusting good amount of fine sand sludge. Still not able to bring water up despite a large amount of suction by the pump. Flushing again does not produce...

Update, I drove a new steel well point with 80 mesh. It was any easier, but I am down to 15 feet with it. Still the same problem. I am unable to pull up water. The point and pipe are just clogged with sand slurry

I used a PVC well point which has slots. Guessing the slots are too big to keep the sand from getting in. do you have any experience driving a steel well point? I see they sell a 60 and 80 mesh I don't know if that would be better

Hey guys, looking for some advice on driving a well point. My location is at sea level. I live in a beach town in NJ. Soil is 100% sand, and water is found EASILY near 2 feet below adjacent grade. I'm not off grid, we have city water and sewer but I would like to pull ground water just for...