Hi everyone.
I have a dug well in a 16 y/o house which we've lived in for 3 years. In the last month, we've had the water turn brown on us twice (first time in 3 years). The 2nd time being about 3 hours ago.
Water is brown and appears gritty vs. iron/brown coloring. The pump in our basement seems to be working overly much too - cycing on for ~20 seconds then off for ~4 seconds for the last 1/2 hour or so.
The 1st time this happened, the brown water went away on its own fairly quickly (multiple flushes with both toilets seemed to do the trick). I've tried flushing it out this time, but to no avail.
I know this is a DIY forum, but I am utterly hopeless with this type of thing. What is the best course of action? Could the well be running dry and sucking up the silt from the bottom? Or perhaps there was ice build-up inside the well (we've had a couple of -30C weather days recently) that has now peeled off and stirred up a bunch of sediment? Or could the well be pooched and need to be flushed through and/or redug?
I don't want to call someone in without knowing where I stand and what to expect (typical reasons and $$ to fix).
TIA.
I have a dug well in a 16 y/o house which we've lived in for 3 years. In the last month, we've had the water turn brown on us twice (first time in 3 years). The 2nd time being about 3 hours ago.
Water is brown and appears gritty vs. iron/brown coloring. The pump in our basement seems to be working overly much too - cycing on for ~20 seconds then off for ~4 seconds for the last 1/2 hour or so.
The 1st time this happened, the brown water went away on its own fairly quickly (multiple flushes with both toilets seemed to do the trick). I've tried flushing it out this time, but to no avail.
I know this is a DIY forum, but I am utterly hopeless with this type of thing. What is the best course of action? Could the well be running dry and sucking up the silt from the bottom? Or perhaps there was ice build-up inside the well (we've had a couple of -30C weather days recently) that has now peeled off and stirred up a bunch of sediment? Or could the well be pooched and need to be flushed through and/or redug?
I don't want to call someone in without knowing where I stand and what to expect (typical reasons and $$ to fix).
TIA.