IAm_Not_Lost
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Hello,
New member to this forum, have used it many times to find answers to my questions, so thank you all!
Today though I could not find the answer so I thought I would ask it myself.
I am in Arizona and last year had a well installed, 250 feet deep with pvc casing, 5” OD with slotted 1/8”x6” sections at 160-180ft, 200-220ft, and 240-250ft.
My pump is a solar Grundfos SQflex pump with a sand protector, and it pumps directly into a surface cistern whenever the float valve indicates it needs to fill it. From there a surface pump moves the water into a pressure tank.
Yesterday I noticed a thin layer of very fine silt/sand on the bottom of my cistern (I am not regularly checking, so this isn’t a sudden new thing). Enough silt that you can’t generally see the black plastic bottom of the cistern if looking in with a flashlight. It’s only a 550 gallon tank and has about a 5’ diameter.
I set my pump to be around 15’ off the bottom of the well. At least that was my goal. My concern and question is; should I be worried my pump is somehow set too low, or is this a typical finding regardless of where the well pump is when you are dealing with an Arizona well.
Obviously most wells are on AC current and just kick on when the pressure tank needs to be filled, and you have a sediment filter you change every so often, so I am wondering if the sediment I am seeing sitting on the bottom of my cistern is just normal, and if it is, should I install a sediment filter between my solar well pump and the cistern.
Long post, I know, but I really appreciate any responses or first hand experiences with folks that have a similar setup.
New member to this forum, have used it many times to find answers to my questions, so thank you all!
Today though I could not find the answer so I thought I would ask it myself.
I am in Arizona and last year had a well installed, 250 feet deep with pvc casing, 5” OD with slotted 1/8”x6” sections at 160-180ft, 200-220ft, and 240-250ft.
My pump is a solar Grundfos SQflex pump with a sand protector, and it pumps directly into a surface cistern whenever the float valve indicates it needs to fill it. From there a surface pump moves the water into a pressure tank.
Yesterday I noticed a thin layer of very fine silt/sand on the bottom of my cistern (I am not regularly checking, so this isn’t a sudden new thing). Enough silt that you can’t generally see the black plastic bottom of the cistern if looking in with a flashlight. It’s only a 550 gallon tank and has about a 5’ diameter.
I set my pump to be around 15’ off the bottom of the well. At least that was my goal. My concern and question is; should I be worried my pump is somehow set too low, or is this a typical finding regardless of where the well pump is when you are dealing with an Arizona well.
Obviously most wells are on AC current and just kick on when the pressure tank needs to be filled, and you have a sediment filter you change every so often, so I am wondering if the sediment I am seeing sitting on the bottom of my cistern is just normal, and if it is, should I install a sediment filter between my solar well pump and the cistern.
Long post, I know, but I really appreciate any responses or first hand experiences with folks that have a similar setup.