Hi Everyone,
I'm in the process of buying a home and the inspections will take place within the next week. The home is vacant as the elderly lady living there had moved out. It was a retiree home with only two people living there since it was built in 2003.
The septic system was pumped out after the owner had moved out, leaving the home vacant with an empty septic system. The home inspector (who will also inspect the septic and well) suggested that we let the water run during the inspection in order to fill the system to operating conditions. After the system is filled, he will let another 200 gallons run into the system in order to put a proper load into the drainfield.
The total amount of water to fill the system is roughly 2,000 gallons, followed by another 200 gallons to load test the drainfield. The total amount for the water for the well to supply would be 2,200 gallons.
The well pump is 16 years old. The well was drilled in 2003. I am unsure of the depth.
My question is whether this is going to be detrimental to the well pump as we are asking for an older pump to supply a lot of water in a short period of time. I don't want to run the test this way and then find out the pump was damaged a month after we move into the home.
And thoughts would be great!
I'm in the process of buying a home and the inspections will take place within the next week. The home is vacant as the elderly lady living there had moved out. It was a retiree home with only two people living there since it was built in 2003.
The septic system was pumped out after the owner had moved out, leaving the home vacant with an empty septic system. The home inspector (who will also inspect the septic and well) suggested that we let the water run during the inspection in order to fill the system to operating conditions. After the system is filled, he will let another 200 gallons run into the system in order to put a proper load into the drainfield.
The total amount of water to fill the system is roughly 2,000 gallons, followed by another 200 gallons to load test the drainfield. The total amount for the water for the well to supply would be 2,200 gallons.
The well pump is 16 years old. The well was drilled in 2003. I am unsure of the depth.
My question is whether this is going to be detrimental to the well pump as we are asking for an older pump to supply a lot of water in a short period of time. I don't want to run the test this way and then find out the pump was damaged a month after we move into the home.
And thoughts would be great!
