I have a submersible down around 60ft and recently started getting an excessive amount of sand. My inline filter after the pressure tank was nearly full of sand. Here's some history on my water system. My well only produced 2-3gpm when drilled. I also have a flowing spring. When we bought the house the flowing spring was the only source of water and the previous homeowner used a distiller with separate line to the sinks for drinking water. There was a sand filter and softener on the flowing spring system after a holding tank and shallow well pump. The excess spring water over-flowed the holding tank.The health department wouldn't accept the spring water and forced the seller to put in a well. So I have two water systems, 2 water heaters, 2 pumps etc.
When the kids all left home about 2 years back I replaced the softener resin bed media and moved it to the submersible system after the inline filter, got rid of the spring water heater and used the well water as the only supply to the house, using the spring only for outside water. In the last couple of months I've run the well empty 3-4 times and I have the sand issue as noted. The pump was struggling to get to 55psi so I dropped the shut-off to 45si.
It's the middle of winter here in northern Indiana, today it's 5 below. I don't want to pull the pump in this weather. I'm hoping to limp along into summer before I do anything else. Will a 35-45 pressure cycle be sufficient to fluff the resin bed. Any ideas regarding the well since we had no problems over the last 2 years.
When the kids all left home about 2 years back I replaced the softener resin bed media and moved it to the submersible system after the inline filter, got rid of the spring water heater and used the well water as the only supply to the house, using the spring only for outside water. In the last couple of months I've run the well empty 3-4 times and I have the sand issue as noted. The pump was struggling to get to 55psi so I dropped the shut-off to 45si.
It's the middle of winter here in northern Indiana, today it's 5 below. I don't want to pull the pump in this weather. I'm hoping to limp along into summer before I do anything else. Will a 35-45 pressure cycle be sufficient to fluff the resin bed. Any ideas regarding the well since we had no problems over the last 2 years.