Hoosierphilly
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For 25 years decent water. Tested healthy. Now getting air pockets. 70-90 ft away a neighbor is on a supply hers gushes with no pump (but pumps for house supply). We have a a totally burried well. We were told in the middle of our back yard. I think we need to follow the pipe we see coming into our basement to the well to learn what it is. I was told it could be a point or a reg well, as years ago they sometimes burried both. We have been here over 20 years, and the previous owner many also. Neigther of us know what we have. The single pipe coming into to our semi basement should be a bit larger we were told. I need to dig to find the old lead, where the plumber had hook onto it new black flex stuff that the od is 20mm or 3/4 inch which leads to the pump where the L connection seems smaller . Old pipe (end open) previously used water pipe in our garage near the plumbing is almost 3/4" inside the opening . Since our water is good and many new wells have issues: like they hit shale and have black water. We can get a rotten egg smell at times, but was told leass and therefore better than many others have in their water. I would like to keep the same vein of water we have since others have so many problems with new wells (assuming that we have holes allowing air into our system). We plan to find the lead from the house as we know generally where to look and dig. Can't be sure how deep it goes. I don't think heavy LARG equipment should come into this area as there are sewage pipes somewhere under the 10-11 feet the equipment must pass over to get behind our house to work. Throw in undesirable water can be hit when our whater has tested healthy during this past year. If we replace the system we have, how deep should we put the lines, and keep the pump inside the heated deep crawl space. Do we need something above ground and does it need heat or insulation. I 'm think PEC lines into the stand up crawl space. But if we have 2" point well what size PEC to the house and if its a 6" well then what size PEC to the house. If it is a pump well, just wish I knew how deep it is before prying it out. And if its a 6" pipe then what to do. If we end up want a new well in the front yard where I have measurements from the sewer company for its main location, which means more care to hit a vein of water and miss that sewer line junction spot and the how do we get main water lead pipes under a driveway and with more sewage line location issues and under a low deck and under or through a foundation (how deep for PEC in our area and what size to the inside of the house's actual crawl space that is available the front 3/4 of the house) . If this must go in below frost line there is no way we can dig it up from under there. So many problems. Now I am just hoping they used PEC in our foam insulated heating lines under the floor instead of metal as we have well water. It is closed and with antifreeze for the radiant and the hot water heaters. ADVICE SUGGESTIONS. We have been hoping they extend the private public water line to us one day. That will be 5-10 years, as the nearest nearby proposed development is not progressing yet. There are lots of complaints about overdevelopement in the nearby towns around us.
