VAWellDriller
DIY Member

I'm with Craig, you need to run the well to clear it.....letting it sit will do nothing, as you are experiencing. Flush as much as the well can...

Grundfos, no question. I've never heard of the others, and I sell pumps for a living.

That's what most people use around here and they are terrible I think. They are a real pain, and are very difficult to release especially when they...

Do you have power at the tank location? If so, I'd put a remote telemetry system; have used remote control technologies systems with good luck,...

All should be under warranty then....call the installer back.

There seems to be no reason to use steel pipe, with a small pump and short setting. I would use SCH 120 threaded PVC with integral bell end. It's...

It won't thread very far on NPT...the threads don't make the seal...the gasket does.

If it's straight thread with a rubber gasket in the female hose end, you can mate that to NPT, no adapter needed....just buy a 1.5" NPT steel nipple...

What is the pump model and what is the water level?....from what you describe it sounds like the pump is incapable of building cut-off...

It would be helpful to know the pumping water level at say around 10 GPM...that's the most important piece of info for sizing the pump. Also, I've...

I'd try a brass nipple with lots of teflon tape first...you can get that a lot tighter without worrying about breaking it off. If you have pvc water...

You'd be surprised how little water you probably use....The 10 gpm pump will be more than enough....if the septic is designed right, you shouldn't...

I install the system Valveman mentioned all the time, in high end homes with rain showers and irrigation...Goulds 18GS20, 20 gallon tank and...