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And here I thought I was so clever replacing all the lead soldered copper pipe in my old place with plastic Pex and now I find out there's lead in the brass Pex fittings????

I give up....

If you are gaining an inch or two each hit I think you are in gravel. Sand is notoriously hard to drive through, at least what I've encountered here, anyways.

If you are in what is obviously a...

Valveman
Excellent suggestion about installing a flow inducing shroud over the motor and the intake. A lot of people don't realize that when a submersible pump is installed in a cistern or large...

I think you might be on the right track with your idea for aerating the well to raise the ph. Not positive but, it could be carbonic acid putting the ph at 5.5.

Carbonic acid results from carbon...

Just out of curiousity, how far is your pressure switch from your bladder tank?