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Tap on the union a little with a small hammer all the way around it. many times that alone will make it stop.

I've seen a few tanks that wouldn't take air, had to remove the schrader core and use a wire or small screwdriver to push through the blockage in the stem and it worked fine. see it more often with...

i think i agree with slusser on about all of it except what vawelldriller pointed out. although i will say that rock wells down here absolutely enter from the bottom, pump always inside the casing...

i wouldnt think its a shallow jetted well, but maybe. looks like a flotec cast iron pump (the better of the cheap) and a large steel tank that should probably be replaced with a good...

you sure about that water level and well depth? work that line/weight up and down a little and make sure you arent getting hung up on a coupling or something... i think the 30' sounds better, but i'm...

Then that doesn't sound like a plugged screen to me. if a well will take water it should make water. wonder if that pipe has rusted a small suction leak somewhere.

what size is that pipe?

next time u remove the plug from the tee, see if u can fill the pipe with a water hose and see how many gpm it takes to maintain the water level at the top of the pipe without running over. this is...

sounds amazing.

wheres slusser when u need him.

I no doubt seen a different setup bc it ran much more than 1.5gph. Didnt have the little air filter either. Im also curious to hear if anyone that has experience with it.

seems like it would work...

i ran into one of these a few years back, or something very similar anyway. if nothing else, it definitely made the inside of the well and drop pipe disgusting. they say it wont make your pump...

might seem like it comes and goes to a single older lady who probably uses 10 gallons a day. light sulfur can easily be overlooked but will sometimes show itself more say first thing in the morning,...

You could take a sample to the local health dept and have it tested for contaminates, sounds like the new well just has a little sulfur.. mine has alot. probably getting water from a different spot...

suction leak could cause it not to build

so long as its a deeper well it would be fine, however i understand how hard it might be to convince an elderly woman of that. matter of fact its probably not even worth it if theres a chance she'll...

It's just artificial head pressure. no different than if the pump were working from a deeper water level. wellxtrol is good tanks.. the pro source not so much.

Was the old well legally abandoned/cemented up? if not, hook back to it if u want. so long as any inspections are done.. the new well is really only needed if she sells the place.

sorry, u said...

people, dont let these drillers get away with a bad well that doesnt pump clear water!! there was a time you could call his water management district and they likely would MAKE him correct the well,...

did you notice the cloudiness just recently, or has it always been an issue?

LOL! that'll make you appreciate your water. sugar coat it all you want but that thing will kick your butt in a very short time so pumping high gpm for any length of time is out unless you are...

hey valveman, whats your position on VFD? btw those digital pressure switches sure look cool :)

oh ok. I guess i was thinking the regulator could affect it, but that makes sense. face gauges are just one of my quirks.. i never go by one when a tire gauge is an option. always made more sense...

when you have a regulator in front of a pump... it does look backwards. but ur right, only change is the regulator... so i edited. i forgot you had the 2.5" casing, so the regular idea is to try...

looks ok other than the regulator on the drive line. not sure what thats about. the pic in the first thread looked better. use a tire gauge on your tank and you'll know the pressure on the pump.

they make a double tap fitting that screws into a 2" coupling and is tapped 1-1/4" on both sides.

OR... use a simple 2" pvc threaded cap, drill a hole with a paddle bit that is just large enough...

toss the above ground check valve and install 30' of 1-1/4" pvc drop pipe into the well with a foot valve on the bottom, then plumb that into the pump.

** fyi, i say 1-1/4" to get max volume but...