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I've got a well with the following specs:
- 1 year old bore
- 385 feet deep
- 1 HP Flint and Walling pump
- Pump at 300 feet
- Pitless adapter
- Approx 40 foot of 6" steel casing (have to look up the receipt for exact footage, shouldn't matter should be from top to bedrock anyway)
I've use the well for a new home for approximately 7 months and the water was clear except for some granite sediment at the begging and that started to clear up and is very slight now.
But the cloudiness of the water has been increasing at an alarming rate. Unfiltered it's getting down right muddy. At this rate I won't be able to afford replacement filters for long and no telling how much wear is occurring on a pretty expensive pump.
I'm getting ready to pull the pump up 15 or 20 feet and see if that makes a difference. I would think that 85 feet off the bottom and 255 feet from the water fill line would provide clear water in this type of well.
I've a few suspicions about what is wrong but I'd like to get some feed back from some knowledgeable folks. I've installed a few deep well system installations in my day although I didn't do the drilling.
I'd be delighted to hear anyone's analysis of the above and an opinion of what's wrong and how to resolve it.
Thanks!
David
- 1 year old bore
- 385 feet deep
- 1 HP Flint and Walling pump
- Pump at 300 feet
- Pitless adapter
- Approx 40 foot of 6" steel casing (have to look up the receipt for exact footage, shouldn't matter should be from top to bedrock anyway)
I've use the well for a new home for approximately 7 months and the water was clear except for some granite sediment at the begging and that started to clear up and is very slight now.
But the cloudiness of the water has been increasing at an alarming rate. Unfiltered it's getting down right muddy. At this rate I won't be able to afford replacement filters for long and no telling how much wear is occurring on a pretty expensive pump.
I'm getting ready to pull the pump up 15 or 20 feet and see if that makes a difference. I would think that 85 feet off the bottom and 255 feet from the water fill line would provide clear water in this type of well.
I've a few suspicions about what is wrong but I'd like to get some feed back from some knowledgeable folks. I've installed a few deep well system installations in my day although I didn't do the drilling.
I'd be delighted to hear anyone's analysis of the above and an opinion of what's wrong and how to resolve it.
Thanks!
David