irysh
New Member
Hi all. First, thanks for the forum... I've been studying it for weeks I have an 85' well with a single pipe deep well jet setup. The pump is 1 HP (oversized, because it's the only one they had when the last one burned up). The drop pipe was 35' until yesterday when we added 4 more feet, hoping that was the problem. Here's what we've got: unable to build pressure above 31 lbs, air in the lines which has gotten 10x worse since before the extra drop pipe. I think an existing hole got worse whe we added the new section (there was some pounding involved in getting the pipe back down. The drop pipe is galvanized and in horrible shape even though it was only installed 4 years ago. I think the casing is under 2"... the drop is 1 1/4" and it barely fits into the casing. My main question is this: If I replace all the pipe, what type is best? Poly, pvc, or back to galvanized? Also, I'd really appreciate any other advice, opinions, or general input anyone can offer.
Thanks,
Jen
Thanks,
Jen