A frind of mine just moved into a house that was a rental & stood for a number of months empty. They had issues with dirty water for a few days that eventually cleared up but the pressure was a bit low.
I went over & checked the pressure settings & aired up the bladder tank as it was below 10psi. There were 2 of the GE Smartwater small filters that came off the bladder tank & I suggested he replace the filters since they probably had not been replaced in years.
We took them down & they were both clogged with red mud & the rubber bases had deteriorated completely.Upon replacement the pressure had increased a lot.
A day later the pressure dropped to nothing. He pulled the filter nearest the bladder tank & it was completely clogged with mud so he removed it & just put the canister back in place. A day later the 2nd filter also clogged. He replaced both again & it ran for about 3 days & the same thing happened. Replaced them & 3 days later it happened again but this time it was a coarse black sediment. Replaced again & 3-4 days later it happened again but this time it was the mud again.
I have no knowledge of what type of well that it is or the depth. The pump is located about 80 feet from the house. The motor is in a vertical position facing down the well. The bladder tank is under his crawl space.
There is a faucet at the pump itself & seems to run directly from the well bypassing the pipes that lead to the house & the water runs clear from it & even after running it an extended period there was no evidence of mud or sediment.
What could be causing this? What else can we check or do to try & resolve the issue? We both thought that it may have been pulling harder since we cleared the water way at the filters or that there was possibly mud & sediment in the system already & this would eventually stop. This has been happening for close to 3 weeks now.
I went over & checked the pressure settings & aired up the bladder tank as it was below 10psi. There were 2 of the GE Smartwater small filters that came off the bladder tank & I suggested he replace the filters since they probably had not been replaced in years.
We took them down & they were both clogged with red mud & the rubber bases had deteriorated completely.Upon replacement the pressure had increased a lot.
A day later the pressure dropped to nothing. He pulled the filter nearest the bladder tank & it was completely clogged with mud so he removed it & just put the canister back in place. A day later the 2nd filter also clogged. He replaced both again & it ran for about 3 days & the same thing happened. Replaced them & 3 days later it happened again but this time it was a coarse black sediment. Replaced again & 3-4 days later it happened again but this time it was the mud again.
I have no knowledge of what type of well that it is or the depth. The pump is located about 80 feet from the house. The motor is in a vertical position facing down the well. The bladder tank is under his crawl space.
There is a faucet at the pump itself & seems to run directly from the well bypassing the pipes that lead to the house & the water runs clear from it & even after running it an extended period there was no evidence of mud or sediment.
What could be causing this? What else can we check or do to try & resolve the issue? We both thought that it may have been pulling harder since we cleared the water way at the filters or that there was possibly mud & sediment in the system already & this would eventually stop. This has been happening for close to 3 weeks now.