Michaeleast1
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Well water pressure concerns
We just bought a house and have never had to deal with a well before. I have been reading helpful information in this site. Thanks a bunch. However, I have a situation of my own. I went to Lowes and bought a new water filter. The one that was in it was very dirty. It hasnt rained in weeks. I decided to water the lawn. I hooked up the sprinkler to the spigot for the first time and everything was fine for about 30 minutes. Then I lost water pressure. I shut off the water for about 15 minutes, then had pressure for about 3 minutes afterwards. I started looking at the tank and pressure guage to see if there was a problem. I noticed the new filter I had put in was as dirty as the one I took out from when the last people lived here. Then I thought it would be a good idea to run the water without the filter. Well, I had pressure for about 10 minutes and it was gone. But now I've got a muddy looking water in the filter container. Then it hit me this junk is flowing through my pipes. ARGGHH!!
My questions are as follows:
a. do I need to worry about that muddy water in my pipes?
b. Why do I have muddy water anyway?
c. How long does it take for the pressure to get back to normal?
d. Whats the best way to water the lawn using well systems?
Do you have a book? Or do you recommend one explaining these simple tips for first timers like myself to learn without blowing something up, burning something down, or just plain destroying something in the learning process?
This is my first house. I dont want to do something stupid.
Sincerely,
Mike
We just bought a house and have never had to deal with a well before. I have been reading helpful information in this site. Thanks a bunch. However, I have a situation of my own. I went to Lowes and bought a new water filter. The one that was in it was very dirty. It hasnt rained in weeks. I decided to water the lawn. I hooked up the sprinkler to the spigot for the first time and everything was fine for about 30 minutes. Then I lost water pressure. I shut off the water for about 15 minutes, then had pressure for about 3 minutes afterwards. I started looking at the tank and pressure guage to see if there was a problem. I noticed the new filter I had put in was as dirty as the one I took out from when the last people lived here. Then I thought it would be a good idea to run the water without the filter. Well, I had pressure for about 10 minutes and it was gone. But now I've got a muddy looking water in the filter container. Then it hit me this junk is flowing through my pipes. ARGGHH!!
My questions are as follows:
a. do I need to worry about that muddy water in my pipes?
b. Why do I have muddy water anyway?
c. How long does it take for the pressure to get back to normal?
d. Whats the best way to water the lawn using well systems?
Do you have a book? Or do you recommend one explaining these simple tips for first timers like myself to learn without blowing something up, burning something down, or just plain destroying something in the learning process?
This is my first house. I dont want to do something stupid.
Sincerely,
Mike
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