K Paterson
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I have a drilled well that is 172 feet. The casing ends at 150ft. The bottom of my pump has been sitting at 150 feet for 15 yrs. Just last week I started pumping a lot of sand. Putting a camera down the well we found a hole in the side of the casing at about 144ft. Also, at 149ft 11" approx, there is a crust build up. This crust build up has built up to a point were the hole in the casing is now only 3.5" round, just enough opening for my pump to go through. I think the sand is coming in through the hole in the casing and then sitting on that crust and then my pump is pumping it into the house. I also have alot of Iron in the water. Why would that crust build up just at the bottom of the pump? Is it possible, the magnetic field from the pump motor is attracting the iron over time and it is sticking to the bottom of the casing? Over time this has built up to a point where we cannot even use high pressure water or air to break it up. Should my pump sit below the casing?
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