Nofears67
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The well serving my new house was constructed in the 60's. I had it video'd about 1.5 years ago and the casing looked fine. We had the well brushed and bailed, installed a new submersible pump and motor and flushed/tested the water. Everything was A-OK.
We are getting ready to connect this source to our new home. We ran a 2" line to the home and had a break in the line which allowed the well to essentially flush to atmosphere for about 20 minutes before we noticed anything.
After I made the repairs I flushed the line and red plugs of water started to come out peridoically. This red color was very deep red at certain times and was accompanied by small flakes of rust, etc. The water also smelled very "metallic".
Normally the water from this well is crystal clear and cold and I have been drinking it regularly from a hose when working onsite. The normal demands on the well are probably in the 5-25 gpm range (std hose to irrigation usage). I estimate when the 2" line was flowing wide open that 60+ gpm was coming out.
I surmise this happened due to the flushing to atmosphere created a demand on the well and within the casing that had not happened since initial flushing which caused water to rush down the casing and well more than normal and this water was churning up sediment along the bottom of the well which ended up getting flushed out.
Should this be something I should be worried about?
Is it possible that the pump company installed the pump too close to the bottom of the well?
How far off the bottom should the pump end be from the bottom of the well?
Any feedback/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
We are getting ready to connect this source to our new home. We ran a 2" line to the home and had a break in the line which allowed the well to essentially flush to atmosphere for about 20 minutes before we noticed anything.
After I made the repairs I flushed the line and red plugs of water started to come out peridoically. This red color was very deep red at certain times and was accompanied by small flakes of rust, etc. The water also smelled very "metallic".
Normally the water from this well is crystal clear and cold and I have been drinking it regularly from a hose when working onsite. The normal demands on the well are probably in the 5-25 gpm range (std hose to irrigation usage). I estimate when the 2" line was flowing wide open that 60+ gpm was coming out.
I surmise this happened due to the flushing to atmosphere created a demand on the well and within the casing that had not happened since initial flushing which caused water to rush down the casing and well more than normal and this water was churning up sediment along the bottom of the well which ended up getting flushed out.
Should this be something I should be worried about?
Is it possible that the pump company installed the pump too close to the bottom of the well?
How far off the bottom should the pump end be from the bottom of the well?
Any feedback/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!