bradev
New Member
my first post so here goes
house is 70 years. well is 85 feet, with pvc sleeved inside 4" steel casing. current pump is 1/2 hp, pvc and pump went in about ten years ago. Well room (tank, electric box) is in a "kickout", ie in basement, with concrete slab at grade. (ie no longer code)
Pump is only pulling three gallons per minute. Twice the last week we lost water flow: pump was running but water not coming up to tank. turned off for an hour and now back to "normal". With a garden sprinkler on low to medium, the pumps holds at 50 (set up is 40/60)
My well guy is concerned that pulling the pump will disturb all the gunk at the bottom (high iron + steel casing/screens) and then I will have the cost of all that labor and still need to drill a new well.
He also has concern that IF the replacement option does lead to full failure, ie no water at all, then I still need a permit, still need schedule and it could be 1-2 weeks for the "unplanned" job etc...
We have an iron remover as well as a 5 um inline filter right after the storage tank. That filter could be cleaned every 3-4 days we have so much iron..
He also has concern that IF the replacement option does lead to full failure, ie no water at all, then I still need a permit, still need schedule and it could be 1-2 weeks for the "unplanned" job etc...
I realize no one can say for sure but I curious as to opinions around throwing money at a 70(?) year old steel sleeved well in a basement kickout vs drilling new and then joining the new supply to the current tank.
Thanks for reading
house is 70 years. well is 85 feet, with pvc sleeved inside 4" steel casing. current pump is 1/2 hp, pvc and pump went in about ten years ago. Well room (tank, electric box) is in a "kickout", ie in basement, with concrete slab at grade. (ie no longer code)
Pump is only pulling three gallons per minute. Twice the last week we lost water flow: pump was running but water not coming up to tank. turned off for an hour and now back to "normal". With a garden sprinkler on low to medium, the pumps holds at 50 (set up is 40/60)
My well guy is concerned that pulling the pump will disturb all the gunk at the bottom (high iron + steel casing/screens) and then I will have the cost of all that labor and still need to drill a new well.
He also has concern that IF the replacement option does lead to full failure, ie no water at all, then I still need a permit, still need schedule and it could be 1-2 weeks for the "unplanned" job etc...
We have an iron remover as well as a 5 um inline filter right after the storage tank. That filter could be cleaned every 3-4 days we have so much iron..
He also has concern that IF the replacement option does lead to full failure, ie no water at all, then I still need a permit, still need schedule and it could be 1-2 weeks for the "unplanned" job etc...
I realize no one can say for sure but I curious as to opinions around throwing money at a 70(?) year old steel sleeved well in a basement kickout vs drilling new and then joining the new supply to the current tank.
Thanks for reading