We have recently had our well deepened and are now dealing with sediment that I can't seem to flush out.
Here is some more details. The well is about 30 years old, originally it was 300'. When we moved in about a year and a half ago, the well had a low yield, about 1 gpm. The water was of good quality, clear, never had any issues with quality other than radon for which we have an system installed. 2 weeks ago, we hired a local driller to deepen the well. We deepened the well to 560' and got a yield of 7gpm, which is great. Once the driller left, we were instructed to flush it since they chlorinated it. They said the water would be cloudy for a few days but just to keep on flushing it by running a hose outside.
I have been running the hose for 2 weeks now and really see no difference in the quality of water. The water is still cloudy and gray in color. We have an inline filter and put in a 5 micron filter in but that does not seem to make much of a difference, plus it fills up within a couple hours. Once removed, the filter is covered in very fine, gray muddy substance.
So, I have been running the hose every day for 2 weeks straight. First I ran it for about an hour at a time, then I increased the time to 2 hours, and most recently to 3 hours at a time. I still see no difference in the quality of water. I called the driller this morning and he told me to run two hoses, one into the woods and one back into the well. I started doing that this morning. So far, I see no difference. I have been flushing it for 3 hours already.
Does anyone have any ideas of how to get rid of this sediment? By the way, we installed a new 1hp pump which is set at 500', so 60' off the bottom.
Thanks for any suggestions you can offer! I just want my clean water back!!!
Here is some more details. The well is about 30 years old, originally it was 300'. When we moved in about a year and a half ago, the well had a low yield, about 1 gpm. The water was of good quality, clear, never had any issues with quality other than radon for which we have an system installed. 2 weeks ago, we hired a local driller to deepen the well. We deepened the well to 560' and got a yield of 7gpm, which is great. Once the driller left, we were instructed to flush it since they chlorinated it. They said the water would be cloudy for a few days but just to keep on flushing it by running a hose outside.
I have been running the hose for 2 weeks now and really see no difference in the quality of water. The water is still cloudy and gray in color. We have an inline filter and put in a 5 micron filter in but that does not seem to make much of a difference, plus it fills up within a couple hours. Once removed, the filter is covered in very fine, gray muddy substance.
So, I have been running the hose every day for 2 weeks straight. First I ran it for about an hour at a time, then I increased the time to 2 hours, and most recently to 3 hours at a time. I still see no difference in the quality of water. I called the driller this morning and he told me to run two hoses, one into the woods and one back into the well. I started doing that this morning. So far, I see no difference. I have been flushing it for 3 hours already.
Does anyone have any ideas of how to get rid of this sediment? By the way, we installed a new 1hp pump which is set at 500', so 60' off the bottom.
Thanks for any suggestions you can offer! I just want my clean water back!!!