michaelheerwald
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I just recently fixed an old well on my property to irrigate my lawn.
This is what I know about the well. It is at least 25 years old and is over 200 ft. It has casing but I don't know how deep it goes. It has water at 38 ft. It has a one horse 220 volt pump(brand new) which is sitting at 150 ft.
When I started the project it had a jet pump system that had been abandoned for at least the last ten years. I put an new pump and pressure tank which is set at 45 and 65. I just plumbed it into 4 frost free and also into my sprinkler system. It has awesome pressure and puts out a lot of water. I would guess over 25 gpm.
The problem is the water is very muddy(red) we have lots of shale in oklahoma. If I run it for an hour, out of the frost free spigot, into a 10 gallon bucket there will be almost an inch of sludge. I have ran it for several days without turning it off and it will clear up pretty good after hours of pumping and then after it rests for a while it is back. I am concerned about filling up my sprinkler sytstem with the sediment.
Any suggestions on what might be causing my problem?
Thanks in advance for any help!
This is what I know about the well. It is at least 25 years old and is over 200 ft. It has casing but I don't know how deep it goes. It has water at 38 ft. It has a one horse 220 volt pump(brand new) which is sitting at 150 ft.
When I started the project it had a jet pump system that had been abandoned for at least the last ten years. I put an new pump and pressure tank which is set at 45 and 65. I just plumbed it into 4 frost free and also into my sprinkler system. It has awesome pressure and puts out a lot of water. I would guess over 25 gpm.
The problem is the water is very muddy(red) we have lots of shale in oklahoma. If I run it for an hour, out of the frost free spigot, into a 10 gallon bucket there will be almost an inch of sludge. I have ran it for several days without turning it off and it will clear up pretty good after hours of pumping and then after it rests for a while it is back. I am concerned about filling up my sprinkler sytstem with the sediment.
Any suggestions on what might be causing my problem?
Thanks in advance for any help!