kmlowe
New Member
I had to have my old submersible pump replaced a week ago. They upgraded from a 3/4 HP to 1 HP because our well was so deep at 500ft. After he was done, he connected the hose to the pressure tank and ran it for awhile and also put some clorine tablets down the well. He told me to run the hose outside for 15 minutes, then off for 15 minutes for two hours. I did it for three. We are still having to remove the screens on our faucets every couple of days due to too much sediment, the water is a tea color, and it still smells like chlorine. How long should I expect this to continue? Is it possible the pump is too close to the bottom of the well? They didn't actually check how far down the well went, they just went by the amount of pipe that was pulled out. But since the 3/4 HP they pulled out was not the right one, couldn't it also be that the pump was too far down in the first place? Especially if they got a more powerful pump? Any info would be appreciated-out $4000 and still drinking bottled water. Thanks.