Dunner
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Hey guys i have a question for you. I have posted in the recent past about my water quality (sucks 3,600 TDS!).
I am thinking about spending ~$11,000 on a whole house RO system to get good drinking water and hopefully extend the life on my appliances. (just had to replace washer after only 5 years).
WE currently bring in bottled water for drinking so this will help with my Return on Investment.
I just replaced my pressure tank and pressure switch as well as a small 4 Inch piece of Galvanized at the top pf the well head that had a pin hole in it.
This pin hole is what concerns me. With the corrosive nature of my water I am concerned about the longevity of the galvanized. I know a few people that are in the same aquifer that have had to replace their galvanized pipe due to pin holes.
My well is drilled to 500 ft with a 4 inch ID Casing with 60 foot of screen and the pump is set at 440 feet attached to 1 1/4 galvanized pipe in 20 ft sections.
The real question is, can i go with some type of flex PVC or schedule 80 1 1/4 PVC at this depth? I am not planning to replace it until it has a problem but would like to start thinking about slowly buying materials ahead of time and not have to deal with the corrosion again..
Also I have access to a track hoe and was wondering if that could be used to pull the existing 440 ft of Galvanized?
Additionally would it help to attach a cable or rope to the pump and attach every 10 -20 feet to the Flex PVC and then at the top of the well to help hold the weight or am i way off base?
Thanks,
I am thinking about spending ~$11,000 on a whole house RO system to get good drinking water and hopefully extend the life on my appliances. (just had to replace washer after only 5 years).
WE currently bring in bottled water for drinking so this will help with my Return on Investment.
I just replaced my pressure tank and pressure switch as well as a small 4 Inch piece of Galvanized at the top pf the well head that had a pin hole in it.
This pin hole is what concerns me. With the corrosive nature of my water I am concerned about the longevity of the galvanized. I know a few people that are in the same aquifer that have had to replace their galvanized pipe due to pin holes.
My well is drilled to 500 ft with a 4 inch ID Casing with 60 foot of screen and the pump is set at 440 feet attached to 1 1/4 galvanized pipe in 20 ft sections.
The real question is, can i go with some type of flex PVC or schedule 80 1 1/4 PVC at this depth? I am not planning to replace it until it has a problem but would like to start thinking about slowly buying materials ahead of time and not have to deal with the corrosion again..
Also I have access to a track hoe and was wondering if that could be used to pull the existing 440 ft of Galvanized?
Additionally would it help to attach a cable or rope to the pump and attach every 10 -20 feet to the Flex PVC and then at the top of the well to help hold the weight or am i way off base?
Thanks,
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