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    Plugged shallow well help

    Got up to the farm this weekend. Pressurized the well with 125PSI several times. Then I dumped a gallon of Muriatic acid down it and let it set capped for several hours. It did not build up pressure or boil over. Hooked up a 1/2HP shallow well pump to it and just pumps a little stream about the...
  2. purplewg

    Plugged shallow well help

    Ok, I will give it a shot with compressed air or a pressure washer. If that don't work I will contact the well guy and see if he has a jetter.
  3. purplewg

    Plugged shallow well help

    Ah, maybe I should have explained the well is in Florida. lol I am pretty sure this well was jetted down with a well point.
  4. purplewg

    Plugged shallow well help

    Hi folks. I have a 2 inch shallow well my father had put down about 8 years ago and it was never hooked up. It is a PVC well and was jetted down. I hooked up a pump to it about a year ago and was only able to get a trickle out of the pump. It picked up prime but was unable to pull the water out...
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