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  1. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    Thanks cacher for the comment. Is the drawndown a measure of the time it takes for my water level in the well to go below the screen-point? If so, how can i measure that? Thanks again for all advice and comments.
  2. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    Thanks Wally, I was afraid of that----ie is digging it up. I thought there might be a way to hook up a vacum guage or something and test the buried joints that way! I have since discovered that my 3/4 Flowtec pump is a 1997 model. Called the maf. and gave them the number and got that. I think I...
  3. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    Wally I appreciate the advice. To test for the possibility of a suction leak-- all pipes pipes on the inlet side of pump, that are exposed, could be tested with shaving cream or soapy water. How does one test for the buried joints of the driven well?
  4. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    I did a pump test and get around 3 gal/min. I then used a half gal of NewWell tablets, let it "cook" for 24 hrs and agitated it with an airline down to the area of my point. After this I pumped the mix out with an external pump down the shallow well. After that I reprimed pump and it still only...
  5. kdwy

    Hello: I read your suggestion on using NeWell Tablets to clean up a screen on a sandpoint well...

    Hello: I read your suggestion on using NeWell Tablets to clean up a screen on a sandpoint well. I'm going to try that with my clogged screen. After removing the well cap and adding some tablets, do you just stir up the water down the pipe with a long pc of wood for a while and then recap it and...
  6. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    I know I have a shallow well and I think it is a 2" point well. I will do a pump test and see how many gallons/min I get. If the screen is plugged. should I try to first chem. treat the well. If that doesnt work, should one try to shoot the screen? Is the last option pulling the well point and...
  7. kdwy

    Pump takes 20 minutes to fill 35 gal tank.

    I replaced a waterlog flotex bladder tank. My fairly new pump takes to long (15-20min) to fill the 82 gal equiv. tank. Pump gets hot before it shuts off. Tank is charged at 28psi and pump starts at 30 and shuts off at 50. No prob. with that. Problem is it takes to long to fill tank. Is my...
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