there's a possibility that the well is completely stopped up with sand and isn't producing. to be sure u would pull the drop pipe out and try to fill the well with a water hose. If it will take water it will make water.
there's a possibility that the well is completely stopped up with sand and isn't producing. to be sure u would pull the drop pipe out and try to fill the well with a water hose. If it will take water it will make water.
I'm not sure what your talking about. Just break the coupling loose at the top of the well and pull the PVC drop pipe out by hand (don't break and drop it in the well). Do not try and pull the 2" pipe.
Some photos of the pipe and the well not taking water. The well pipe is 1" and if when I cut off the foot valve it was full of sand...
If you cannot sustain sufficient flow rate, the sand will collect inside the casing. It is possible that you have a mud well, not a rock well and that the casing was jetted down without a sandpoint. Wells such as that can work for years if the GPM draw is below what it takes to get the sand moving. I had problems with my 50 foot mud well before I developed it.
You could try jetting out the sand from the casing to see how deep it goes. If it is full of sand, then there is not likely any sandpoint or the casing has a hole in it.
If the water table is high, the well might not take water by simply pouring it in. You either need to add a standpipe for additional height or pump water in under pressure.
Depending on how many GPM you need from the well, after you jet it out, you could try putting down a 1.25" PVC sandpoint if it fits. You would need to use inside couplers.
It's anyone's guess what is in the ground. As I said before, someone may have simply jetted down a length of 2" casing with no screened section and no sandpoint. Decades ago, my father and I jetted down 120 feet of 2" casing and then put a 1" poly pipe with a footvalve. If/when he used a lot of water, it would bring up sand.I can not see what is down the 2" casing, but would it be normal for a 2" casing to have a screen and also have a 1" PVC pipe going down it with a foot valve?
Get yourself a 2" Tee and some more 2" pipe while you're at it. You can use it to divert the discharge when you jet out the mud so as not to fill up the hole in the ground.
I don't get why you want to line the casing with 1.5" pipe. Just see how far you can jet down and consider putting in a 1.25" sandpoint if you can get down far enough and the well starts to take enough water.
id bet 100$ the well isnt 30' deep and it's not a mud well... ive never even heard of a mud well. IT SHOULD TAKE WATER, even at shallow table. The hole in casing has let so much sand in that the well is stopped up. don't use 1.5".. Use 1" glued together hooked to a water hose and start pushing the pipe down washing out the inside of the casing. eventually the water and sand will quit coming out because the well will start taking water. Then you are gonna need to pump it off best you can and line it with that 1" pipe with a 2x1 packer keeping the seal inside the casing. U'll need to set it probably 20-30' off the bottom of the total well depth. if you do this correctly it will fix your well. jmo, take it or leave it..
You'll need more than 30' of 1" PVC. I'd start with 60' and might need more. Hook it to water hose and wash it in the 2" pipe. Wash it down as far as it will let u. This will open the well back up and tell you total well depth.
I don't know where you can get a 2x1 seal. Hardware stores sell leather ones that are use in deepwell jets. U just squeeze it between 2 glued couplings. only problem with them is if you happen to push it too deep and go past the casing, it doesnt want to come up. You can't set the seal at the very bottom or you will block off the rock. It needs to be set higher inside the casing. for instance, a well may be 80' total depth, but only 60' of 2" casing.. with the last 20' being open hole through rock. I can set a seal perfectly right at the bottom of the casing and the well will never pump sand again.
not sure what else I can tell u here.. either you get it or you don't.
U dont follow instructions well. I didn't say anything about a sand point, and didn't say anything about 1.25" pipe. Use a well point and it will soon clog then the sand will act like Chinese hand cuffs and you won't pull it out with a crane. Wash 1" down to the bottom, not just until it takes water. Then set a seal 20-30' above the very bottom using 1" pipe with 2x1 on bottom. Then plumb back to pump with an inline check valve at front of pump.
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