tbwampler
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Hi all.
I have a deep 8 year-old well (850'). Last week I started losing pressure and had the well guys come out. They tell me my galvanized pipe is leaking, and that it's not a big surprise. My water does have a pretty high iron content. They tell me I should expect to have to do this every 5-10 years or so, and that I can either keep using galvanized to do it (plastic isn't an option because it's so deep), or...I can shell out the money to use stainless and never have to worry about it again. Obviously there's a huge difference in the price of stainless vs galvanized and it adds up in a hurry when you're talking about a well this deep. I haven't seen anybody talking about using stainless in the forums, so I thought I'd throw it out here. Is it reasonable to expect galvanized to wear out that quickly? Is using stainless at all a sane option? Thanks.
I have a deep 8 year-old well (850'). Last week I started losing pressure and had the well guys come out. They tell me my galvanized pipe is leaking, and that it's not a big surprise. My water does have a pretty high iron content. They tell me I should expect to have to do this every 5-10 years or so, and that I can either keep using galvanized to do it (plastic isn't an option because it's so deep), or...I can shell out the money to use stainless and never have to worry about it again. Obviously there's a huge difference in the price of stainless vs galvanized and it adds up in a hurry when you're talking about a well this deep. I haven't seen anybody talking about using stainless in the forums, so I thought I'd throw it out here. Is it reasonable to expect galvanized to wear out that quickly? Is using stainless at all a sane option? Thanks.