I am having a sediment problem, probably clay(no sand) and am looking for a low cost solution/s. The sediment fills up my 10" x 4.5" filter pretty quickly. The well supplies a garage/shop, not a residence(no septic), but I may build a house there some day.
My well is about 8 years old, 221 feet deep, has 180 feet(+ drive shoe) of casing, flows 15 GPM(per the driller) and the pump is 25 feet off the bottom. The water level in the well is 110 feet below the surface of the ground.(100 feet above the pump)
The water has been run for > 24 hours continuously several times with no long term effect on the amount of sediment in the water.
I originally installed the pump 15 feet off the bottom of the well, but I raised it about 10 more feet last year to see if that would help the sediment issue. It seemed to help for a little while, but soon returned to about the same amount of sediment as before I raised it.
My pump is a Water Ace, Model R203A. It is rated as 1HP and 10 GPM. I am using 1" Poly Pipe(pump has 1 1/4" fittings) and the well is about 100 feet from my pressure tank.
Is there a good probability that raising my pump will at least help with my sediment issue?
If so, how high can I safely raise the pump?
How deep would you recommend that I install the pump?
Thanks, Joel
My well is about 8 years old, 221 feet deep, has 180 feet(+ drive shoe) of casing, flows 15 GPM(per the driller) and the pump is 25 feet off the bottom. The water level in the well is 110 feet below the surface of the ground.(100 feet above the pump)
The water has been run for > 24 hours continuously several times with no long term effect on the amount of sediment in the water.
I originally installed the pump 15 feet off the bottom of the well, but I raised it about 10 more feet last year to see if that would help the sediment issue. It seemed to help for a little while, but soon returned to about the same amount of sediment as before I raised it.
My pump is a Water Ace, Model R203A. It is rated as 1HP and 10 GPM. I am using 1" Poly Pipe(pump has 1 1/4" fittings) and the well is about 100 feet from my pressure tank.
Is there a good probability that raising my pump will at least help with my sediment issue?
If so, how high can I safely raise the pump?
How deep would you recommend that I install the pump?
Thanks, Joel