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HI Gritres Not sure what i would get with a hand pump i dont have one. Should i invest in one Cheers Rich

Theres roughly 8 feet of water in the pipe. I pumped some water down from the garden hose for a half hour as suggested by Grites which helped and i am now a two gallons a minute. Should I drive deeper. Dont seem to be sucking air.I may by a hand pump amd work on developing it more. Also is it a...

hi Again Update drove down 4 foot well point 80 gauze . Static water level 12 feet and 20 feet of pipe in ground including well point. Sucked out a little more sand but still only pulling 1 gpm. Maybe im not developing these wells correctly. Thoughts?

Thanks I will try that . Should I go with a longer screen . They seem to only sell 36 in the area i live Cheers

Hi Everyone , So glad i stumbled across this website ,so much great info. I recently decided to drive a sand point for irrigation of my back lawn. We are in a very sandy area and our lawn requires lots of watering. I started by driving a 36 (80 Guaze) point conected to 1 1/4 galvanized...