Recent content by pinto

  1. pinto

    Collapsed Well

    Unfortunately (not really) the nearest neighbor is over a mile away. Good news is the new pump guy has dropped the liner in & is about ready to drop new pump & drop pipe in the well. Hopefully we will have water this evening.
  2. pinto

    Collapsed Well

    I understand the business side of drilling. What I don't understand is a driller saying let's try & pull the pump & worst case we show up with the drill rig tomorrow, than he doesn't come through. If your not sure when you'll be done drilling than wait on pulling the pump. I had water, now I...
  3. pinto

    Collapsed Well

    90% of the wells in are area are not cased, but the last few years most drillers are lining with pvc. We got the in-line pressure tank out & we are just going to put in new drop pipe in beside the old pipe. I'm just a bit irked at the driller. He broke the pipe, which is fine, but then leaves me...
  4. pinto

    Collapsed Well

    7 years ago I had a well drilled, only cased for 20'. The well report said the depth was 340 & static line was 240. I watched the pump guy drop the drop pipe & pump to 290'. After a few weeks the control box was taken out by lighting & pump guy came to replace it. Once he replaced the box, we...
  5. pinto

    Well Troubleshooting

    So what would be the minimum size pressure tank that I would need? It's a 3 full bathroom home, sprinkler zone is 6 sprinklers per zone. Thanks
  6. pinto

    Well Troubleshooting

    Valveman, my well caved in and it looks like I have to drill a new one, couldn't get drop line and pump out because the galv pipe broke & will probably continue to break if we fish it out. My question is my current system was a Goulds 3hp pump with and inline pressure tank. I have a slab on...
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