We use one of those lawn tractor sprinklers that roll slowly along a length of hose, and also some tripod impact sprinklers. The filter screens on those devices, where the hose screws into them, get clogged with what appears to be plant material. The hoses are connected to a frost free yard hydrant.
We've owned the home for 8 years, with 7 being a rental and the last year we've been up here full time. The water to the house has never had any clogging issues and I'm unaware of any filter along the lines anywhere. If there were a filter, I would expect to have issues with clogging since nothing would have been done with it all those years.
Any idea where that plant material might be coming from and why it would only appear in the hose line and not the lines to the house?
Our well is 42 years old, 160' deep, with a static water level of 26.' The well report says it has/had a 20GPM flow, but it only has a 9GPM pump in it. We did (tried to do) a well draw down after we bought the property, but after 4 hours there was minimal change since it appears the pump couldn't pump faster than the well recovery rate.
Thanks in advance for any help!
We've owned the home for 8 years, with 7 being a rental and the last year we've been up here full time. The water to the house has never had any clogging issues and I'm unaware of any filter along the lines anywhere. If there were a filter, I would expect to have issues with clogging since nothing would have been done with it all those years.
Any idea where that plant material might be coming from and why it would only appear in the hose line and not the lines to the house?
Our well is 42 years old, 160' deep, with a static water level of 26.' The well report says it has/had a 20GPM flow, but it only has a 9GPM pump in it. We did (tried to do) a well draw down after we bought the property, but after 4 hours there was minimal change since it appears the pump couldn't pump faster than the well recovery rate.
Thanks in advance for any help!
