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My well has been shut down for the winter but I hope to start it up within the next week now that the chance of frost in northern Michigan is fading. I had the well driller shut it down but will be opening it myself. He sold me a long handled wrench for the pitless adapter, about 6 foot of...

I have a summer cabin that is used about 4 months of the year and mostly on weekends. One toilet one bathroom sink and one kitchen sink empty into a "Schimpke system", basically one cast concrete tank with 2" inch opening at top that leads to a second tank made of individual loose fitted blocks...

My supply line from my deep well pitless adapter gradually slopes up to the above ground slab I have my pressure/holding tank on. How do I drain the water in that supply line so it won't freeze this winter. I'll be shutting the power off to the submersible pump for the winter. Is there a valve...

My well driller Hey Markhash, my well company was out of Scottville, MI. Pump Engineering. My cottage has a crawl space under it so as the line comes out of the well below frost line it slopes slowly to ground level which is where my pressure tank and pressure switch are. I'm not sure how...

Winterizing well Our frost line is 42"

We had a deep water well drilled this spring in Michigan. It has a submersible pump and pitless adapter. Evidently the well was "almost free flowing" so they had to install a seal at five foot depth. It runs pex I believe or some type of flexible line to the pressure switch and pressure tank...

venting I have two "Schimpke tanks" in tandem, basically two 4 x 4 concrete tanks with a heavy circular concrete lid. Only the lids are visible. They shouldn't be under the cottage, correct, but they are so I'm stuck with it. Grandpa has long left this mortal coil so it's up to me to figure a...

Well finished My driller finished the job. When I arrived on the property on Friday I could tell they had been there. The well was done, the main into the crawl space, pressure tank and hooked to the house plumbing. My water is somewhat cloudy gray at times (clay?) so I'm going to try and run...

Our family cottage had to be moved back from the lake bluff due to erosion several years back and they moved it over the septic tank. My Grandfather took care of refitting the drainage system after the move. There is one large (4"?) PVC drain from the toilet a branch that comes in from the...

I started calling around for bids on a drilling a deep well for a summer home in Northern Michigan back in May and received several bids all pretty close for doing a 5" PVC well to 150' with adjustment for $16/ft beyond 150'. My main concern was getting it done ASAP as this is a summer place and...

Thanks everyone Thanks for the info.

We are finally about a week away from a new deep well on our cottage property. We've used a shallow well for 40 years and in the past 15 of those years quit using the water for cooking and drinking due to the color. We never had it tested but in the past had a cartridge filter on it and I recall...

I have a cottage in Northern Michigan built circa 1945. When we had to move the cottage back from the bluff it was placed directly over the septic system. When we had it pumped the guy said they were "Schimpke tanks". I'm not sure of the spelling. They are two round, concrete tanks about four...

I've not used acid tablets myself, but we've had them put in our shallow well in the past. If I do use tablets how long should I let them work before expecting some results. I'm hoping maybe I'll improve my water flow enough to get me by until the new well is done. Jim

well size I'm trying to keep my cost as low as possible. This is a two bedroom, uninsulated, unheated cabin used May thru September on weekends mostly. Don't need much water but to flush a toilet, take an occasional shower. I've read the comments on well pits and pitless adapters. I want...

Sandy soil We are right on the shores of Lake Michigan so it's sand, at least on top. One driller I have talked to said it would likely be 120' to water "above the clay" and more like 180 to be "below the clay". He said the only real difference is in the color the water, evidently some...

low flow I remember helping my grandpa drive the well (1981?) he owned a hardware store and we used a well point with a screen appropriate for the sandy area we drove it I'm assuming. I'll try the acid tablets again as it has been a few years since we've done that. Thanks for your reply.

I'm considering having a deep well dug on some lakeshore property and am in the process of getting some bids. Some say they no longer do 2" wells and will only do 4-6". Some have quotes for PVC, some for galvanized. Is there an accepted standard now with using PVC vs steel? The 2" would...

I have a very old hand driven shallow well on the shores of Lake Michigan. It has given us enough water to run a one BR/kitchen set up until this year. I always have trouble getting water first time I start it in the spring. We replaced the pump a few years ago and probably thought bigger was...