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Thanks again! I’m torn on whether to re-install the pellet chlorinator to help combat the iron bacteria and ferrous iron in the well. The two guys that recently worked on my well recommended against it. Their theory was that with a well as deep as mine (800’) that there was a possibility that...

Very interesting. Thanks! When my well pump and check valves were replaced recently, the Well guy didn’t do any disinfecting of the well afterwards (I didn’t realize, at the time, that he probably should have?) and my water had a VERY foul stench and taste to it. I assumed that may have been...

Thanks. I definitely had a lot of noticeable iron bacteria “slime” (in the toilet tanks, bowls, etc). Haven’t really seen much lately, but I dump Super Iron Out powder in the tanks and bowls to help prevent that. The Well Specialist who recommended against the pellet chlorinator said I could...

Yeah, I’m not sure where it’s getting oxidized? When the Well Driller was pulling up the PVC liner and well piping to get to my stuck pump, the PVC was completely covered and stained with iron (as was the water when they got that deep). So, I just assumed that the oxidation was occurring in...

Thanks once again, Reach! I’ll check those filters out and see if they may be able to filter out the ferrous iron as it’s coming out of the well and into the cisterns? The Superior Pump 91250 is the exact pump I was looking into. It’s sold online, and I thought I would give it a shot, and...

Thanks so much for your reply! The guy who installed the KL filter and chlorinator did a “well test” (yet, not a production test) when I was under contract on this home. With this being my first home purchase, and first time being on a well, I was completely oblivious, unfortunately. He...

I’ll have to do a bit more research on it, yet this one has a “max head 25 feet” (whatever that means?) and can move up to 1800 gallons per hour. It looks like it can suck down to 1/4” of water off the bottom. However, as you said, whether it can suck that sludge up to the top?? One other...

Thanks. That makes sense. I knew there were two different types of iron, but wasn’t clear on just what oxidizes the ferrous iron. I thought that there may be ample air in the well to oxidize the ferrous into ferric, but when I sample the well water it looks clean and tastes pretty decent...

Thanks! I’m trying to get educated on all this, so pardon many of my stupid questions. The guy who installed the KL Filter and chlorinator said that chlorine is needed to oxidize the Iron, and then the KL Filter traps that Iron in the media and it’s periodically backwashed out. Yet my...

I’m not sure who to believe about the chlorinator? The guy who installed the Iron filter and chlorinator did so in order to attack the Iron in the well, and then the KL Filter would do its job inside the home. However, the two Well Drillers didn’t like it due to the possibility of the pellets...

Interesting idea! I’m going to get in touch with the guy who installed the cisterns and new pressure tank, and run your idea by him (or see if he has any other suggestions on a permanent fix?) I did some quick research online regarding the utility pump idea as just a means of getting the...

Thanks! I’ll have to do some research to see if there’s a pump that I can attach a hose to that can suck that iron sludge up to the top of the cistern, and then down the drain close by? (the cisterns are about 5’ tall, so the pump would need to have pretty decent pressure). That would at least...

Yes, the KL Filter is after the cisterns and pressure tank. The cisterns each have an opening about 3” from the bottom where piping is connected to feed into the booster pump and pressure tank. So, the Iron sludge seems to just settle in that bottom 3”. As you said, I was thinking maybe a...

Hello all. I was wanting to see if anyone had any ideas on an issue I’m having. I have a 800’ well, and had a water analysis recently done. I knew the well had high levels of Iron, and the analysis reported 1.183 mg/L. I had an Iron filter installed several months ago which uses Katalox...

I’ve also done some research on Pressure Reducing Valves. Would that be of benefit in eliminating my water hammer? Thanks again

Thank you very much, valveman! That was very informative, and gives me hope that this water hammer can finally be eliminated. I was led to believe that replacing the check valves in my well would stop it, but it honestly seems to be worse than before. I had asked the guy who just did my well...

Interesting. Yeah, I wish I would have known something like that exists...probably would have been worth it to have had it installed.

I’m not sure what the static water level is? How does one find that out? And I’m not sure exactly how much water is in the well...other than (thankfully) there IS water. I wish there was a way (like a gauge) that I can tell how much water is in the well.? As has been the case since my well...

Yes, the pump is at 760’. I asked him about the need for the multiple check valves, and his response was that’s “the way I’ve always done it”. I’ve read on this forum the pro’s and con’s of multiple check valves, yet the two Well Companies that came over both mentioned they install wells with...

Thanks again for everyone’s replies. I’m happy to say that, after 27 days of having no water, my well is finally back up and running. He replaced my 2HP Goulds pump with a FPS 5GPM 3200 Series (1.5 HP, 3-Wire, 230V). Also replaced the (3) check valves, and (to hopefully avoid overheating my...