point well

I am in northern Illinois and wanted to supplement my city water with an irrigation well. I decided to jet in a well point behind my house, since we live in a very marshy area and I know the water table is just a few feet down. I struck water about 6 feet down, and sunk the well point about 12...

Hi all, we recently bought a new house and after moving in I noticed a spigot in the back yard but no water was flowing to it. After talking to a neighbor, they said the previous owner used to have a pump attached to it and watered his lawn with it and said he thinks it’s a point well...

I thought I'd be in great shape with this well since it's sandy here, the water table is 5 ft. below grade, I'm 110 ft from an inland lake & lake superior is a mile away. I prime the pump, pull the 2" cap off the "T", fill that with water. Putting my hand against it, there is plenty of...