Brewmaestro
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Just drove a shallow well in my basement. 1 1/4" galvanized. Hit water at 20'-21', continued to about 27'. Developed the well with a hose run down to the end of the pipe. Used a pitcher pump to bring the water up to the check valve, then hooked up to a cheap 3/4 hp pump/tank combination. Besides the check valve there's a union, an elbow and three nipples.
This is my first experience with well driving (that I remember). I should also confess also that the point is a big-box unit (Northern Tool). Times are tough here at the hacienda and I'd hoped to keep my cost under $300.
I calculate I'm pumping about 5 gpm, which I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'm also pumping some air bubbles. There's not much air--when I run the hose into a bucket, sometimes it's hard to see any at all. If I turn the output down a touch, they stop.
So, am I pulling air? Is there any chance I'm not all the way into the aquifer? Any chance this will stop on its own?
I heard about the Saran Wrap technique for finding a leak on the suction side, and I've tried it, but it doesn't seem to indicate that any of my joints are leaking--those above ground anyways.
Should I live with this? Pull the pipe up and start over? Need some sage advice.
Thanks, Brewmaestro
This is my first experience with well driving (that I remember). I should also confess also that the point is a big-box unit (Northern Tool). Times are tough here at the hacienda and I'd hoped to keep my cost under $300.
I calculate I'm pumping about 5 gpm, which I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'm also pumping some air bubbles. There's not much air--when I run the hose into a bucket, sometimes it's hard to see any at all. If I turn the output down a touch, they stop.
So, am I pulling air? Is there any chance I'm not all the way into the aquifer? Any chance this will stop on its own?
I heard about the Saran Wrap technique for finding a leak on the suction side, and I've tried it, but it doesn't seem to indicate that any of my joints are leaking--those above ground anyways.
Should I live with this? Pull the pipe up and start over? Need some sage advice.
Thanks, Brewmaestro