Cloudy well water after 24 hr watering

[wellwellwell]

We have an aging well with sediment filter, chlor/dechlor and softener. All was fine until we ran a hose for a project 24 hrs. Since then, our water has been cloudy brown. We've been told it's from letting that hose run, that the only option is to drill a new well and that nothing would be guaranteed. Does this make any sense? Intuitively it sounds bogus, but we know nothing.

 

[Valveman]

Was the pump cycling on and off every couple minutes while you were running the hose?

 

[Sponsor]

 

[wellwellwell]

I don't know. We actually were gone while this was done and no one would have monitored that.

 

[wellwellwell]

What are the "if it was / if it wasn't". scenarios?

 

[Reach4]

What water is brown? Water after the filter or before? Filter may have failed.

Is your declor filter a backwashing carbon filter? How old is that media?

 

[wellwellwell]

All water after the system is brown, except the RO at the Kitchen sink. Good point -- the declor is fairly new, but an awful lot of water went through it recently. I'll check and report back.

 

[Valveman]

What are the "if it was / if it wasn't". scenarios?

If the pump is cycling on and off it is also surging the well up and down. If it is not cycling on and off the well maybe pumped down or low on water, which can also stir up the sediment.