deep well will not hold prime
i have a 80' deep well with a two stage pump. the well is 2"casing with 40' 11/4" drop pipe and it was not used for a long time. it would not hold a prime when you filled the drop pipe the water would go down pretty fast. pulled the drop pipe (pvc) replaced all the fittings and foot valve(packer). still have the same problem when i fill the drop pipe the water run out. i can get it to pump with a 30 gal. tank on. i get no sand and when i pulled it didn't see any sand then so i think the casing is good. when the pump shut off at 55 lbs. it takes about 10 min. th get down to 35 lbs. at one point i run the pressure up to 80 think it would seal the leathers that didn't help.
any ideas would help thanks
i have a 80' deep well with a two stage pump. the well is 2"casing with 40' 11/4" drop pipe and it was not used for a long time. it would not hold a prime when you filled the drop pipe the water would go down pretty fast. pulled the drop pipe (pvc) replaced all the fittings and foot valve(packer). still have the same problem when i fill the drop pipe the water run out. i can get it to pump with a 30 gal. tank on. i get no sand and when i pulled it didn't see any sand then so i think the casing is good. when the pump shut off at 55 lbs. it takes about 10 min. th get down to 35 lbs. at one point i run the pressure up to 80 think it would seal the leathers that didn't help.
any ideas would help thanks
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