Chris Shafer
New Member
We bought a house almost 2 years ago. When we purchased the house, we had to have the water well treated due to bacteria. The water tastes disgusting even after being filtered. I am not sure yet how deep the well is. I am going to have to drop a string and measure that. A little about the well...
The well setup is fairly complicated in my opinion and it must be an old way of making wells that they are getting away from because I cant find much about the type of system we have. We have a well with an air compressor that pumps air into the well casing which in turn bubbles water up the well into a very old and disgusting concrete tank. I know we need to get the concrete tank replaced with plastic if that's the way we decide to keep it. The concrete tank has red algae in it that bleach did not get rid of. The system also has a pressure tank and a pump. I know there is a level switch in the tank that shuts off the compressor at a set level and there is a pressure switch attached to the plumbing lines somewhere, but I am going to have to look more closely at how everything is set up for more details. I'm not sure what size the pump is right now either, but I would think it should be sufficient for pressure because it has a 1 1/2" outlet reduced to a 1 1/4" main line to the house. How it goes from there, I have no idea. I do know that there is a lot of CPVC in the house and it appears that the cold water lines are 3/4" and the hot water lines are 1/2". I am also assuming they did this for pressure purposes because the well is about 300 to 400 ft from the house and the water heater is on the other end of the house and the house is at least 100 to 120 ft long. There are 3 different cut off valves in the ground at different locations around the house, so I know it divides up and enters the house at 3 different locations. All that being said because my water pressure isn't that great either. Another reason I need to do something about this. It is enough to utilize, but it could be better.
So I guess my questions are ...
Should I convert to submerged pump and get rid of the storage tank all together?
Keep as is and replace storage tank, pump, plumbing?
Any Opinions?
The well setup is fairly complicated in my opinion and it must be an old way of making wells that they are getting away from because I cant find much about the type of system we have. We have a well with an air compressor that pumps air into the well casing which in turn bubbles water up the well into a very old and disgusting concrete tank. I know we need to get the concrete tank replaced with plastic if that's the way we decide to keep it. The concrete tank has red algae in it that bleach did not get rid of. The system also has a pressure tank and a pump. I know there is a level switch in the tank that shuts off the compressor at a set level and there is a pressure switch attached to the plumbing lines somewhere, but I am going to have to look more closely at how everything is set up for more details. I'm not sure what size the pump is right now either, but I would think it should be sufficient for pressure because it has a 1 1/2" outlet reduced to a 1 1/4" main line to the house. How it goes from there, I have no idea. I do know that there is a lot of CPVC in the house and it appears that the cold water lines are 3/4" and the hot water lines are 1/2". I am also assuming they did this for pressure purposes because the well is about 300 to 400 ft from the house and the water heater is on the other end of the house and the house is at least 100 to 120 ft long. There are 3 different cut off valves in the ground at different locations around the house, so I know it divides up and enters the house at 3 different locations. All that being said because my water pressure isn't that great either. Another reason I need to do something about this. It is enough to utilize, but it could be better.
So I guess my questions are ...
Should I convert to submerged pump and get rid of the storage tank all together?
Keep as is and replace storage tank, pump, plumbing?
Any Opinions?