I live in an area with no city water (Loxahatchee, Florida)
.. we all have wells out here.
I don't drink the well water, I buy bottled water. I have been here for over 20 years and do all my pump repairs. My father was a well driller (irrigation, not home water systems) and had his own business for over 30 years. Wish he was here, truly missed, plus I could ask him these questions, and borrow his well rig
My well is a 2" sand point at about 60 feet deep (typical for the area)I had a 1 HP jet pump and had pretty decent water.. It was my second pump in 20 years and I figured it was time for a new one. I opted for a 1 1/2 pump..thinking that bigger is better.. apparently a big mistake.. my water quality is very poor.. I am pumping what appears to be sulfur (black in color) and some sediment, apparently for the extra pumping power of this pump.
I have tried letting the pump run for hours and even hooked the well to my sprinkler pump to see if it clears up with no luck.. I have benn dealing with this for 8 months or so..
If I got ahold of a pump-out pump and pumped the well out, would it help? Would going back to a 1 HP put things right? Is my well ruined?
Thanks ChuckB
.. we all have wells out here.
I don't drink the well water, I buy bottled water. I have been here for over 20 years and do all my pump repairs. My father was a well driller (irrigation, not home water systems) and had his own business for over 30 years. Wish he was here, truly missed, plus I could ask him these questions, and borrow his well rig
My well is a 2" sand point at about 60 feet deep (typical for the area)I had a 1 HP jet pump and had pretty decent water.. It was my second pump in 20 years and I figured it was time for a new one. I opted for a 1 1/2 pump..thinking that bigger is better.. apparently a big mistake.. my water quality is very poor.. I am pumping what appears to be sulfur (black in color) and some sediment, apparently for the extra pumping power of this pump.
I have tried letting the pump run for hours and even hooked the well to my sprinkler pump to see if it clears up with no luck.. I have benn dealing with this for 8 months or so..
If I got ahold of a pump-out pump and pumped the well out, would it help? Would going back to a 1 HP put things right? Is my well ruined?
Thanks ChuckB
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