Big Archery Nut
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I recently bought some land with an existing well. It has a 2" well casing and a 1" drop pipe with a jet pump. Total depth is 55' with the drop pipe down 40'. It had sat unused for about six years and I'm not sure how old the well is. I replaced the pump and drop point and the ejector two years ago. This spring my flow went from five gallons a minute down to one gpm. We pulled the drop pipe and then the 2" check that was above the point. All looked good. We filled the pipe and it held water showing us that the point was plugged. With some effort we pulled the 1-1/4" point. It was plugged with sand and corrosion. We replaced the point with a new 60 gauge point and sealing check valve. We then put down the drop pipe and installed the pump. We got it running and now I seem to continually pump some sand. If I let it run for about 3 hours the sand quits coming. Once it sits for a few hours I pump sand again. Is this normal? Does it need to run for a while to clear this up? We think the new point is as fine of screen as the old plastic screen point. Should I have used an 80 gauge point instead of the 60? Is there a way to determine the proper screen guage? Is it normal to pump some sand after replacing the point? Never noticed sand before. Any ideas?
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