Marck
New Member
I am trying to properly plumb a sandpoint well. So far, I've gone down 17' and found water, so I went down to 20.5' to be extra sure. I have 1.25 galv. pipe with a 3/4 hp pump and a 14 gal. tank. My problem: the pump brings water up the pipe at only 2 gallons per minute, AND I have air bubbles in the line. So, I put a 3/4 pex pipe down the galv. pipe and connected it to the pump. Now, the water comes up OK, but soon after, the water does not flow at all. I actually hear a gurgling sound down the pipe (like the sound of a straw sucking water in a near empty soda glass). Next, I tried lowering the galv. pipe another 2 feet down to 22.5. But the symptoms are the same.
I wonder if this galv pipe needs to be deeper still, or perhaps I could connect a second sandpoint in another location to the same pump. I have an area that is perhaps about 80-90 feet away from the pump, but is at a slough of water, that seems to be wet almost all summer. Perhaps a good spot to send more water over to the pump? However, I'm not sure the pump could pull the water that far away from the first well, if they were hooked togehter. I have more ideas, but this would be getting too long.
So, any help/ideas would be appreciated, as I've never tried this before.
I wonder if this galv pipe needs to be deeper still, or perhaps I could connect a second sandpoint in another location to the same pump. I have an area that is perhaps about 80-90 feet away from the pump, but is at a slough of water, that seems to be wet almost all summer. Perhaps a good spot to send more water over to the pump? However, I'm not sure the pump could pull the water that far away from the first well, if they were hooked togehter. I have more ideas, but this would be getting too long.
So, any help/ideas would be appreciated, as I've never tried this before.