merlowe
New Member
Hello all,
I've been working on this for quite a while. I live in central florida, my static water level is about 8 feet below grade. I started by washing down a 2 inch pvc with the intention of pulling it back out and dropping down a sand point. 2 inch pipe got stuck at 24 feet. Not wanting to lose all that pipe, I dropped a 3' steel drive point with 1 1/4 steel pipe down and use the 2" pvc as a casing. I'm down to 28 feet and I've decided to start trying to pull water. The well pipe has water in it. And it maintains a water level at near 8 feet below grade. When I attach a pitcher pump, the pipe draws down into a vacuum. If I pour water down the pipe, it slowly drains down to 8 feet below grade. I simply cannot pull up water. Not sure if I should keep driving down, or if I've gone too far and wasted all this material.
I've been working on this for quite a while. I live in central florida, my static water level is about 8 feet below grade. I started by washing down a 2 inch pvc with the intention of pulling it back out and dropping down a sand point. 2 inch pipe got stuck at 24 feet. Not wanting to lose all that pipe, I dropped a 3' steel drive point with 1 1/4 steel pipe down and use the 2" pvc as a casing. I'm down to 28 feet and I've decided to start trying to pull water. The well pipe has water in it. And it maintains a water level at near 8 feet below grade. When I attach a pitcher pump, the pipe draws down into a vacuum. If I pour water down the pipe, it slowly drains down to 8 feet below grade. I simply cannot pull up water. Not sure if I should keep driving down, or if I've gone too far and wasted all this material.