FredC
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I have a silt problem..Fine sand.. I live in North Texas and have a 175 ft well with a a 1 HP submerssible that puts out 17 GPM (measured) and passes through an wel-X-trol 300 bladder tank. We used to get silt in the back of the toilet tanks but that pretty much cleared itself when I added a whole house filter, except at filter changes. The filters ussually last about 4 months and only the top of the line carbon style will filter the silt out. At filter change time the wash comes out dingy and it takes a couple of days to clear. It ios most noticeable at the washer, which is closest to theh tank, incidently. Can my bladder tank be full of sand?
Today I put a hose on the drain line from the tank and cycled the pump several times allowing the tank to drain in between cycles and saw dirt when the pump came on for a couple seconds. I the ran the pump for sever minutes with the drain open and everything cleared while running but not at pump start. Still dingy on the cold side but not the hot. Did I just stir everything up? The tank & house is about 8 years old. I put the whole house filter on about a year ago.
My neighbors don't seem to have an issue or aren't telling anyone. I have no issue with pressure or volume so I don't thinnk the weel is going dry. The well man doesn't seem that concerned if it can be filtered effectively without pressure loss. Most of the time it can but it is annoying. Is it possible I got a tank thats partially filled with sand or do I need to think about maybe raising the pump a few feet. Can I flush the bladder tank without hurting it?
Any suggestions? Thanks
FredC
Today I put a hose on the drain line from the tank and cycled the pump several times allowing the tank to drain in between cycles and saw dirt when the pump came on for a couple seconds. I the ran the pump for sever minutes with the drain open and everything cleared while running but not at pump start. Still dingy on the cold side but not the hot. Did I just stir everything up? The tank & house is about 8 years old. I put the whole house filter on about a year ago.
My neighbors don't seem to have an issue or aren't telling anyone. I have no issue with pressure or volume so I don't thinnk the weel is going dry. The well man doesn't seem that concerned if it can be filtered effectively without pressure loss. Most of the time it can but it is annoying. Is it possible I got a tank thats partially filled with sand or do I need to think about maybe raising the pump a few feet. Can I flush the bladder tank without hurting it?
Any suggestions? Thanks
FredC