I have a deep submersible well that is 12 yrs. old. I have a fair amount of sediment and have to change a whole house filter once a month. The filter filled up with tons of sediment and the water stopped running before the month was out. A well man came out and drained my pressure tank and it poured out black water several times until it cleared. He said I should do this yearly. No one in my neighborhood (all on wells) had ever been told this or had done it. It's mostly back to normal, but the filter seems to be getting dirty a bit faster. The well man said I might need a new well pump or sometimes it would help to just raise it. The pressure is fine.
How to I determine if I need a new well pump, or the well casing is bad or it just needs to be lifted? This happened over the winter when I had to run a sink to keep pipes from freezing out by my well by having water moving. I have a insulated fake rock but it was -4°.
How to I determine if I need a new well pump, or the well casing is bad or it just needs to be lifted? This happened over the winter when I had to run a sink to keep pipes from freezing out by my well by having water moving. I have a insulated fake rock but it was -4°.