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Mine has been working well since I installed it. It certainly does not catch all of the silt, but enough that it significantly extends the life of my whole house filters. Even with a good bit of silt, it does not seem to restrict flow a lot, even when it has a significant accumulation in...

I re-installed the bladder this evening. I decided to try installing it without any lubricant so that I would not have flush out the lubricant. It may have been even easier w/lube, but it went in very easily WITHOUT ANY LUBRICANT. It was VERY easy to do and took less than 10 minutes to...

When I took it out, I had it lubed up very well and it came out with very little effort, just constant pressure. I hung the tank up and just applied a steady pull down on the bladder. I assume it will go back in by reversing the process and using an extended tire valve stem puller to hold...

I want to waste MY time. I'm not installing a new bladder, I just want to re-install the perfectly good one I took out. What lubricant would work well?

I have a pressure tank that I was going to use for another project, so I pulled the bladder out. I put dish detergent in the tank to lubricate it and let the bladder slide out. The bladder appears to be in good condition and I would like to put it back into the tank. What lubricant should I...

My LAKOS, Model T2C-150-140 filter arrrived today and I installed it. It has 1.5" inlets and outlets and a 140 mesh(105 micron) screen. It seems to be very well made and works exactly as advertized. Backflushing is super easy and although I did not run the water long enough to build up a...

I went to the Vu-Flow website and looked at the Vu-Flow screen type filters. I did not see any that backflush the way the Lakos Twist II Clean does. If there is a Vu-Flow(or any other brand) product that does an actual backflush the way a Lakos T2C does, can you please provide the model #...

Thanks, for the replies. Speedbump, could you please provide additional details/photos/links on how to construct/create the type of filter that you described.

We did not get into specifics of the filter as we had rather poor cell reception. I welcome suggestions on what filter to use, but I would prefer to avoid spending several hunderd $$ on a filter. It is a garage, not a house, and I will have easy access to flush the filter. If I can get...

I do not have a Well Log. Just what the driller wrote in the cap and notes that I took while they were there drilling. I installed the pump and there is no screen on it. I talked to the driller over the weekend and he said that this is a fairly common problem in my area and this sediment...

Any other/additional opinions on this? I am thinking that I will try raising the pump so that it is a few feet up into the casing. I can raise the pump myself(w/free help) with no cost except for a few wire splices so I think I will try it unless someone explains what harm it might cause...

Thanks for the replies. Bulkhead fittings like you linked to, are what I was thinking about, but I could not recall the appropriate name. Knowing the name should help if I try to find a suitable fitting. I think I will put this Tank Modification Project on the back burner for now as I...

In trying to deal with my sediment problems I have come across Ads and YouTube Videos about this filter. It seems like a quality filter and I like the fact that I should be able to just backflush it instead of changing filters all the time. It has a mesh filter and the finest mesh they...

I am having a sediment problem, probably clay(no sand) and am looking for a low cost solution/s. The sediment fills up my 10" x 4.5" filter pretty quickly. The well supplies a garage/shop, not a residence(no septic), but I may build a house there some day. My well is about 8 years old, 221...

I assumed it was something the driller should know from experience and from observation of what came out as he was drilling. I was there when the well was drilled, but I no longer remember why he told me he stopped casing when he did. Could and should more casing still be installed now...

Thanks for the reply. I already have this tank, it will never rust out, and it fits the available space very well, so I think I will try to use it. I looked up the info on the tank, a Well Mate WM6 and I see that it is actually made of High Density Polyethelene with fiberglass wrapped...

The driller cased about 160'. So I assume you are saying he should have cased more? How does the driller know when to stop casing? Could more casing be installed now?

I am going to try to modify an old pressure tank to work as a "Sediment Bowl Type Tank"(think OLD tractor/lawn mower). I got a bladder tank that appears to be made of fiberglass and have removed the bladder from it. I will be able to use the existing fitting on the bottom of the tank for the...

I fooled around with some of the sediment this morning. It feels soft and kind of slimmy, almost oily. I got a used fiberglass pressure tank from a buddy this morning that I think I may try to modify to use as a Sediment Bowl type of tank. If it does not work I will not have a lot invested...

Thanks for the replies. The water has run for > 24 hours straight several times so I am "afraid" the sediment problem will never go away. What would cause this? I'm not sure of the pump GPM, but IIRC I think it is more than 10 GPM, perhaps 12. I do have 1" instead of 1 1/4" line running...