mutti_wilson
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Bought a piece of property 6 years ago that had a well drilled in 1998. I've attached the well log. It's a bit incomplete and there is no info on the pump type/depth which is a bummer. The other day my wife asked me why I turned her sprinklers off in the flower bed. I told her I haven't touched them. I went and checked the holding tank and it was dry. The boost pump's Pump Tec had tripped like it should and there was water trickling into the holding tank from the deep well. It looked like a pretty weak flow so I filled up a gallon jug and timed it and it was .4 GPM. That alarmed me. I know it's a low yield well and we have over taxed it at times filling a pool etc but it's always flowed good when running. I put a pressure gauge on the Tee off the top of the seal and installed a shut off valve on the water line and could only get 5PSI when dead headed. My conclusion is either the pump is shot or I have holes in my drop pipe. Either way I feel the pump has to come out. I was curious to see if I could see what depth the pump is at so I dropped some weight down on a fishing rod with a line counter and I hit at 157'. That would have to be a check valve would it not? I don't think there is anyway to find out until the pump comes out but it was somewhat interesting. I've purchased a Kwik Clamp and lift elevators and will be using my excavator with a chain hoist to pull the pump and pipe. It'll take forever, but I work cheap. I've got a couple plumber buddies who've done their own well pump and pipe installs who are going to help to.
I have a line on a brand new Flint & Wailing pump for really cheap. 1HP / 5GPM / 700ft lift. Now I don't know what my depth is at but provided it's around this depth this pump seems to check the boxes no? I think the pump in the well is a 2 wire since there is no control box to be found. The wiring is 6/3 so it's setup for a control box which this pump would need. I will be replacing most if not all the drop pipe as well. I am assuming it is galvanized. Won't be cheap but it is what it is.
Anything else I should be on the lookout for?
Pump Flow Video
Pump Specs
Bought a piece of property 6 years ago that had a well drilled in 1998. I've attached the well log. It's a bit incomplete and there is no info on the pump type/depth which is a bummer. The other day my wife asked me why I turned her sprinklers off in the flower bed. I told her I haven't touched them. I went and checked the holding tank and it was dry. The boost pump's Pump Tec had tripped like it should and there was water trickling into the holding tank from the deep well. It looked like a pretty weak flow so I filled up a gallon jug and timed it and it was .4 GPM. That alarmed me. I know it's a low yield well and we have over taxed it at times filling a pool etc but it's always flowed good when running. I put a pressure gauge on the Tee off the top of the seal and installed a shut off valve on the water line and could only get 5PSI when dead headed. My conclusion is either the pump is shot or I have holes in my drop pipe. Either way I feel the pump has to come out. I was curious to see if I could see what depth the pump is at so I dropped some weight down on a fishing rod with a line counter and I hit at 157'. That would have to be a check valve would it not? I don't think there is anyway to find out until the pump comes out but it was somewhat interesting. I've purchased a Kwik Clamp and lift elevators and will be using my excavator with a chain hoist to pull the pump and pipe. It'll take forever, but I work cheap. I've got a couple plumber buddies who've done their own well pump and pipe installs who are going to help to.
I have a line on a brand new Flint & Wailing pump for really cheap. 1HP / 5GPM / 700ft lift. Now I don't know what my depth is at but provided it's around this depth this pump seems to check the boxes no? I think the pump in the well is a 2 wire since there is no control box to be found. The wiring is 6/3 so it's setup for a control box which this pump would need. I will be replacing most if not all the drop pipe as well. I am assuming it is galvanized. Won't be cheap but it is what it is.
Anything else I should be on the lookout for?
Pump Flow Video
Pump Specs