Hello all - a newbie to all things 'well' related here.
Per an earlier thread in this forum, I've just replaced the well pump with a Goulds J7. This has helped with the flow issues I've been having but not totally resolved them.
The only info I had on the well is a note written on the cover of the power service cutoff that says "60 ft of pipe in well, taken up and replaced 6/16/48". The wellhead is accessible through a 17" manhole cover and is 6 1/2' below grade in a 4' x 6' cinder-block enclosure. There's a fair bit of dirt in there and it looks like it's flooded a few times.
I know the piping has been changed since then because there is dual polypipe coming from the well head to the pump. By removing the vent fitting, I was able to take a depth reading using a 3/8" stainless steel rod and a new (washed and double-rinsed) 5/32 poly line. At around 60', the weight hung up on something and I thought I was at bottom (particularly since the note had 60' of pipe removed in 1948). I jigged it a few times and then the line pulled taut and kept going. Once it hit bottom I jigged it several times but it stayed at that depth. I tied a knot to mark the depth and pulled the line in. When I got to where the line was not just wet but soaked through, I tied another knot and pulled it the rest of the way out.
Well Casing: 6" steel
Well bottom: 82' below the seal
Water surface: 27' below the seal
Jet: ~60' below the seal (assuming that the obstacle I hit at 60' was the jet)
The casing seems very corroded to me but maybe this is normal for an older well. These pics were taken after I'd cleaned the casing and seal using an angle grinder with a wire brush.
Does anyone have thoughts on how best to get this seal off ?
Everything I've read says to place the jet 5' below static level. I'm not sure that the measurement I took is static level, it's just the level of the water when I measured it (the tanks had filled twice with the hour before I took the measurements)
If the water level is 27' and the jet is at 60' should that be changed?
Your advice, input, thoughts, or critique would be appreciated!
Per an earlier thread in this forum, I've just replaced the well pump with a Goulds J7. This has helped with the flow issues I've been having but not totally resolved them.
The only info I had on the well is a note written on the cover of the power service cutoff that says "60 ft of pipe in well, taken up and replaced 6/16/48". The wellhead is accessible through a 17" manhole cover and is 6 1/2' below grade in a 4' x 6' cinder-block enclosure. There's a fair bit of dirt in there and it looks like it's flooded a few times.
I know the piping has been changed since then because there is dual polypipe coming from the well head to the pump. By removing the vent fitting, I was able to take a depth reading using a 3/8" stainless steel rod and a new (washed and double-rinsed) 5/32 poly line. At around 60', the weight hung up on something and I thought I was at bottom (particularly since the note had 60' of pipe removed in 1948). I jigged it a few times and then the line pulled taut and kept going. Once it hit bottom I jigged it several times but it stayed at that depth. I tied a knot to mark the depth and pulled the line in. When I got to where the line was not just wet but soaked through, I tied another knot and pulled it the rest of the way out.
Well Casing: 6" steel
Well bottom: 82' below the seal
Water surface: 27' below the seal
Jet: ~60' below the seal (assuming that the obstacle I hit at 60' was the jet)
The casing seems very corroded to me but maybe this is normal for an older well. These pics were taken after I'd cleaned the casing and seal using an angle grinder with a wire brush.
Does anyone have thoughts on how best to get this seal off ?
Everything I've read says to place the jet 5' below static level. I'm not sure that the measurement I took is static level, it's just the level of the water when I measured it (the tanks had filled twice with the hour before I took the measurements)
If the water level is 27' and the jet is at 60' should that be changed?
Your advice, input, thoughts, or critique would be appreciated!
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