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Forum: Other Improvements

05-27-19, 03:06 PM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

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Posted By CrankyDoug

Bulldog; Perfect timing. I tried to use the...

Bulldog;

Perfect timing. I tried to use the jet pump to flush some of the silt from the bottom. As soon as I stirred up the silt the orifice in the foot plugged. That was a week ago. We've...

Forum: Other Improvements

06-19-18, 05:01 PM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

Views: 19,917

Posted By CrankyDoug

Since we are on the subject of pumps, has anyone...

Since we are on the subject of pumps, has anyone tried the cheap submersibles on ebay? They are half the price of those in the box stores (which are also made in China).

The ebay jet pumps are...

Forum: Other Improvements

06-19-18, 02:04 PM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

Views: 19,917

Posted By CrankyDoug

Somebody kick me! The real problem with the...

Somebody kick me!

The real problem with the jet pump is that once it pumps dry it must be primed again. Even a timer cannot completely prevent this. It also doesn't prevent a dry pump from...

Forum: Other Improvements

06-12-18, 04:20 PM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

Views: 19,917

Posted By CrankyDoug

I am on my third foot valve in 20 years. The...

I am on my third foot valve in 20 years. The only part that is stainless is the screen. The body is cast iron. The first one blew a hole in the side, as much from silt abrasion as from rust. The...

Forum: Other Improvements

06-12-18, 08:03 AM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

Views: 19,917

Posted By CrankyDoug

The well is lined with concrete cylinders and...

The well is lined with concrete cylinders and cannot be sealed. The red is definitely red clay. It got substantially worse in 2016 after the wife burned up two pumps. I was out of town and she had...

Forum: Other Improvements

01-29-18, 06:32 PM

Replies: 12

Cleaning silt from a bored well

Views: 19,917

Posted By CrankyDoug

Cleaning silt from a bored well

The well is 30 years old, 24 inch casing, supposedly 70 feet deep with water about 35 feet below the surface. We are in Georgia dead clay and the well is getting to the point where any amount of...

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