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Made a post in off topic at 8:10 am, 8:15 wife’s announces that we don’t have water. We did at 6:30 when I made coffee. 5 hours later we have water again. Good to know the right people! Anyone a chiropractor? My back hurts!

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Check charge in your pump tank -should be about 3 pounds under cut in pressure on switch. Water pressure should be OFF when you do this.Often a waterlogged pump tank will be the death of old pumps - and won't help the new one last longer either!
 
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Armed4defense said:
Check charge in your pump tank -should be about 3 pounds under cut in pressure on switch. Water pressure should be OFF when you do this.Often a waterlogged pump tank will be the death of old pumps - and won't help the new one last longer either!
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My "guy" that delivered the new pump, which had been in service since the 80's, advised that. We did charge it and he advised us to go bigger with the tank, said it keeps pump from coming on and off as much. He also advised on putting new wire in too, which I did.
 
If it needed to be charged and was bladder type should be replaced before long -indicates small hole in bladder if charge was low.
 
Pulling the babies up ain't no fun. you can have that job, did a few with my father
long ago, his was 180' deep, 20' at a time Plastic pipe, not one long piece, 20' pieces
deepest was 510' galvanized, 20' chunks, man that water is "cold" when you undo those
couplings. even in 80 degree summer heat. Hated that job. couldnot get to the well cause
all the crap around it, so scaffolding, chain hoist, worst was when a plumber "lost"
the pump, wire, some pipe down the hole, he couldn't get it out with his truck, the hole
when drilled at a bad angle, basically where the top was the bottom was about 20-30
feet away, we eventually got it out. my father and his DIY welding thing a ma bob, tool
hooked the wire pulled some up as much as we could, then went "fishing "for the pump
and rest of pipe.. was a long..long..day

-Snoppz-
 
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Make sure to disinfect your well properly
After chlorinatiing well, run water at every tap until you smell chlorine, let stand overnight then run off into woods
Use calcium hypochorite to bring the well to 100 ppm
If you tell me well diameter, depth and static level I can give you a good idea of how much CaCl you will need
 
WellCC said:
Make sure to disinfect your well properly
After chlorinatiing well, run water at every tap until you smell chlorine, let stand overnight then run off into woods
Use calcium hypochorite to bring the well to 100 ppm
If you tell me well diameter, depth and static level I can give you a good idea of how much CaCl you will need
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Be sure there is no algaecide in it. Lots of the pool shock have this -not good for wells. Otherwise good advice!
 
That’s a great turnaround time!

I did mine myself with my farm hands about 4 years back. It was at 300’. Pump was special ordered - took a couple of days to come in. I ran 600’ of garden hose from the shop well over to the house in order to have water during the wait for parts.

I cheated thought…. Built a support above the well and used a rope pulley and a 4 wheeler to pull the pump out.
 
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If your back hurts the last thing you need is that plumper sitting on you while her boyfriend goes through your wallet and they try getting your PIN for your cards. Even if she doesn't rob you she'll prob leave a snail trail on you the consistency of vienna sausage jelly.
 
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