Well Water So Dirty!! | How to Flush a Well and Install a Well Screen

How to remove sediments in well water. Our new well had sand and sediments in the water and required flushing and installation of 60' screen on 20 acre farm / homestead. Episode 53.

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[juanmartinezmbapmppmiacp]

I will use Greg to drill my well down the street because of his customer service. Thanks for sharing.

[jamesscroggins]

I am glad there is a fix, I hope it work for the long term. Very interesting video, I learned a lot on this one. A awesome well company to back up the work they do.

[carmenmariacortesmarin]

The company is backing their work, and hopefully you won't need them to come a third time. Looks like they want to make sure you have a well that works properly. The nephew was coming the next day to clean some more and finish up, so that's good. I agree with you, it's a good company.
That was pretty stressful to go through. Glad it worked out.

[robc]

Good info in this one. We have two cisterns on our property. One rain water catchment and the other for trucked in water. We were thinking of drilling a well, but this video makes me think we are probably fine the way we are... if it ain't broke...

[tractortalkwithgary]

Our well on this farm is 816 ft. deep. The pump went bad 2 years ago and we had to have it pulled and replaced. The old pump was at 550 ft. When they went to put the new one down, they hit something at 435 ft. Not wanting to damage the pump or risk getting it caught, they decided to let it ride. We had water. Had.
This past summer, we started having issues running short of water. The same technicians came back out and determined that we would need to drill a new well. We got 4 estimates ranging from $35, 000-$49, 000. One of the well companies suggested that we send their camera down the well and see if we could see what the problem was. The cost for that was around $3000. Turns out, the pump was sitting at 435 ft. and the static level of the water was 439 ft. They added 1 20 ft. section of pipe and got the pump to 454 ft., and we now have plenty of water.
Here is the problem. The absolute rock bottom limit of depth for a 1 1/2 h.p. pump on 1 1/2 inch plastic pipe is 365 ft. We have 1 1/4 inch plastic pipe at 454 ft. Every time the that the pump kicks on, it is causing a twist in the pipe. Eventually, it will be a problem. A big problem. Like a $4000 pump dropping down into the well to never be seen again.
Our plan is to go with the 1st 100 ft. down from the surface with stainless steel pipe and then bushing to 1 1/2 plastic for the remainder of the distance down to the pump. Right now, stainless steel is so high, it may just be cheaper to go with pure gold. I think we all try to ride out this year and hope that supply chain issues get a course correction and perhaps by then, we may have the adults back in charge.
Thanks for this video Brad and deb. Very interesting.

[PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Very interesting! That’s tough to put all that work in and then have trouble. Nice graphics to explain the issue. Great video, Brad & Deb!

[Lupgaroo]

Darn, that's a bummer. I could see and feel the stress myself. Hopefully thiat does the trick! I'll be looking them up when I get ready to put one in.

Thank you for sharing!

[FREEDOM-sdmy]

Thank you for the well videos. Now I know what to look for.

[historygradstu]

Sand could be coming for he motor, when it starts up, it will swing like a pendulum, unless you have those casing spacers in there and stil they too can bang up he well the well walls releasing sand sediment

[gandl]

Loved the video on putting another screen in the well. I think that is what I need. I wish you had showed the part better where he was flushing out the well casing. The part where the pump had been pulled and he forced air/water into the casing and tried to flush the sediment out of the well. Another thing that needs to be stressed is that the original well casing (4") already has the "slits" in the screen in the bottom 20-40' of the casing. The bottom of the casing will have a cap or plug on it. The outside of the casing will have a gravel packing of sorts that would have been poured in the hole (canula) and would have dropped down the 210' to surround the bottom of the well casing...forcing the sand/sediment to go through a gravel pack before reaching the screen. This is where I think the well drillers collapsed my casing and why I get sediment. What happened on your repair is that they stayed on the inside of the casing, removed the down pipe and pump, then drilled threw the end cap of your 210' well casing at the bottom as they drilled further into the substrate to 240'-260' or so. Then they inserted into that drilled hole, without casing mind you a 2" screen (finer? slits) 40' of it into the hole...then placed a plug on the end of that and pushed that plug and screen down to the 210' level with the drill pipe, drill head removed. Then inserted your pump back in. No, post repair, the water entering your old 4" screen will not have to also travel to and through your 2" screen to get to the inner casing and up through your new plug and into your pump to be pumped to the surface. Whew! Let me know if I missed anything.... My issue, problem, question is where is the link to that plug, that 2" screen...both of which I can probably get form well driller... and how the heck will this DIY guy do the same? I mean, I can pull the pump...I don't need or want to drill deeper, and past the end cap of mine, but I do want insert a 2" inner screen with the plug....how will I as a DIY guy push that plug to the bottom where it needs to be? My well is 205' my casing has filled with sediment to 195' (old depth of my pump) and has since been raised by hand to 185' level. My static water level is 85' so I can pull her up some more for sure. FYI my well was drilled by the man's son and started pumping sediment within 30min of pumping, kid stopped and on phone with dad...."Dad says the well will be low producing and you can have as is for 2500 (agreed price was near 6k) or he will abandon. Leaving me with nothing and a mess....I chose to keep the well and it pumps 5-10gpm anytime I want, just has sediment... argh. I think he collapsed the screen with the gravel pack and that is how sand is getting in. I want to first pull the well, then blow it out with air and see how that goes...if that doesn't work, give it a year and pull it out and place the inner screen. Your thoughts...and 706 plus my number 825 and then the last part 7180 is my number t call me if you would like to talk. I would prefer that if you don't mind or anyone with a phone that could lend some advice. Tks again. Great vid. :)

[JustCaidsDayFarm]

Oh man I would have been a nervous wreck! You seemed so calm through the whole thing. I don't think you could have asked for a better copany. Seems like they are taking really good care of you. Best of luck and I hope it all works out!

[haynillesen]

In our country they use an extra (stainless) cable attached to the pump all the way up to get the pump out if it disconnects from the pipe.
As long as it s garantuee, the well driller can come every day, but i suppose that s in the price

[OrangeismyNewGreen]

I would have been stressed also 😳, sounds like you’re dealing with a great company who cares about his customers and his reputation 👍🏻. I hope all is WELL 😉😂👍🏻. You are super thorough will the explanation Brad 👍🏻. Have a great one 🙋🏼‍♂️🙂👍🏻

[MegaTapdog]

Seems strange to me, i’ve had a couple wells drilled and from what i understand from the guys that did mine the pvc pipe filters are standard practice here right from the start.

[jrscott]

The next thing to add is a whole house filter..like euro.. H2O👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👁️

[forestvaughan]

where do you get the rubber seal that's on 9.06

[timquinn]

Hello I am looking for a fiberglass retention tank for a drain back system might you have information on your tank.Thank hope this cleared up your water.

[wdglockandroll]

Did the fix keep the well working until today?

[AuziGFX]

I have two pumps on one source, the original source has NO settlement and has been there sense the 70s BUT we just installed another pump on the same water source & we’re getting SO MUCH SETTLEMENT on the new pump that it causes acne and breakouts on our skin along with not replishing thurst even when attached to a settlement filter. Any ideas why our water quality is still bad after 2 years of use? The original one still gives great water source just this new one is so odd.