Well Point

[simon rowland jones]

I have a point well i just drove, worked great for a month, then it started running for an hour, then it would run, drop to no pressure for a minute, then come back for a minute or two. I put the point down 18 deeper thinking I was at the water table line and that this would help. Now I cant run my sprinkler at all, runs about 30 seconds then drops to 10 lb.. and just squirts, can run my soaker hose for hours though. Im using a Goulds JS05H 1/2 horse pump. would dropping the well down into the ground help? (ie. Digging a trench 2-3 feet deep and locating pump there)Thanks, RickHere are some other suggestions and results I got from others.>I put a tape measure down the pipe, I hit water at 25-29 feet with about 3 >of mud on the very bottom, put a hose down and ran it about a 1/2 hour, >then capped the pipe and ran it another 30-45 minutes, pitcher pumped it >for about an hour (pump seems to have alot of suction on it, if i were to >let it go in the handle down position it will snap back up), then hooked >the Goulds back up, same thing, pumps for a minute or two then dies right >down, dead head it and it jumps right up to 50 lbs., if I use the soaker >hose, it cycles from 30-50 turning on and off as it should. With the >pitcher pump I was pumping 2.5-3.5 gpm., I used to get 5-6 no problem. >Does this sound like anything that is curable? Do they make a stronger pump? > >thanks, >rick >> >>>At 03:18 PM 7/1/1999 -0400, you wrote: >>> >>>>The pump is fine. Your running out of water at the point or the level >>>>of the water is dropping below 25 feet, which is the practical pumping limit of a >>>>shallow well pump. you could try deeper and you might find a layer that could >>>>supply the point with enough water but its not likely. Are there any >>>>others in the area that have point wells? Maybe you could check with them. If you try >>>>to go deeper, 5 feet more is the most I would recommend. Hope this helps you out. >>>>charlie >>> >>>The guy behind me has one (same pump, Goulds 1/2 horse) hes 32 foot and >>>pumps all day and night with out a sputter. I went 18 deeper, now I have >>>42 of water standing in the pipe, but it draws very hard, even with the >>>pitcher pump. Flushed it with my house water, didnt help, now the pump >>>doesnt drop to 0 #s but it will only go to 10-15 #s with a sprinkler, >>>will hold 40 with a soaker hose. Could the pump need cleaning? Any ideas? >>>Im about 28 1/2 down now. >>> >>>Rick >> >>If the pump deadheads at 50 lbs the pump is ok. however if you cant get water >>freely up the pipe the pressure will drop off >>the screens in the point may be clogged or you may be in poor material. send a >>line down and see if it goes all the way to the bottom of the point. if there >>seems to be material in the point you can try to use a garden hose inserted >>all the way down into the point to try to flush out anything in the point . also >>sometimes you can clear a clogged screen by putting a watertight fitting on the point , >>connecting a hose to it and forcing water down at city pressure . if the point >>takes the water easily then the screen /and or point is clear >>good luck >>charlie

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