Old Farm House Muddy well.

FBH44 · Apr 24, 2017

The old hundred - year - old well has gone not quite muddy, but it has real extreme fine red sediment, quite a bit of color in a 5 gallon bucket of water. Well is only 140 feet deep. Can anybody recommend a filter system, that actually works? Thanks.

Richard G. · Apr 24, 2017

How deep is the pump?
May need to raise it a few feet.
Wells will silt in some at the bottom over time.
Richard

showcrop · Apr 24, 2017

Just plain old filters that you get from the hardware store would take care of it. The key is to get a double sump unit that holds two elements so that it goes twice as long between changes. You would want the rust and iron elements as opposed to taste and odor which would be too fine. If this is a house that has not been occupied, before installing the filter you should pump the well. This is simply drawing water to the capacity of the well for some 4-5 hours in order to clear as much iron as possible to keep from plugging your filters so quickly. You will want to draw it fast enough so that the pump stays on for more than it is off.

Leroy · Apr 24, 2017

Get a commercial jack hammer air compreser in and put a pipe to bottom of well and then turn on air full blast and blow the well out This was done to my 106 foot well probably 45 years ago and cleaned up all problems. You would not believe the volume of gravel-sand it blew out up to 50' into the air.

Russ from MN · Apr 24, 2017

Good advice by all! I have not needed to do the air compressor trick, but a friend did it successfully. You could raise the pump, but if you blow it out it may not be necessary. All water systems should have a filter regardless of supply, you will have a lot less trouble with softeners etc.

John Deere D · Apr 24, 2017

Russ.........How's my BIKE running...................

Russ from MN · Apr 24, 2017

Won't know for awhile, it's 37F here today, a little snow yesterday, bikes are going to stay in the garage for awile! Going up to the CA border today for some sturgeon fishing with former co-workers, hopefully post some 40lb+ fish pictures!

Russ from MN · Apr 24, 2017

Forgot to mention, if you only put in a filter and continue to pump silt through a submersible pump it will wear out the pump. You didn't say what kind of pump you have.

showcrop · Apr 24, 2017

(quoted from post at 07:33:26 04/24/17) Forgot to mention, if you only put in a filter and continue to pump silt through a submersible pump it will wear out the pump. You didn't say what kind of pump you have.

Russ, to me fine red is iron, nothing abrasive about it.

Ozlander · Apr 24, 2017

Red iron sediment ain't going to help the pump any.

showcrop · Apr 25, 2017

(quoted from post at 20:31:44 04/24/17) Red iron sediment ain't going to help the pump any.

The "fine red" in my water is so light that it stays suspended in the water. The OP, though he refers to it as sediment says that it is "quite a bit of color" in a 5 gallon bucket. Which also indicates that it is suspended, not sedimented. Again, it won't hurt the pump.

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