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Posted by jdemaris on April 15, 2007 at 17:27:06 from (66.218.17.38):
In Reply to: OT - Thinking about drilling a well posted by two mile on April 15, 2007 at 11:35:08:
The rumour has always been that a pounder will find more water without going so deep. But like I said, it's a rumour - probably started by guys that own pounder-rigs. The reason being that it goes very slow, and shocks the ground as it does down. Whereas, a drill-rig goes so fast, it might plug small veins of water and pass them before noticed. I've had four wells drilled - three pounder, one drilled. All the same general area - all around the same depth. Since any well driller I know - charges by the foot - time doesn't matter much. If it were me - and I needed a high capacity well - I wouldn't care what was used. But, if I wanted the best tasting water possible - and did not need a high yield - I'd higher a pounder. That because here in the Northeast - the best water is from low yield wells usually no deeper than 125'. Once you got deeper for more capacity, the water will have more minerals, iron, sulfur, etc. We've got two drilled wells at our farmhouse. The 120' well is for drinking water - and is excellent. The other is 240' - puts out three times as much water but tastes awful.
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