My method is a leaf rake and a snow shovel. Makes thepicking up much easier. Rake upa batch, prop rake handle on my shoulder and rake a bactch onto the shovel, lift with left hand and hold the...
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My method is a leaf rake and a snow shovel. Makes thepicking up much easier. Rake upa batch, prop rake handle on my shoulder and rake a bactch onto the shovel, lift with left hand and hold the...
I second that. From your first post, it seems you are not at all familiar with falling trees. Not something to do when you are trying to miss something. I have been doing it for 30 years and two...
Quote: I have to laugh at your description of drinking from 'pure clear' streams, only to find a dead cow upstream. Here in Southern California you can't drink from a stream without getting guardia....
Good advice all the way!! Especially about the pump house. Feed through a pitless adaptor underground to the house.
Subject of an atmosphere tank in the attic. Really nothing wrong with it but...
re: (cigarrette) smoke free zones). Washington just passed what is probably the strictest 'no smoking' law in the nation. Absolutely no smoking in public places with no exceptions. Separate rooms...
ISTM that arsenic is a natually occuring item in wells in some parts of the country - in very minute quantities of course. Somewhere I saw that you could get more arsenic from the well water than by...
The depth of the well is a concern. You should be able to get a general feel for how deep it needs to go by checking with neighbors or the well drilling company should have the infor for your...
There have been so many different questions here it was hard to figure where to butt in.
On any well system with problems. Start with the basics - the pump and pressure tank. Get that working...
It could be (and sounds like it is) a shallow well pump. Actually the two types are quite commonly the same pump but he shallow well just doesn't have the second line attached and the outlet for it...
One possible reason not to have 2 or more tanks is pump run time. It would have to run longer and may not be designed for lengthy running.
Harry K
Just my opinion. I have been on wells since away back. Before replacing a well house, I would move the pressure tank and associated controls into the house if at all possible. Makes maintenance...
I don't see the need for the block. Just putting a goodly amount of fair sized rock (called drain rock here) gives good drainage. Possibly in clay soil you might need something more.
Harry K
Yep, the 90 psi could be a problem but correctable by a pressure regulator. As far as the tank location goes, it makes no difference if it is in the barn, the house or at the well. the system...
It must be pressure. There for sure is no pleasure when working on a well system /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Harry K
Yes, it does look like a failed bladder. some of them are replaceable but IMO the work is not worth it. As for the tank pre-charge, proper setting is 2 psi below the cut-in pressure. This...
I've never used pea gravel so don't know about that. My experience tho is that a post set in wet dirt will always be loose. They won't tighten up when the ground dries.
Harry K
Good points on the starting cycles. I hadn't considered that, was just looking at the cost of running a pump constantly.
Harry K
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Yeah, it sure sounds like a check valve problem of some sort. Imagine a spring type check valve at the pump. It holds as long as the pressure is enough to overcome the spring (a normally open...
Now that is something new. I have heard of them but hadn't had an explanation. At first glance, it sounds good to me but I see a big minus. Say I want to water my lawn. That means the pump is...
It wasn't very many years ago (less than 5) that WA state was attempting to make rural well owners put meters on their wells. I don't know what the status of that is now.
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You could also check with any well-drilling company. They use it on every job.
Harry K
GREAT! It worked. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Harry K
Thanks, I'll try that.
Harry K
Apparently the grand child (devil) was screwing aroung and has munged my personal information on Tractorby net. I can read the posts but if I try to post I get the message to the effect that kids...
While bigger is better, with a low producing well too big can cause real problems, as in pump trying to pump water that isn't there. If the well is a low recovery rate, e.g., down around 5 gpm or...
