I just had to replace mine and this video was very helpful! Not too long or filled with useless info either which I appreciate. Thanks for posting this !!
I have a few questions, I wonder if you can help me to find answers: Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' below the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house. I found a 5" well in the field. PVC pipe broken, leveled with the ground. What to use to close it, to prevent from debris and rottens to fall down? How to find if it has water and how deep? Also what camera to buy to inspect the well? What 4" Submersible pumps and water pressure tank brands and models are best?
I would not recommend lowering the well tank. I understand the concern for heating the well house but it is going to be a logistical nightmare for you and future contractors that have to work on it. I would look into either having the well house professionally insulated or relocating the tank to inside the house or in the crawlspace. If the crawlspace is short I would look into a horizontal tank. As far as the abandoned well in the field, I would have a well drilling contractor check it out. There are legalities and liabilities involved with abandoning wells and they need to be backfilled and closed off properly.
@@andy_plumbs Thank you! I already dug 6' under the foundation, where the water pipe enters the house. So putting vertical pressure tank should not be a problem. A) the water coming from the well goes up and then down. Even if I put pressure tank under the house, I still need to heat well house in the winter. OR NOT? B) What filtration system should I put? And how about water goes to the hydrants. We have 5 of them. C) We have 20 gallon pressure tank. Is bigger the better? What brand would you recommend?
@@genevelis6075 if you have a submersible well pump in a casing then you can eliminate the well house by relocating the pressure tank. If you have a shallow well pump it’s a different story. I would have the water tested and treated accordingly. Most well systems require a softener at the very least, sometimes more filtration for iron or manganese. The hose spigots should not be filtered. Having a bigger tank isn’t necessarily always a good thing. It depends on your usage. Too small of a tank and your well pump will run more frequently. Too big of a tank and your drawn down cycle will last forever and it’ll seem like your pressure is weak at the lower end of the cycle. For more well related information I would check out H2o Mechanic’s channel. He has a lot of great videos on wells and everything that goes with them!
@@andy_plumbs Thank you so much! My well is about 150' deep if I remember correctly. The pump push water to the top and then back poly pipe goes down to the ground, branches out to hydrants and house. I already texted to H2O channel 3 times, this guy did not respond.
@@genevelis6075 that’s a bummer. Unfortunately my well knowledge is pretty limited. I would talk with your local well contractor and get their opinion. They should be able to provide an estimate also. I hope this helps.
I just had to replace mine and this video was very helpful! Not too long or filled with useless info either which I appreciate. Thanks for posting this !!
Neat pump. I haven’t seen one that mounts like that. Nice job
I have a few questions, I wonder if you can help me to find answers:
Thinking to lower the pressure tank and connect to the pump about 10' below the ground to eliminate the heating well house in the winter season. My pipe runs about 6' under the ground. 1) is it a good idea? 2) how to do it? 3) Should I install another pressure tank under the house in the crawl space? The well is about 30 yards away from the house.
I found a 5" well in the field. PVC pipe broken, leveled with the ground. What to use to close it, to prevent from debris and rottens to fall down? How to find if it has water and how deep? Also what camera to buy to inspect the well? What 4" Submersible pumps and water pressure tank brands and models are best?
I would not recommend lowering the well tank. I understand the concern for heating the well house but it is going to be a logistical nightmare for you and future contractors that have to work on it. I would look into either having the well house professionally insulated or relocating the tank to inside the house or in the crawlspace. If the crawlspace is short I would look into a horizontal tank.
As far as the abandoned well in the field, I would have a well drilling contractor check it out. There are legalities and liabilities involved with abandoning wells and they need to be backfilled and closed off properly.
@@andy_plumbs Thank you! I already dug 6' under the foundation, where the water pipe enters the house. So putting vertical pressure tank should not be a problem.
A) the water coming from the well goes up and then down. Even if I put pressure tank under the house, I still need to heat well house in the winter. OR NOT?
B) What filtration system should I put? And how about water goes to the hydrants. We have 5 of them.
C) We have 20 gallon pressure tank. Is bigger the better? What brand would you recommend?
@@genevelis6075 if you have a submersible well pump in a casing then you can eliminate the well house by relocating the pressure tank. If you have a shallow well pump it’s a different story.
I would have the water tested and treated accordingly. Most well systems require a softener at the very least, sometimes more filtration for iron or manganese. The hose spigots should not be filtered.
Having a bigger tank isn’t necessarily always a good thing. It depends on your usage. Too small of a tank and your well pump will run more frequently. Too big of a tank and your drawn down cycle will last forever and it’ll seem like your pressure is weak at the lower end of the cycle.
For more well related information I would check out H2o Mechanic’s channel. He has a lot of great videos on wells and everything that goes with them!
@@andy_plumbs Thank you so much! My well is about 150' deep if I remember correctly. The pump push water to the top and then back poly pipe goes down to the ground, branches out to hydrants and house. I already texted to H2O channel 3 times, this guy did not respond.
@@genevelis6075 that’s a bummer. Unfortunately my well knowledge is pretty limited. I would talk with your local well contractor and get their opinion. They should be able to provide an estimate also. I hope this helps.
Mine swirls only seem to run. Can it just be plugged?
@@michiganebayflipper9497 yes likely a blockage or possibly a bad pump.
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