tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post1456960945166556225..comments2023-10-11T04:34:10.280-07:00Comments on Musings of a slowly rotting mind…: Pump woesTom Hurleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406594538384486447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post-21810291103151223252010-09-04T07:46:45.498-07:002010-09-04T07:46:45.498-07:00Significant water flow was found at the 1,000 foot...Significant water flow was found at the 1,000 foot depth. It comes in and rises in the well. Shallower than that there was not much water.<br /><br />Since the static level was now at 326 feet instead of the roughly 150 foot level when the well was new, the pump had to be lowered so it wouldn't run dry as the level in the well dropped due to being pumped. Thus the need for more power.<br /><br />Grundfos prides itself in handling sand. The CEO told me they had sand samples from wells all over the world to use for testing. Oddly, we don't get much sand in the water coming from the well, so I don't know what caused the failure.Tom Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406594538384486447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563375693893858995.post-38309996637503922132010-09-04T07:24:00.607-07:002010-09-04T07:24:00.607-07:00Why was the well drilled to 1000 feet if the pump ...Why was the well drilled to 1000 feet if the pump only needs to be at 560 feet?<br /><br />Why did replace the old pump with a more powerful one?<br /><br />Is the Grundfos blameless for the early failure, given that it was affected by sand?Pete S.noreply@blogger.com