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Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.???

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Ron

06-22-2003 16:34:34




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I have been trying to figure out a way to lift out the silt.. .. The well is under the garage EVE, and so, I could not have a well driller do it... Anyone have an Idea about how to get the silt out....Maybe 12 ft of silt....well can't flow now... Usually about 12 ft from the surface, and 48 ft deep...only measures about 37 ft now..!!




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Ron

06-28-2003 09:37:33




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
It is a drilled well with caseing...

I was thinking along the line of using an "A" frame, and using a modified "Post hole digger". with the handles cut off...would be slow, but since the well is dry.I could maybe lift most of it out before I get water back in the well.. What do you think.?? Ron.



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Central Minnesota

06-28-2003 05:25:12




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
Larry806 gave you the easiest and safest way to get rid of silt. Big engine driven air compressor connected to a 1" pipe shoved into the silt in the casing. The drillers around here all do it that way. It's messy but effective, cover your siding and anything else you want to keep clean.



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Brit.1

06-23-2003 18:33:36




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
years ago back in the old country there used to be a man by the name of Blaster Bates who travelled around in an old ex WW2 jeep blowing out old tree stumps and things of that nature with sticks of dynamite,he later went on to spreading the contents of slurry lagoons over a wide area by the same technique,by all accounts if there happend to be a breeze blowing at the time it made for some interesting results,as an added bonus he became an after dinner speaker much in demand at farming functions.maybe he is still around!

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Rlach

06-23-2003 17:29:57




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
I don't believe vacuum pump or truck will be of any help; these can't lift more than 33.3 feet under the best working conditions(theory). Try others hints. One mentionned 25 feet under real conditions because water weighs less than silt, it is directly related to density(33.3 feet of water, 76 cm(29 inches) of mercury, ...)
Rlach



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ray

06-23-2003 10:17:08




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
Maybe try renting a mud pump. I have a 5hp one that is used in combination with a portable well drilling unit. I think you might need one with more "pressure head" but I routinely use mine to pump up 15 feet (vertical) no issues.



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Bob

06-23-2003 08:24:40




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
I have a peanut butter pump I bought at an auction for $25. It pumps out the pit at my car wash. I drive it with a 100 HP tractor. So call the car wash they have to do this all the time.



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Woodbeef

06-23-2003 06:44:36




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
You are too deep for a regular septic truck,they only lift 25 foot. Try getting a hold of the guys that do the sewers their trucks have more lift. Or try calling local plumbers to see who does it manually.



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Don LC

06-23-2003 06:04:31




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
marty g, has the right idea.....a vaccum pump on a truck...like they use to pump septic tanks..... .



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Just a Thought

06-23-2003 05:19:59




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
You could rent a pump that is rated for handling debris (they do exist) and pump the silt out. Similar to what rhudson suggested but I think you would ruin a jet pump. You will likely need a water source as well to keep the silt liquid.

Just a thought



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marty g.

06-23-2003 04:54:32




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
Here's my 2 cents. Hire one of those large vacuum truck, very clean and quick job.



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Larry806

06-22-2003 19:11:20




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
I've blown a few wells with a big air comp. I have a 185 cfm. I stick my 1 1/4 in air hose to the bottom of the well ware a rain coat!! You have to hold the hose in the well & have someone else turn the air valve on It will blow water, silt & gravel 50 ft in the air I do that several times Don't know if that would work for you



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RWK in WI

06-22-2003 18:38:47




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
If this is a driven or cased well a method we use is to put a small pipe or hose down the well and flush it out with a large quanity of water from a tank or other source pumped with a high preasure ( 50 - 100# ) pump.



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rhudson

06-22-2003 18:34:19




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
wonder if you could use a jet pump and remove the strainer from the foot valve jet? lower the foot valve until it starts blowing silt out the outlet. never tried this, just an idea



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JohnnyB

06-22-2003 18:08:52




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 Re: Too much SILT in my WELL....Hot to remove.??? in reply to Ron, 06-22-2003 16:34:34  
Here is how we do it in E. Tx. Pump well pretty much dry, lower man down on rope, dig out by hand, you'll need some sort of an A frame, pulley, rope and a 5 gal. bucket. Costs $300-$400 takes 3 men pretty much a whole day. I just had one cleaned out that was 110 ft. deep & cost $400.



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