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Well, it looks like a new well is in my future. Talked to a well driller and discussed options.
He agreed my well is most likely plugged and the screen at the bottom is probably rotted away and allowing the sand and silt to fill the casing. I could clean it out but it would most likely fill in again in a few months. Up side is the drilling is easy here with virtually no rock and he is going to simply double my depth to 35’. It will have a submersible pump and can be tied into my existing pump house. Price is considerably less than I thought so this is going to be the most practical option. It will be new, with modern components and only 4” in diameter. I meet with the well driller tomorrow to begin the ‘survey’.

Dang! 35'? I am used to 200'. I love the Rockies. It's just expensive.

Dang! 35'?

Heck I have water at 17’!

We had one drilled about 6 years ago at the mountain cabin. 720 feet @ $7.00 per foot. Do the math... not a pleasant experience. If you get adequate gps at 35 ft. Great for you at a relatively affordable amount. Ours is 6 inch pipe. They hit bedrock at 160 feet. Was difficult approving each 20 ft rod they added. Even at 720 ft, only got 1/2 gallon per min. Only good thing is that because of depth, we have quite a reservoir. With only the two of us, we've never run out. Wish you good luck!!

They hit bedrock at 160 feet.

Fortunately mine will be 35’ of sand!
The driller said this will only take about five hours to drill.
The area I live in is pretty ‘waterlogged’ as well.

Very lucky for you Ed! Different geography definitely makes a big difference. Hope all goes well, ( no pun intended, )

good to hear things are working out .... in our area shallow wells produce plenty of water but its hard and depending on the location, can be heavy on minerals .... drill down to 80 or so feet and the water is soft and much more pure

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Good! I take it with sand the driller will be using a hollow bit and rods? I had holes drilled for an in ground heating system, the sand kept collapsing into the bore when they pulled the bit and extension rods from the ground. They had to redrill with hollow bit and rods. Drop the casing inside and then pull the rods and bit.

Mistered wrote: Fortunately mine will be 35’ of sand!
The driller said this will only take about five hours to drill.
The area I live in is pretty ‘waterlogged’ as well.

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Ours in very hard. Also lots of iron, sulfur and other minerals. Double water softner with the first stage to remove iron. Still taste is horrible so have a reverse osmosis 3rd stage for drinking water.

JEBar wrote:good to hear things are working out .... in our area shallow wells produce plenty of water but its hard and depending on the location, can be heavy on minerals .... drill down to 80 or so feet and the water is soft and much more pure

Well, at least at 720 feet we got good ( tested ) mountain spring water. I do feel fortunate for that.Tastes good too, no iron...just clear water...well beneath bear poop level.

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I wish. MisterEds new water will likely be that good.

markiver54 wrote:Well, at least at 720 feet we got good ( tested ) mountain spring water. I do feel fortunate for that.Tastes good too, no iron...just clear water...well beneath bear poop level.

I guess ya get what ya pay for.

Mags wrote:.
Ours in very hard. Also lots of iron, sulfur and other minerals. Double water softner with the first stage to remove iron. Still taste is horrible so have a reverse osmosis 3rd stage for drinking water.

JEBar wrote:good to hear things are working out .... in our area shallow wells produce plenty of water but its hard and depending on the location, can be heavy on minerals .... drill down to 80 or so feet and the water is soft and much more pure

When I was a kid we'd drive back to see family in N. Dakota most every Summer. I could hardly drink the water there, it tasted so bad. Everyone that lived there couldn't understand, they thought it tasted fine.

My well (400" of what the driller called hard clay/soft shale with occasional seams of sand) water is slightly hard and has a lot of TDS (totally dissolved solids) but I thought it tasted good from the very beginning.

Mags wrote:I wish. MisterEds new water will likely be that good.

markiver54 wrote:Well, at least at 720 feet we got good ( tested ) mountain spring water. I do feel fortunate for that.Tastes good too, no iron...just clear water...well beneath bear poop level.

sure hope his new well produces really good water .... in our travels around the country we've been to some places where the water was pretty rough .... below are pictures of the filter system we use .... the first shows new filters .... the second shows the same filters after 7 days at one of the campgrounds we visited on this trip .... in addition we have an RO filtration system mounted in the camper

Jim, isn't it about time you get back to nice, clean NC drinking water...just kidding, I know you love your travels.

markiver54 wrote:Jim, isn't it about time you get back to nice, clean NC drinking water...just kidding, I know you love your travels.

we are truly blessed with the water we have back home .... I can run the same filters for months on end back there .... at some places in Texas and South Dakota they have to be replaced every few days

When the place was first set up 25 years ago, they drilled the first well in the back yard to 300+ feet but didn't get enough measured flow. They moved to the second spot beside the driveway, (much, much longer run for the water lines,) and drilled to 325. Got good flow and clear approved water. A month later, after the lines were hooked up and occupancy certificates issued,looked in the first well, and it had filled. Seems the slag from drilling had packec against the sidewalls and sealed/inhibited flow. After several weeks, the pressure breaks the slag loose and it falls to the bottom and the well fills. We put the well cap back on, and if the primary has issues, we pull the pump, drop into the backup, and tie into thd waterline.

It almost scares me to see the anode rods out of water heaters from RVs that have been in AZ , NV TX or other SW states. I have sometimes seen nothing more than the wire left that once supported the 1/2” of magnesium or aluminum on the rod.
By contrast anode rods in RVs only used in Oregon look new for years.

Mistered wrote:It almost scares me to see the anode rods out of water heaters from RVs that have been in AZ , NV TX or other SW states. I have sometimes seen nothing more than the wire left that once supported the 1/2” of magnesium or aluminum on the rod.
By contrast anode rods in RVs only used in Oregon look new for years.

all too well understood ... good to hear you have good water in your area

We installed a new water heater a couple years ago and in no time the water smelled like rotten eggs. We had to pull the anode rod out of it and saw it off of the plug. Now the water is fine. My neighbor collects the anode rods and burns them. Big fire.