How to Clean Out OLD WELL. Remove mud and rust. Will we get Better Pressure and Better Water?

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[@dennisrocker]

As I try to get my neighbor to follow your easy way of digging a well, I noticed that he looses interest and begins to get side tracked by his own thoughts of how he could drill his well,in which even I can shoot down with my knowledge. Then I remembered that toil is the way of a man who won't listen and learn. All the while he drinks water from my well for years along with other freeloaders, all free of charge. I thank nature for being patient with me and I'm glad that I could help someone else via natures generosity. With that being said, I can see no part of nature that will help me pay my huge power bill or even by a house full of stubborn able bodied men. I thank you for your time and your kindness to help others. Your method is the best and easiest that I've researched for the terrain where I live in Fayette Ga. If I didn't already have a 450 ft well maintaining 380 ft of water I would surely use your method, on the lower side of the property for a sufficient shallow well, here in Fayette Co. Ga. Peace

[@jeremiahhively3025]

I think you were successful at cleaning the well, the pump shutting off at 35psi is due to the pressure switch. Try replacing the pressure switch with a new 30/50 or 40/60 and see if that works.

[@mattv1415]

Try removing the aerator on the faucet to flush any debris out.

[@jasonsippola183]

I really enjoy your videos. Not only are they very informative I particularly like your positivity and you can do this yourself attitude! Keep it up and use whatever tools you feel are best to get the job done! You can never go wrong with a good old pair of vice grips. Thank you sir.

[@rodneyking283]

Your well and pump is doing its job. You got 35 psi. Adjust switch for more psi. Also your tank may need replaced. Go with a air blater tank that saves pump from short on and off cycle. Your well is doing its job. It's giving you water. The bigger your pressure tank the better your long run pressure holds up.

[@ProudRight]

I'm looking at rejuvenating an old well (on city water now) for an open geothermal heat pump. Can't wait to see what happens. Thank you!

[@johnrozear401]

I enjoy you explaining everything keep it up

[@1ronhall]

Chuck, I appreciate your positive spirit!

[@northwestrepair]

I think if you have a check valve at the top and manual ball valve at the top of the well pipe plumbed as bypass, it would be super easy to pressurize the well to blow back the mud clearing it out just by opening

[@margaretschwartzentruber3154]

Great step by step instructions!

[@10469]

Yea I’m thinking I need to clean my well too, I shocked my well a few months back and the strainers in the house keep getting clogged. I’ll definitely look into this some more.. thanks for the ideas.

[@karenbearden6198]

Pretty awesome. Thanks so much, love your "can do" attitude. Subscribed.

[@nobodyimportant3820]

You have a great attitude, thanks for the video.

[@northwestrepair]

One time we had a fire truck come over to blow back the dirt with high pressure. It was a 4" pipe with a 3" submerged water pump inside. Pump was pushing water up instead of sucking it. Easier that way but we'll needed to be wife enough to house the pump. And pumo gets both electrical wiring and a rubber hose all the way down there.

[@tarwingrill4531]

Your water level is close to the limit of the pump above ground. Clean or not clean, or even a new pump may not change the flow. As the pump starts, the level goes down even more. You can dig a couple feet and lower the pump, and the flow will get better. It is not the depth of the well that matters. It is the actual distance between the pump suction and the water level. You also may be able to do better by using long elbows and a bigger suction pipe to lower the friction in your piping. It is equivalent to lowering the pump.

[@Adi-S]

The pressure has nothing to do with the well, if your pressure switch turns off at 35psi you will only get 35 psi. If you set the switch higher and the pump keeps running without shutting off, you know you have reached the max pressure the pump can give you. Then set the pressure switch below that and you are good to go.

[@spikemorbid7159]

Like your videos. I am near Gainesville doing my first well. Think I took the wrong approach doing this. Got everything to dig hole and use 4inch pvc casing and 1 inch in center of that. But fine sand has entered and clogging foot valve.

[@ganeshnarayan5505]

Great video Chuck thank you for explaining everything really appreciated.

[@relardztv605]

Very very effective super amizing because of your vlog tutorial I got some knowledge from you about that your vlog

[@jeremyrocks9025]

You should have gotten more volume at the sink faucet with 35 psi. The aerator on the spout might be clogged.

[@colarguns]

That would be nice IF your property has another water source, to clean out silt with! I don't, and have no idea what to do now. Looks like a couple of grand is nearing. ☹

[@KingsOutdoorLife]

Nice job on your video here. Where did you get that little jetter head?

[@asbestosfiber]

you could put that pump into a tank of 100k gallons of water and it would still run just like that. A switch determines how much pressure and the pipes between pump and house determine the flow

[@mrbravosworkshop]

I had this same problem it turned out to be the filter on the tap cleaned it back to full pressure ...and by your video you have full pressure once you cleaned it.....oh and if you want more that 30 or 35 re adjust your pump

[@BreakerBreaker1320]

I’ll say this, all of the big box home stores do not carry enough pvc anything to complete a project. I blew 2 pressure tanks last weekend and needed to adapt 1-1/4 to 1” and it was impossible.

[@michaelnagy4603]

I would say you have mineral buildup in pipes and or spicket valves are clogged try unhooking the lines and blowing compressed air threw the spicket out the lines.

[@stormlight1553]

Your one comment about having a 25 foot pump in a 35-40 foot well. Many pump vendors have told me that the 25 foot depth for the pump is from ground to water. So if your land to water is only 10 feet the well point could go down as much as you wanted in reason. If someone thinks differently let me know. Thanks

[@thomasknight3975]

Correct...

[@k2000b]

that type of single 2 inch casing going that deep over 25ft need to be set up into deep well operation which means using 1 1/4 intake pipe along with a jet pack with leathers on it to work right

[@chrispatchell6898]

Anytime you do a drop pipe you should be using a well seal or a k-packer that's part of your problem you're drawing in air which will lead to a shaft seal failure and pump cycling

[@gv8001]

Thanks for sharing this practical info!

[@odafjm5]

Thank-you for showing this! I have a 5" steel well and the water has gone rusty and smelly with some sand or grit in the water also. Have been searching for answers as to how to clean the well and came across you. Heard also about using Hydrogen Peroxide. Have you heard of that and do you have any suggestion as to how to go about it? The well sat for several yrs. before we could actually finish the project, but it was really good water when it was drilled. Plenty of water. Any ideas as to how to clean the flex pipes out and all the rest too? Thank-you so much! Enjoyed your videos!

[@robertprudhomme9298]

Normally, the check valve is 1.25" and we mount it on the horizontal line from the pump to the well.

[@gandl2123]

Question about the above ground pump you have there. I have a 200' well and want to pump the water under atmospheric pressure only (no pressure tank as it is now) to a 200g storage tank buried at ground level. The pump will fill this tank manually/daily by me as we use or via some kind of float valve keeping this ground level tank full. Then I'm thinking that the pump you showed at ground level could have water from my ground level tank piped to it and then connected into my water pipes. Is that correct? Is that pump the type that would take water from a ground level or 2' shallow water source and when the faucets opened up would pressurize the water to the home? Thanks for you info...I'm subscribing. I'm a DIY guy too and love the vid.

[@Shortys411]

A foot valve would go at the bottom. Its a well screen and check valve in 1

[@perrylc8812]

I’m in the process of putting in a new foot valve on a 65’ well. Can’t get the pipe back down, it stops about 2’ short from going all the way. I’m dumb founded, it won’t go down or turn can pull it up a few inches & it turns just fine.

[@Vbluevital]

Thank You

[@MusafirsSoul]

If I attach the foot valve when beginning to hammer down the first section, how will i know if i hit water several sections later? Will the check valve allow water through it reach 2nd section of galvanized pipe

[@kevintaylor8832]

HI, thank you for video. Where do you find the mini-jet for clean out?

[@appledrains]

Try Amazon

[@vincentklotz5849]

Did you unscrew the faucet screen and clean out the sand?

[@CKCDESIGNSllc]

I used ur method to do a shallow well on my property. Dug a hole with shovel and posthole diggers until there was about 4 inches of posthole handles showing. Then stuck in my 4 inch piping, cranked up 2 inch mud pump and started running. Then problems started. I hit a very hard grey clay and it's like a wall. I don't know what to do to get through it Please help if u can

[@altonlynch5464]

I have full size well, a few years ago the cap broke and fell into the well. I made a new cap. But I was wondering could the well be cleaned?

[@caseykittel]

You seem to have pressure and flow at the spigot outside. Could you just have old clogged pipes in the house?

[@jokerstyles6919]

Shouldn’t the well be at least 100 feet deep? Shouldn’t there be a pressure tank? Shouldn’t the iron pipe be replaced with pvc to prevent rust? I bought a house in Sebring Florida recently and it has a cast iron well pipe. We have rusty water. I added 2 filters but I really need to switch to pvc pipe. How deep can you drill with your set up?

[@thomasgregory8941]

Good video. Thanks

[@Eastbaypisces]

how do u know how deep it is to begin with?? i have well just found yesterday but no pump just pipe, neighbor said i need to clean it and buy pump

[@marcodefreitas8045]

Hello Apple Drains. I am wondering if you could recommend someone in Vero Beach, FL to flush of clean my well. I appreciate your help.

[@dixieking4562]

Where do you buy the "jet" cleaner hose? What does it hook to, a pressure washer?

[@alvinjohnson1901]

If your pressure tank is bad it will cause your to loose pressure and will eventually damage the pressure switch on the pump

[@Roundthenation1036]

Can you please tell me more about the well point functions

[@michaelnagy4603]

The well point is basically just a long tube with a bunch of slits along the length to intake water and filter large particles from entering

[@RyanSpringer1984]

So did you just need a new pump?

[@WatchwomanOnTheWall-zk9po]

Probably try a 40/60 pressure switch.

[@OPENYOUREYES505]

Can someone explain why theres no pressure or why he was unsuccesful... Maybe the 8 year old pump needs replacing?

[@shots2]

small well.. my casing is eight inches across with a submissal pump

[@laker3]

Can anyone answer this question. I live in Maine and Every spring right after snow melt I have to raise my submersible pump about 5 feet because of silt and dirt build up in the bottom of the well. Right now the pump is still in about 100 feet of water. How much more can I keep bringing the pump up 5 feet every spring before I don't have enough water.

[@thecuevasteamatremaxrealty479]

I live in Texas and I have a well that stopped working using a deep well jet and I’m able to drop a line down the 2" casing. Well is 50 feet deep, water line 32 feet. I tried a well pump and it wouldn’t pull the water high enough. I see that you switched out the old pump with everbilt well jet pump and you are pulling 40 feet. It looks like your setup worked, they say 25 feet max. Is the 25 feet just a low or can it really just pull deeper?

[@bobhyde4793]

Do you have a pressure tank to store any pumped volume? I couldn't see ant in your video.

[@paullanorias9867]

Is the well point sitting on the bottom of the well or hanging?

[@drinflfl430]

Great video and plenty of advise! I do have a question, the pump I am getting (1.5 hp) states to only use a 2" or larger input pipe to avoid starving the pump, but your advise was to run a 1" for the input? Am I missing something and/or did I get too much of a pump (running sprinklers)? Thanks an avid subscriber..

[@68gtxman]

His pump was only 1/2 hp.

[@phillipcook7843]

I'm not sure why you cleaned out the casing since the old pvc pipe came out easy and went back in easy ? I pulled out my 1 1/2 pvc pipe out to replace the bad foot valve. Had to use a skid steer to get the last 5 feet out and the skid steer back wheels came off the ground and the 1 1/2 pvc finally came out..scarry stuff. Well is a shallow irragation at 14 feet deep. The new pvc 1 1/2 diameter is not going down back in..no way jose. Stops where old one got stuck coming out. How do you clean the rust out of inside the casing. I put down 1 inch pvc to get the lawn watering again but lost volume/pressure as expected. Got a irragation sprinkler guy coming over for a zone problem soon and maybe he has a solution. Unfortunately the guy I know that punches shallow irragation wells punched into a underground power line and burned his feet and arms off... very heart breaking and my neighbor 5 property's down. I'll update on solution.

[@africanelectron751]

A long rod with a drill and a ball hone... Just an idea

[@phillipcook7843]

@@africanelectron751 I had to use a thin walled 10ft long pipe and use it like a scrapper about 6ft down where the static water level caused corrosion and then use a smaller foot valve (1 inch instead of 1 1/2) and honed out the 1.5 inch pvc pipe end to stuff the 1 inch foot valve inside it.. and yes I used flex tape to seal it from leaking after gluing it. Works ok but the myers qp15 pump has a small leak in the shaft so pump housing leaks half way down and takes a minute to prime up.. 500.00$ for new pump. Gonna tear down pump this winter and fix. I have heard the Myers cast iron pumps are 50/50 on rebuild do to cast iron rusting where 0 rings set. 800.00 $ for that brand new.

[@reddogg.1970]

Great video, I recently started a project at my home. I'm redoing an abandoned well my parents had before city water was added. I want to revive the well for a big garden. The pipe that was in the ground was 1-1/4" Galvanized pipe which I pulled out. I was going to replace it with pvc and add a casing. But when I pulled the pipe out the hole collapsed. I'm not sure what to do now. I don't want to abandon the project. Do you have and advise for me? I really would appreciate it.

[@claytoncoolidge992]

Lol yup start a new one as you pulled the pipe out of the ground and as you said it collapsed and that means that you have lost it

[@reddogg.1970]

No I didn't loose it. I dug down about 15 feet and hit water un the same place.

[@claytoncoolidge992]

@@reddogg.1970 15 feet isn't likely to be good water as that is surface water if you dig the well already then what are you asking you already did the hard part put a casing in and a pump and see if it works

[@reddogg.1970]

Yea your right I put a casing in already a 4" with corrugated holes in it and a 1- 1/4" inside of it. I got it working. But I think your right about it not being good water because when I did my test it came back high in bacteria and high pH. I was only using it to water the grass and now it has stopped I thing sediment has gotten in. By the way I backed filled around the 4" with river rock thinking it would help.

[@Eastbaypisces]

I got a metal pipe well too 4" diameter, there's some smaller pipes in it, how I clean out, its in garage

[@IRONWOLF-gm8nh]

I will try to come get you early today

[@WyattsVlog]

I am using a foot vavle in my shallow well setup. I've got some sand in my casing, and if 1 grain of sand gets in my foot vavle, it wont close, and I lose prime 100% of the time. Thoughts?

[@appledrains]

First thought, change to brass foot Valve

[@appledrains]

First thought, change to brass foot Valve

[@WyattsVlog]

@@appledrains Yes, I picked up a brass foot valve from my local hardware. It's the cone shaped brass foot vavle with the cheap metal screen over the spring loaded vavle. That valve will not close when it comes in contact with any sand that finds it's way into my well shaft. Should I use a different foot valve? Perhaps in combination with an in-line one-way valve? Ive even tried covering the foot valve in mesh but the sand is too fine. Been at this for about a month lol

[@appledrains]

Yes! Try another valve. Never had any problem with a brass valve but it could be bad. Hope that helps

[@WyattsVlog]

@@appledrains I was curious if the valve was no good! Right out of the box, it only worked one time. Every time sense, its failed. I'll give this a shot. Thank you for taking some time out to answer my questions!

[@mikep.6412]

You have a clogged aerator on the kitchen faucet, not a bad well pump lol 😂

[@johnwerner7194]

Hey Chuck going in with my 2" now. Question. Im thinking about leaving the 2" in the ground if i make it to the water. Im down about 15 today it started pouring rain this morning in west central Florida. Think i can leave it down there similar to that well there then put the 1" down and just leave it that way. In case i ever have to pull it out later on it would keep it from caving in??

[@appledrains]

Hi John! If your 2” pipe is slotted so water can enter and get to the 1 1/4” well pipe or 1” pipe with foot valve, Yes! But if there is no way for the water to flood into your well point , I would take out the 2”. That’s how I did the other well and it works great. Yes I cannot pull out and put new pipe down in the future but I believe it will last 20 plus years. Hope that helps

[@josemiguelcampos1634]

Where do I can get the well point pipe?

[@appledrains]

Lowes or Home Depot

[@erthdelta640]

Unfortunately old1234 is right...but this guy is certainly pleasant.

[@Imwright720]

I disagree with putting a check valve at the bottom. They can fail and need replacing. Also you can’t flush out the well point because it’s in the way. It should be at the very top above ground so it can be replaced. Also this well isn’t done correctly. It’s supposed to be sealed to keep out contaminants.

[@mikewhitehurst9558]

Your right and wrong of you use a jet pump from what read on jet pumps they do require a foot valve what are 2 pipes running a single pipe that's a shallow well

[@mikewhitehurst9558]

He is using a jet pump

[@mikewhitehurst9558]

On a jet pump you might be able to use a regular tip. But not from what I read

[@Imwright720]

@@mikewhitehurst9558 yes I know, so am I. The line running into the ground really shouldn’t be able to pull out. It should also be sealed to prevent containments from getting in. Check valves are an item that can fail. In a normal well if you place it at the bottom it can’t be removed to replace. That’s why I recommend it at the top. Mine was installed in 2013 and still works fine but a small bit of sand can ruin it. I’ve never understood placing one at the bottom except it keeps the line full of water when you first prime it. I know it’s a common place to place it but I disagree for these reasons. Doesn’t make me right, but I can replace mine easily if it’s ever needed.

[@Imwright720]

@@mikewhitehurst9558 I have a jet pump attached to an 1 1/14 pipe I jetted down myself. It has a 10’ well point but no foot valve. It has never failed. I placed the check valve at the top to maintain prime and allow me to replace it if ever needed. Maybe I did it wrong but it works just fine and when the valve eventually fails I can replace it. 27’ below the ground if it failed what would I do then. ❓❓❓

[@SaintJames40]

My well hasn’t been used in over a year and I’ve noticed that the water level has stayed the same for a long time and now it is getting lower and not replenishing. Is that normal? Because it hasn’t been used and isn’t being used? Will it replenish when used?

[@WYO_Dirtbag]

I have a well that has not been used for 60 years. I think I am SOL.

[@SaintJames40]

@@WYO_Dirtbag mine replenished and works great

[@MegaTapdog]

you can’t draw or pull water that high with any pump or suction device no matter how much power it may have, it’s one of mother nature’s weird rules, you have to push it.

[@appledrains]

Wiwy

[@Keith_Mikell]

Stay out of H2O Mechanics lane man. Let him do his thing. Dont start doing well shit. Thats his area.