Will my Well Ever go Dry? Will I ever run out of water? What do I do if my well goes dry?
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@genfiveten595 Жыл бұрын
What's funniest is if someone is searching a video like this they are absolutely sweating bullets. And this guy can't talk enough pointless BS before actually getting down to the answer.
@CannonSevereWx2 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you answer the question on what to do if it goes dry?
@deercreeksociety5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! We have a 100ft deep well at the house.
@Jk20241 Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated advice. Merry Christmas ✝️🎄
@88Kent4 ай бұрын
I have a well on my property for 30 years, went low had it redrilled i think the people just hit the same place. 4 years later after the redrill its dry again during the summer.
@area153terrylex3 Жыл бұрын
Should add a leak underground from a connection. Ground will get soft or in winter lots of ice.
@alexandraw8873 жыл бұрын
Ummm, I'm having this issue currently and I live in PA. We need to dig a new well.
@tammymcdonough95526 ай бұрын
I have a well that is 30 plus years old and it has stopped producing water. Is it considered a dead well? If so is there a remedy? It was always a slow recovery but it was fine for our home. It’s quite shallow at 13 feet. Our neighbor built a pole barn the size of a super Walmart and changed the grade of his property higher so his rain water runs right into our property causing ponds of water. Yes ponds. Deep ponds around 3 feet. It’s a muddy mess and it runs right down towards our well. Now my husband has to go to the water station and fill the well otherwise, we have no water. Before we realized it was not recovering it was coming out of the faucets like muddy water! The barn went up and now my well is dead 😑
@debbiekelly6835 Жыл бұрын
This is super helpful! Thank you!
@tannertolson5 ай бұрын
Well I’m running on has been here since 1959. 😅
@jrr20163 жыл бұрын
Do all submersible pumps have a low water shut-down device and do I need to install additional hardware for this device to work properly? Also, should I rely only on that protection or what other ways could I protect my pump from running dry? I have seasonal water table fluctuations and also suspect that I pump more water than the wells recover capacity when the water table drops. Thanks for the video!
@WendellLeeWellServices3 жыл бұрын
no, not all pumps have a low water shut down device on them. typically you can install a protection device without any modiications to your current pump besides wiring them in.
@DukesStone2 жыл бұрын
Left the garden hose on for a half an hour or so. Now there is no water. I could hear the pump running. I cut the breaker. We've had some drought conditions but this has never happened before. Question... If I let the well level recover will I need to prime the pump in this case?
@mushabekamurari1973 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful 👌
@shanek65825 жыл бұрын
This is something I wondered about, gave me some piece of mind, thanks
@WendellLeeWellServices5 жыл бұрын
Shane, Thanks for the comment! We are glad to have answered your question!
@tammyfeemster84693 жыл бұрын
I live in my Dad’s house where I grew up and we’ve always had well water. For the last 3-4 mths I’ve been dealing with my water working off and on. It has completely stopped but it will come on for a few seconds and then go off and then repeat itself. This past week it has worked for almost two weeks normal with no problem until this morning and it started the on off again then this evening it started working again. Can you tell me what you think is causing this? The power that runs the well is coming from my Granny’s old house and it has a old fuse box with the screw in fuses. I’m wondering if I set up a power pole and run power straight to the well if this might help. 🤷🏼♀️
@marshallleo65895 ай бұрын
we have a refractory linear well with 28 cubic meter output and we double the standard deduction prime. Will we need to caliber the system for upper limit water expression?
@njphil12794 жыл бұрын
My well runs dry after I water my lawn for hours. Can I drop a few sticks of dynamite down the well to break open more fissures and get more flow?. I'll rig up some delayed fuses to be sure I don't blow the well casing apart.
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
I can't comment on dynamite, as I have zero experience doing that and haven't heard of people doing that in a water well in years
@njphil12794 жыл бұрын
@@WendellLeeWellServices I'll give it a try. A buddy of mine said to tie a 5lb weight onto the stick to be sure it doesn't float and clears the casing and hits bedrock
@newwavepressure64784 жыл бұрын
What do u have to do jus wait till the well fills up???
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
@@newwavepressure6478 after they dynamite it, they would have to reinstall the pump in it and pump the well to see if it made any difference and picked up any more water
@njphil12794 жыл бұрын
Got er done but it took 3 sticks. 3rd stick nearly took my head off when I looked down the pipe to see if the fuse was burning. Took about an hour to run clean but I can pump 20 gpm for as long as I like
@jmendoza66243 жыл бұрын
Thank you buddy
@crashgilliam59834 жыл бұрын
I have a shallow coastal well in sand/clay mix. Hit water at 4.5 feet. It’s 17 feet deep, with 4 inch casing and 15’ of screen (in the 4”casing). 1 1/4 in lift pipe and foot valve. I used a large amount of pea gravel around the casing (40 bags). It’s producing water but can only sustain about .33 gpm . Intent was for irrigation. Did I do something wrong in my set up?
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure, you may have hit water but if you didn't hit a vein with any water flowing in it that may be all you have until you go deeper and try to hit some more water.
@joshuagarner16542 жыл бұрын
I bought a house, it's has 3 wells 1 is bone dry probably not as deep as the others and I'm up on a hill
@ScotianBlooded3 жыл бұрын
shallow well 1 foot 9 inches of water cant prime my pump gets stuck at 42psi plumber came waid the low water was the cause could it be?
@WendellLeeWellServices3 жыл бұрын
probably water levels dropping in the area due to lack of rain if it is a dug or bored well
@judymejia66125 жыл бұрын
We bought a house with a well. How can we check all the things you talked about checking a well.
@WendellLeeWellServices5 жыл бұрын
if you dont know anything about wells or have clue, then call a reputable licensed well drilling contractor in your area and ask for a well inspection. Not a plumber, but someone that works with wells and pumps every day. They can do what I am talking about with ease and not charge alot to do it.
@WendellLeeWellServices5 жыл бұрын
if you are the do it yourself kind, start by looking for a tag on the well if the well was done in the last 30 years. This should get you started to find out what you have and its flowrate
@judymejia66125 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@jaynefranzinoromero16403 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. : ))
@johnnysalami63382 жыл бұрын
Good Info 👍 Subscribed 💪
@dougfrost8115 Жыл бұрын
My pump is sucking up a lot of mud my filters are getting dirty real quickly what is my problem
@jq913814 жыл бұрын
My water goes in and out. I can be using it and all of a sudden it goes out and comes back minutes later, what can this issue be Pump? Well drying? Thanks
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
it could be multiple things, more than likely its not your well going dry. check your pressure switch and your pump
@DSDS-lu8is2 жыл бұрын
Ask what time it is..tells us how to build a watch
@coreyanderson14573 жыл бұрын
Can a person drain a well by attaching a hose that runs continuously for a long time?
@tannertolson5 ай бұрын
Artesian well
@sapulpaorganics54024 жыл бұрын
my water got dirty, then cleared up after a few days. after watering today the pressure dropped and mud came out then no water. Is it the pump, or water level? I have never had this problem before and been here for almost 4 years. I replaced the pressure switch and tank last year
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
not exactly sure without being there and knowing the type of well and its construction. but it could be a number of things, it is odd that it hasn't done it before
@sapulpaorganics54024 жыл бұрын
@@WendellLeeWellServices WOW, thank you so much for the fast reply!! It hasn't rained any sizable amount for about 2 months now and I used a lot of water trying to save my plants tonight. I just figured that the water level dropped enough to stop running. I let it still turned off for about an hour and now I have water again, but still dirty........Do you think it's the water level in the well?
@carcasscruncher93544 жыл бұрын
I must have missed the part about what to do if your well runs dry. No rain here for about a month. Checked the pressure switch and gauge. Switch is good. Gauge shows no pressure. Pump is running but no water in the well. I switched the pump off at the breaker box so it doesnt burn up. Called around and found a guy to bring 1500 gallons of water to refill it. Is it recommended to refill the well? The well is about 6 ft in diameter and 20 ft deep with brick lined walls. Been living here for about 7 years and never had this problem until now. We need rain asap.
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't recommend one that shallow, it will leach into the ground and drain out of your well. It sounds like due to the drought the static water level has dropped below the bottom of your well
@alexandraw8873 жыл бұрын
It has nothing to do with rain. You need to have a new well dug. Wells don't last forever.
@lisaduncan33633 жыл бұрын
We are 425 feet down. My neighbors takes advantage of the water table but I know we are tapped into the same water vein. They constantly abuse the water and we are low sometimes at our house. It has happened in 25 years about 3 times. Never happened to them because their house is in a hole like. Will we ever go dry? Scared to death
@amazingracestudio Жыл бұрын
My well puts out 100 gal a day. Very low
@tranquilrhythms39453 жыл бұрын
Just bought a parcel of land. Is it better to put the septic system in first or the well?
@hairtrigger9033 жыл бұрын
Well first
@kboystv68313 жыл бұрын
Whats wrong if as your taking a shower and it cuts off
@rhondabaroli26832 жыл бұрын
Self righteous person s get problems too so my stalker needs to look at themselves and stop cyber bullying just for today. Been on one minute Gn media
@alexandraw8873 жыл бұрын
Wells dry up over time and you will need to dig a new one.
@garyfarrell14074 жыл бұрын
It hasn’t rained much in my area for a while and we have a 300 foot well. Our well is pounded if that helps. Can we run out of water?
@WendellLeeWellServices4 жыл бұрын
you could, depends on the static water level in that well and what size pump is in it.
@travesswolford28353 жыл бұрын
I have been working on my irrigation system so I’m running it a lot to test it until I’m done. I think I have been doing that so much that the water level is low. Just today for the first time it sputtered some which prompted me to want to leave it off for a while. Luckily I am just now finishing up the project. My question is does it generally require rainfall to refill? Or does it happen in-directly from surrounding water bodies that leech into my well..... I live in Florida so we will certainly get rain any time now so I’m not too worried about it. Just curious....
@WendellLeeWellServices3 жыл бұрын
i''m not sure if that is related to a drought or if you just ran it for longer than normal. It could be the size pump in your well versus the actual flowrate of the well. Rainfall does replenish aquifers below the ground, but there could be other things going on as well
@jballs11182 жыл бұрын
Can here u
@phillipvicari1862 Жыл бұрын
Too much wind in please get to the point
@rhondabaroli26832 жыл бұрын
Before you accuse me try looking at yourself. Omg let me tune out the coverts
@xDATD9UDEx3 жыл бұрын
ole lazy eye lmao .....
@BlankSlate11112 жыл бұрын
The way you speak to people comes across as condescending.