Filtering water from deep well (700 feet)

[farmer2009]

I haven't put anything like that in. My well guy basically told me that I could hook it right up to my home connection and let 'er buck!

Right now all I have in place is the well, pressure tank and mainline down to the house.

I think my expansion tank and your pressure tanks are the same thing. Metal tank with a rubber bladder in it and air pressure on top side. I have 2 with 35 gallon of draw down apiece.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Thanks for the tips. I collect such info like a squirrel collects nuts. :laughing:

I would say my filter is marginal for the amount of iron we have. No staining on fixtures or clothes, but definite orange coating in the toilet tank where it has a chance to settle out. So, I know some is getting through.

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[dave1949]

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Home Water Filtration System Information and FAQS

Who can you trust? I usually trust a TBN member recommendation more than the internet. But, I added this one to my nut stash.

 

[oosik]

Gracious!! I guess we are just fortunate here in this part of the country. I have a trapped spring that runs at 85 gpm - year round. My system is a submersible pump to a pressure tank and into the house distributions system. I get a little sediment but nothing I worry about. My biggest concern is keeping the spring overflow system from freezing up in the winter. The spring was originally dug out to 26 feet deep and then built back up with heavy stone with a manhole top and lid. This spring has been used for domestic water since the property was homesteaded in 1882. When we moved here in 1982 I saw no sense in drilling a well and reinventing the wheel so I tapped into this spring and have been using it ever since. It has always provided outstandingly great water.

 

[econometrics]

I think my expansion tank and your pressure tanks are the same thing. Metal tank with a rubber bladder in it and air pressure on top side. I have 2 with 35 gallon of draw down apiece.

Ahh, I think you're right. Yes, I have an 80 gallon pressure tank. :thumbsup:

Who can you trust? I usually trust a TBN member recommendation more than the internet. But, I added this one to my nut stash.

Exactly, Dave! That's why I started this thread. I've always gotten good advice from TBN members, and the stuff you can spend hours reading on the net can be SO confusing. Too many loud voices on both ends of the spectrum. At some point, I just want to hear from down-to-earth people who have EXPERIENCE with stuff!

Gracious!! I guess we are just fortunate here in this part of the country. I have a trapped spring that runs at 85 gpm - year round. My system is a submersible pump to a pressure tank and into the house distributions system. I get a little sediment but nothing I worry about. My biggest concern is keeping the spring overflow system from freezing up in the winter. The spring was originally dug out to 26 feet deep and then built back up with heavy stone with a manhole top and lid. This spring has been used for domestic water since the property was homesteaded in 1882. When we moved here in 1982 I saw no sense in drilling a well and reinventing the wheel so I tapped into this spring and have been using it ever since. It has always provided outstandingly great water.

Oh how I wish we had a spring on our property. There are many, many springs around here in East TX, but unfortunately not on our property. But the deep water is good stuff, and will never run out - so that's a blessing!

 

[jinman]

I don't have any filtration whatsoever on my 386' deep well that draws from the Trinity Aquifer. However, my neighbor had a test done on his well after it was in for several years and discovered some iron bacteria. After that, he went "whole hog" with a full R-O system and other specific filters. We have never had any problems with our well's sediments, but do regular purging of our hot water tanks where we always see some settling of sediment. We have had no identifiable health issues. I know of 5 other wells in the same area with no filtration. My well driller is one of the oldest in the county and has thousands of wells from residential to dairy farms. Many of his wells are 25 years old or more and have never had the pumps pulled. He told me no filters were needed. The water feeds into my well and filters through the Trinity Sands. When the drill hit that sand layer, it was like pure white sugar sand. With the pump set back up the well, the sand getting into our system is very little. The water tastes delicious and only has a tiny big of hydrogen sulfide gas if it sits in a hose out in the sun. One small whiff of rotten egg smell and it's clear and clean.

I'd be inclined to listen to your driller. Most of them are good ol' boys. Heck! There's no telling how many people they serve with their wells. Everybody knows the good drillers.

 

[econometrics]

I don't have any filtration whatsoever on my 386' deep well that draws from the Trinity Aquifer. However, my neighbor had a test done on his well after it was in for several years and discovered some iron bacteria. After that, he went "whole hog" with a full R-O system and other specific filters. We have never had any problems with our well's sediments, but do regular purging of our hot water tanks where we always see some settling of sediment. We have had no identifiable health issues. I know of 5 other wells in the same area with no filtration. My well driller is one of the oldest in the county and has thousands of wells from residential to dairy farms. Many of his wells are 25 years old or more and have never had the pumps pulled. He told me no filters were needed. The water feeds into my well and filters through the Trinity Sands. When the drill hit that sand layer, it was like pure white sugar sand. With the pump set back up the well, the sand getting into our system is very little. The water tastes delicious and only has a tiny big of hydrogen sulfide gas if it sits in a hose out in the sun. One small whiff of rotten egg smell and it's clear and clean.

I'd be inclined to listen to your driller. Most of them are good ol' boys. Heck! There's no telling how many people they serve with their wells. Everybody knows the good drillers.

Good stuff, Jim! I do know from tasting this water that it is gooooood stuff. It's out of the Carizzo-Wilcox aquifer way down deep, and it's known to be good water.

We have a tankless hot water heater, so I know nothing is going to settle with the water constantly moving through there.

You're right that most well guys in TX have done so many wells that they know exactly what they are talking about. I definitely trust my well guy, but I'm eager to see the report that he has for me, too.

Once I get that, I will share it with you guys here! :thumbsup:

 

[GYPSY]

700ft, wow. mines 70ft and i thought that was deep. regardless, i ended up installing a "whole house" sediment filter, large capacity 1" filter. i prior had a softener and a iron/mineral filter which had been destroyed in less than 2 years because the water was quite "hard" on the system. after 3500$ down the toilet, i installed the sediment filter, which allows you to change microns depending on your application, finer filters will work better with good water and coarser filter will work better with high sediment applications, my softener is holding up quite well now and a noticeable change in the toilet tank bottoms, i would definately install a sediment filter for well apllications

 

[econometrics]

700ft, wow. mines 70ft and i thought that was deep.

Oh, you know... Everything's bigger in Texas! :laughing:

I am thinking a sediment filter is a must, especially here as we get started on the well. Thanks!

 

[teejk]

Drilled to 700' and the pump is hung at 580'? That's a lot of "pull" to get suspended "anything" off the bottom. Unless you are in an area where the water holds a lot of disolved iron (like here), I would say you should trust your driller. Lime might be another problem but that is a water-softener thing I think.

Acceptable levels of mineral make for better drinking water I think. We use a 3M whole house filter for iron (the cartridges aren't cheap). In a different house I had lime and there the water softener only served the hot water lines to protect the appliances.