cln wrote:
On Oct 29, 11:02 am, dpb wrote:
cln wrote:
How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my
house? (yes, I'm on a well)
If I install a filter on the water supply will stop it from coming in
100%? What about the leftover sediments in the system currently?
Would shocking the well and system be enough to take care of this
issue?
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Anything _in_ the current system would have to be flushed to remove it.

_NO_ filter is 100%, but you can go to 10 micron, or even 5. Depends on
what the sediment is as to how fine it might actually be.

There should, of course, be a sand filter on the foot of the well. Is
this a new problem or existing? Jet or submergible pump? Too many
other unknowns.

"Shocking" a well will make no difference at all on sediment.

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It's an existing problem. I assumed that 100% would be impossible.
There is a pump inside the house but wires going into the well so I
assume there is _also_ a submergible pump. (Is that even possible?)

How do you 'flush' the system? Just running the water constantly for a
day? What is the maintenance on a sand filter?

The inside pump is undoubtedly just your pressure pump. If you don't
even know what you have, I would suggest you need to find that out first
-- it could be a problem at the well foot w/ bad casing, pump set too
low, etc., that is the prime cause.

You don't say anything about what the sediment actually is or how much.
If it's obvious amounts of sand/mud, there's a real problem; if it's
simply longterm things get discolored, that's something else.

Edwind suggests a water sample and test; that's always a good idea just
on general principles, but if there is visible sand and/or mud, the
problems are more in depth than just mineral deposits...

Depends again on what you have and where it is trapped as to what would
take to flush a system, but the general idea is as you suggest.
Possibly compressed air as well to blow the lines if significant.
Again, too little information of actual situation for anything other
than generalities.

Inline filters simply replace cartridges periodically -- foot sand
filters are simply fine-mesh screens and need no maintenance in general
unless were to clog (in which case your water output goes down) or to
develop a hole (in which case it needs replacing). If you're getting
observable quantities of sand gritty enough it will settle out in a
quart jar, that's indicative of a well problem...

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