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Default How would I get rid of all of the sediments from the plumbing from my house?

I find that when I work on the plumbing and have to drain the lines, the air
bubbles that are created by the air in the line tend to scour anything loose
inside the pipes and instantly clog the aerator, or if I thought to remove
it, the water comes out dirty for a second or two.

"cln" wrote in message
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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?