On Apr 18, 9:51*am, "John Gilmer" wrote:
What about rust? My Dad mentioned it may be rust from the pipes and
replacing would solve thisproblem. Is there anywhere you can take thewaterto be tested to find out exactly what the debris is?

The only cheapwatertesting is for bacterial contamination.

I'm sure there are labs around your area that will test for anything you
want. * Don't be surprised if they want over $100 up front.

Since the OP has "stuff" in the filters, the first thing should be to get a
magnifier and LOOK at the stuff. * Is it sand or "mud?" * Is it plastic or
metal? * Is it "sludge?" * *Indeed, is it rust?

If nature has pulled a fast one and the badwateris "natural" he will have
to call in folks to either drill a deeperwellor treat the now badwateror
both.

But the odds are good that if up to now he had goodwaterthe odds are that
something wore out.

If *(as is quite likely) he is seeing ground up internal pump parts, he
really should bit the bullet and get the pump pulled up.

If you call the guys with the truck and experience on an emergency basis and
want thewaterback on ASAP, you will have to buy whatever pump they happen
to stock. * That's OK for most and that was OK with us. * But you might want
something different like a variable speed pump that tends to keep your
internalwaterpressure nearly constant rathern than the 30-50 psi swing
with a regular on/off pump pressure switch. * My old pump was your typical 3
wire (plus ground) model with a "control box" above ground. * The control
box contains a starting relay and capacitor. * The replacement pump only
uses 2 wires and all the starting stuff was built into the pump. * *So far
so good. * It does seem to make a little more "buzz" noise than the old
pump. * It's amazing that the noise can come up 200' ofwellpipe and
another 50' to the house.

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I used a clear glass and filled it up using our shower head. There was
more coming from the shower head than anywhere else. Weird. It's not
mud or sand. It's fine, fiber like particles. The water is crystal
clear. After letting the cup sit about 1 hour the bottom was covered.
Not deep but enough to cover it. Again, the particles are very fine,
long (about 4 or 5 mm). Looks like fiber of some sort.