On Nov 2, 11:43*am, Jud McCranie
wrote:
On Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:24:17 -0800 (PST), BobK207
wrote:

If there is plumbing to the tank from the well there is a way to
install filter......it's just going to take some work.

Yes, but that isn't something I'm able to do.

If you " took a big sample of water directly from the pump " * (how
big?)

Half a gallon in a clear glass container.

you could plumb a filter at the same point that you "took the
sample" *....let the water run & see if you clog a new filter

Well, I took it from a hose faucet at the pump. *There is nothing
other than that. *

How much water was used between the filter changes?

Not that much. *Approximately two baths and maybe one load of washing
dishes and one load of clothes.

Unless your tank is "generating" the brown crud how would it be coming
from the tank & not the well? *Organic growth? *Infiltration?

I believe it is algae in the tank.

I did what I thought would flush the tank. *I ran water through for 10
minutes, then cut off the pump until no water was coming out, then cut
the pump on for 10 more minutes. *I haven't tried putting a filter
back in the canister yet.
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Replace you know what by j to email

Now we're getting some useful details......

run the output of the hose through a filter for about the same amount
of the water ...two baths, dishes & clothes washing 200+ gallons?

See if it clogs the filter....if not then the well water would appear
to not be the source.

What has changed recently to cause the situation you have? Why the
algae growth? Why is it now clogging the filter & not previously?


I don't know how large your filter element is but typically filter
loads are measeured in grams....... small filters ~50 grams, larger
ones 250 grams +
depending on the size of your filter you could clog it quickly

cheers
Bob