patooyee
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The screen on my well that supplies my sprinkler system is clogged. I need a new well.
I tried drilling my own well using instructions from www.drillyourownwell.com but the sandy soil here near the beach caves in too fast and I guess I just don't have enough water pressure to blow it out fast enough because my bit just stops about 5 feet down and doesn't go anywhere, the hole sucks closed and my water just goes into the soil and doesn't well up.
So I broke down and called a few pros but they can't get their trucks in my back yard where the pump is and they will not hand-drill a well anymore. (They all say they used to but its not worth it anymore and they have enough work with the trucks to keep them busy.)
Anyone got any advice? The pros can get their truck into my front yard, so do I have to move the pump to the front where they can drill and then pump the water all the way around to the back where the zone indexer is?
I tried drilling my own well using instructions from www.drillyourownwell.com but the sandy soil here near the beach caves in too fast and I guess I just don't have enough water pressure to blow it out fast enough because my bit just stops about 5 feet down and doesn't go anywhere, the hole sucks closed and my water just goes into the soil and doesn't well up.
So I broke down and called a few pros but they can't get their trucks in my back yard where the pump is and they will not hand-drill a well anymore. (They all say they used to but its not worth it anymore and they have enough work with the trucks to keep them busy.)
Anyone got any advice? The pros can get their truck into my front yard, so do I have to move the pump to the front where they can drill and then pump the water all the way around to the back where the zone indexer is?
