Great video! sometimes I still see the old metal tanks with the old-school air volume control. I've seen an old metal tank from the late 80s have a blowout due to rust from water dripping on it. interesting stuff you see out in the field. one time a guy knocked his we'll cap off with his mower. a family of chipmunks got down there and died in the well. They called after their water had a funky smell and taste. when pulling the pump up, the dead ground squirrels were wedging between the submersible pump and the casing. they fell apart so easily. needless to say, after a well evacuation and chlorination he didn't tell his wife the cause of the smell and taste lol.
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
Enh I found Slugs that were living in a non sealed well with 4" submersible that were growing. They would fall into well and pump would grind them up...... Bleh!
@daltonm6764
Жыл бұрын
@@ClearWaterPumpWell I bet that was a nasty mess
@JRPittman
Жыл бұрын
@@ClearWaterPumpWell I had someone call to tell me they had no pressure in their faucets. Seems that when they checked, the strainers were full of ants. A fire ant nest was built next to the casing and it rained causing the ants to abandon the nest for higher ground. They found their way into the pressure switch down the flex conduit into the well seal and down the hole. Took about a week to kill the nest, clean out around the well, purge the system, and decontaminate it. I can honestly say those are the jobs I do NOT miss! By the way… my own well. My mother passed away January of 2005 and I inherited my parents’ house. We lived in a mobile home at the time and later that year Hurricane Katrina showed up on a collision course. We moved to the house before the hurricane reached us. Two years ago we decided to move back to our old property and I had someone use a forestry bush hog to clear things out so we could start working towards moving back. One of the first things we discovered was that someone had stolen the pump, tank, and filter among various other damage. They left the casing open and uncovered. Big sigh then I told my wife I had to get Teme to come blow the well with his compressor. She didn’t understand why I didn’t just chlorinate it and install new equipment. So when Teme gets there and his air line gets stopped about 20’ down until he could bounce it loose. They started the air and the first few gushes of water come out followed by a white skull of a possum then more bones, a few sticks, and plenty of leaves. I asked her if maybe I should have JUST chlorinated the hole. She decided not to question that decision again. I’m pretty sure that is the only time in about 30 years she admitted that I was right. Yeah, after flushing the bones out I filled the hole with chlorinated water and capped it until a couple of months later when we got electricity to pump it out. Flushed and re-chlorinated then tested for bacteria BEFORE hooking anything downstream.
@clydebethatway7485
Жыл бұрын
Good call to bear the thief
@clydebethatway7485
Жыл бұрын
Too bad, the thief didn’t even put a flat rock on the top of it to save you all that heartache
@Usernameunavailable781
Жыл бұрын
Flip an o ring? Never ever thought of that
@DirectCurrent4u
Жыл бұрын
Thats a Well Made Tank! Mint! 👌
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
Yea the older ones were better but the ones after 2005 are horrible less than 50% make it out of warranty.... Or they just don't know they are bad until the pump burns up.
@DirectCurrent4u
Жыл бұрын
@@ClearWaterPumpWell I totally understand! Its sad that just don't make those tanks like they use to do!
@robertburcham69
Жыл бұрын
That's the only tanks we will use
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
They were good 20 years ago but still failed for stupid reasons. The shells will leak because the plastic liner breaks from cycling. Its like metal fatigue and once it leaks air its no good.
@JRPittman
Жыл бұрын
Structural made a big mistake a couple of decades ago. They bought out Park Plastics and the engineers from Park needed to justify the company keeping them. Their brilliant idea to save money was to redesign the fiberglass tanks by making the plastic liner thinner. Unfortunately, the failure rate went through the roof. One distributor that I know of was seeing a warranty return of over 35% and another was running somewhere near 40%. They both dropped Structural and changed to another brand. Structural also has no coating to protect the resin from UV from sunlight. One of those tanks left in the sun for a couple of years is like grabbing a porcupine. Before changing one I used to get a couple of cans of cheap spray paint and paint the tank where I would have to touch it. Kept from getting fiberglass “splinters” in my skin. I had an old tank laying in my backyard that I had replaced. Came home to see my son (about 6 or 7) riding it like a horse. Poor guy had to soak in baking soda bath that night because the inside of his thighs looked like a bad sunburn.
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
@@JRPittman Oh yea for sure, I never knew the back story but the early 2000 was like 50% in 2 weeks.... I only use them if I have to I mean it's kind of hard to recycle fiberglass and plastic. You can always take a couple hundred tanks to a scrap yard and get some good money for them.
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
@@JRPittman Rip Jamie, the legendary water well man. I will miss you and your stories, insights and friendship.
@nathangilbert1344
Жыл бұрын
Great video, feeding algorithm
@iotelectrical
Жыл бұрын
What brand of borehole pump do you tend to use?
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
Franklin Electric Submersible Pumps
@williammorris3303
Жыл бұрын
How do you feel about dropping these on 1”type A pex
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
No I wouldn't use pex as it's not designed to hold weight just pressure. Roll pipe shouldn't really go deeper than 300' unless you use very heavy wall.
@chrisb9902
Жыл бұрын
The oldest well mate tank you've seen...from 95'............😅😢
@PaulChabot
Жыл бұрын
How do you have time to make these videos.. I think about why I don't make videos.. but then I think again and I have no time.
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
Enh I used to not as always too busy but during some slow days or when I found a problem I just had to share I made time. Lately with shorts I'm able to do some videos in 5 minutes on the fly and it has helped tremendously. Thanks for the comment and watching, Casey
@Master-ls2op
Жыл бұрын
you don't like them because you cant sell them a new one :)
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
Your funny, I replace the newer tanks all the time they on average fail in 2-5 years! The point I was making is there are a handful of the 20 year old ones. It boils down to actual usage that causes failure. The more the system cycles the more the tanks expand and contract. This causes the plastic liner to crack and or the bonding to fiberglass to detach. Once this happens the tank leaks sir out the top through the fiberglass and it's trash! Why not buy a Glass Lind steel tank that's guarantee to last 20+ years and when it fails you will absolutely know it did when you see the leak. As a bonus it's 100% recyclable or hell make a smoker out of it!
@Master-ls2op
Жыл бұрын
@@ClearWaterPumpWell I know the new ones are all crap that don't last. nothing is made to last more then 2-5 years.
@ClearWaterPumpWell
Жыл бұрын
@@Master-ls2op Yea for sure just about all companies have cut the fat and corners so much it's horrible. But if your in the business you know and can still find quality products. I find the small things to be the worst of all like a gauge or a faucet or other devices. Thanks for the comment and watching, Casey
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