How to draw water from a Sand Point well?

Depending on your needs, you may have to put down a 4 to 6 inch well casing, and use a submersible or jet pump. Or with the sand point, you might be able to use a very small jet pump depending on the inside diameter of the sand point… and pump into a large pressurized tank… and draw your water for the house from that tank.

How long does it take a Sand Point pump to Prime?

Hello again, thanks for the added information. If that was a 2 or 3 inch sand point, that 3/4 HP pump will suck that sand point dry in less than 5 seconds, then suck air… it will never ever prime itself because of that.

How big is a Sand Point water pipe?

The sand point is 1.25 inches by 36 inches connected to a 1.25 inch by 20 feet steel pipe. the water is level is at 13.5 feet and the point of the sand point is four feet below water level. If I fill the pipe with water, wait two minutes, it takes a little less than a gallon of water to fill the pipe.

Can a driven point well be used for drinking water?

Well water from a driven point well or other shallow well should be regularly tested for potability. See DRIVEN POINT SAND POINT WELL CLEARANCE DISTANCES for setback distances for driven point, sand point and other well types. The maximum depth for driven point wells is about 80 feet. If local soils are hard or rocky a driven well cannot be used.

Why do Sandpoint wells need to be replaced?

These points are designed to filter out sand and soils so it does not come up to the pump and wear it out. If you are seeing a lot of silt or grit in your water tap, then the well point is at fault and needs to be replaced.