How do I get mud out of a well?

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I have a 100 foot well with a submersible pump, and the bottom has filled up with mud up to the pump, almost up to the screen.  The water comes out dirty, so i need to clean the mud out of the bottom of the casting.  The casting is a 5 inch PVC.  So far I am trying by putting 2 inch PVC pipe down the well, and attaching it to a 3 inch diaphragm pump, but I keep losing my prime, or maybe the pump can't draw from that deep (the water table is around 40 feet). I even tried filling the two sections of 3 inch suction hose that lead from the well to the pump with water, but as soon as that runs out, that's all I get.  Is there a better way to get the mud out?
   The reason I used the 2 inch PVC down the well, and the 3 inch pump is to reduce the volume of water being drawn, and hopefully be able to draw deeper than the pump is rated for.  Any smaller of a pipe, and i'm afraid the pump might have a hard time working againt itself.

John W · Accepted Answer

Pull your main pump up to 85 feet (above the mud)or have the driller come back out and re-drill the well to 120 feet so the mud doesn't rebuild over the submersible pump again

MICHAEL C · Answer

You might try running a water hose down pvc pipe and turning on. This is a technique to make piles, but it might work for you. The mud will come out of pipe, and will want to submerge further down in the mud. This might make well deeper while draining the mud. Move the pipe around to different locations until enough mud has escaped.


edit: Ive got no business answering a well question, but maybe my dumb ideas can get you thinking. Do you have an air compressor? Maybe blowing it out. How about one of those plumber thingys that unclog sewer lines? would some sort of long auger help break up mud? either by jabbing it around, or cutting and flaring out the end of a pipe were you can spin it around, thus loosening up dirt. Do you have a 2nd pump that would allow you to take some of that dirty water stored in 55 gal drum and use first idea I gave? well thats about all i got, unless you can find a midget. Sorry, Im not even sure what a well looks like. Im picturing one of those things that has a bucket you lower down, but I doubt thats the case. good luck to ya.

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How do I get mud out of a well?
I have a 100 foot well with a submersible pump, and the bottom has filled up with mud up to the pump, almost up to the screen.  The water comes out dirty, so i need to clean the mud out of the bottom of the casting.  The casting is a 5 inch PVC.  So far I am trying by putting 2 inch PVC pipe down...

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honker · Answer

I had the same problem. The result is the same even when I dug deeper. I purchased a Gulligan Man water clear system before my tank and flushed the clear system as needed. The water pressure will be reduced as it increases with mud.

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