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Re: How to drive a 2 well point 80'.


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Posted by Mark - IN. on February 20, 2015 at 15:54:20 from (73.51.22.30):

In Reply to: How to drive a 2 well point 80'. posted by Al71 on February 20, 2015 at 10:45:24:

I've driven shallow wells by hand and using a pneumatic driver. You aren't going to drive a 2" pipe 80' deep for several reasons. One, the point isn't going to hold up being driven that deep. Two, even if it doesn't collapse, a hollow pipe isn't going to stay straight being driven that deep. It hits one rock or stone, its going to flex and the more that you drive in, at some point its going to cork screw and not get close to that. Another show stopped is the pipe will be significantly weakened on the tapered ends where its threaded, and the drive couplers will rip it apart under pressure. Something else, especially these days. If you buy your pipe from Menards, Home Depot, Lowes and most places, its going to be some very low grade, poor quality, cheap made in China garbage that will never withstand being driven probably deeper than 30' let alone 80'. And one thing about pneumatic drivers, they drive very fast, they truly do. Make sure to have your drive couplers very tight because even though they should cause the pipes to bind and tighten more, the vibration of the pneumatic driver has a tendency to loosen them up, causing suction loss and loss of prime. Been there, done that. Also, sometimes you will need to get water down around the newly driven well to establish a seal between the pipe and the dirt or you may not even be able to prime the well right off the get go. Getting water down along and around a pipe 80' deep might be some kind of task. Shallow well pumps typically won't draw very well beyond 25', and that includes the well head. It will tell you that right on the box.

It's up to you, but I'm pretty sure that if you try to "drive" a 2" pipe 80' deep, its going to be money and time wasted.

Good luck.

Mark


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