HOW LONG WILL MY WELL LAST
Since about 1994, Murray Drilling Company has exclusively installed PVC casing on domestic well applications. PVC Water Wells have a much longer life span than steel cased wells, as PVC casing is a relatively new product, coming to the market in the mid 1980’s, it is unknown exactly how long the casing will last. We do know that PVC wells that we installed in the mid to late 80’s are not showing any signs of deterioration or aging as a steel cased well can.
In our service area, steel cased wells generally have a life span of about 20 to 25 years (although we have seen 4 year old wells with this problem), when they start corroding and deteriorating it will begin pumping a substance that looks like coffee grounds and sometimes actual flakes of casing. Pumping this material will lead to pump problems and pump replacements. When a well contractor notifies a homeowner that this has begun, plans for replacement should begin. Depending on the severity and the rate of corrosion, we generally see that within five years of the first sign of trouble the well will completely collapse and be unusable. By planning ahead a homeowner can avoid the panic and emergency of needing a well right now.
HOW LONG WILL MY PUMP LAST
The average life of a submersible well pump is 10-12 years. Of course, some last a lot longer, some not as long. Incoming power supplies, water use and a properly designed system will play a role in the longevity of the pump.
Pressure tanks also have an average life of 10- 12 years.
WATER AVAILABILITY
In most areas that we work in water availability is not an issue with drilled wells. But there are areas that have really old wells, wells that were the first to be installed in a new area and depths were somewhat of an unknown or wells that were drilled just for irrigation and didn’t go very deep. These may run into issues with not having enough water in the well to sustain a flow for long periods, sometimes different things can be done to extend the life of the well and other times a new, deeper well will be required.
Placitas has many spots that, due to the geological nature of the area, struggle for water right from the start, wells that produce for a period of time and then slowly decline and wells that produce a lot of water. There are a lot of dynamics in play that can have drastic affects on the drilling, pumping, and water quality (which in areas can be down right atrocious). Again, due to the geological nature it is a very difficult area to work in. If there is anyplace that one well should not be compared to another it is Placitas, wells just feet apart can have drastically different characteristics in formations and quality.
SYSTEM DESIGN TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
Murray Drilling Company strives to install a system that is going to meet your needs and cause you the least amount of grief possible. Sizing the system correctly from the beginning is ideal, however, not always practical.
By this we mean that we may size a system for a new home that does not yet have a buyer or we sized a system for a homeowner who moves in the future. The buyers in either situation can have extremely different water use requirements than the system was sized for. It is not uncommon for a homeowner to think the requirements will be ABC but after a couple years of landscape planning the requirements are now XYZ.
These varying requirements will cause problems across the board if the system cannot handle the load. It may be necessary to make changes to the system in order for it to meet the NEW demands.
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