plumber_greg
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My turn to ask for help. Went to a feedlot the last 3 days on water volume problems. The way we have the system set up we pump with 2- 3/4 hp pumps into a 2" waterline. The reason is that the feedlot just kept expanding and one well was the original system. Have another system with a 3 hp 33 gpm pump, plus the rural watermeter. The feedlot has gotten added onto again and again, no one water source will supply enough water to everything.
Back to the wells. The 2" line is nearly plugged up with bacterial iron. We replaced it across the creek, and there is only about enough room in the pipe to stick your finger. It's about 2,000 ft, so not a long ways. I don't want to replace the whole line, because of the destruction of roads, lots, moving cattle, etc. Does anyone have a practical solution to getting the iron out of the line? We ran LP backwards through it and got some of it out, at least enough to plug waterers and hydrants and waterlines.
I can turn all the other water on the line and backflush, but it does no good. My next step is to clorinate the wells really strong and see if it will loosen some of it. I've always been able to clean it out before, but not this time. I really don't want to replace the line, really, really not. Any suggestions? gs
Back to the wells. The 2" line is nearly plugged up with bacterial iron. We replaced it across the creek, and there is only about enough room in the pipe to stick your finger. It's about 2,000 ft, so not a long ways. I don't want to replace the whole line, because of the destruction of roads, lots, moving cattle, etc. Does anyone have a practical solution to getting the iron out of the line? We ran LP backwards through it and got some of it out, at least enough to plug waterers and hydrants and waterlines.
I can turn all the other water on the line and backflush, but it does no good. My next step is to clorinate the wells really strong and see if it will loosen some of it. I've always been able to clean it out before, but not this time. I really don't want to replace the line, really, really not. Any suggestions? gs