Posted by CB in central NY on September 12, 2012 at 10:10:29 from (216.81.94.77):
I know this it quite O/T, but seems like lots of water discussions here lately. I'll add my tale.
I have a spring which feeds a concrete cistern through a 1500' gravity-fed line. From there a shallow-well pump in my basement draws the water to the house - about 150'. This summer due to the dry weather my spring started going low. In trying to lower my pickup line into the spring I must have drawn some silt from the bottom and it wound up in the cistern and the water line to the house. I have since made sure it's drawing only clear water.
Last Wednesday I noticed that my water filter in the house was getting cloudy too fast. Before long - no water at faucet but could still draw thrugh the pump. Water came in muddy and silty, lots of knocking inside the pump. Soon the check valve in the house failed (debris in the valve). I opened my cistern, pumped out most of the water (1000 gallons) and thoroughly cleaned it, took quite a few shovelfuls of silt out.
Last night I cleaned my pump and all the components, hooked it back up - NO WATER. Best I can tell, the line from the cistern to the house is plugged up or silted in.
Is there any way to clean 150' of 1" iron pipe line? I was thinking about flushing it with more water or putting a more powerful pump on to help draw (mine is a 1/2 HP Flotec). One plumber I asked said to use a snake to try and clean the line, otherwise have to replace. I don't even want to go there, huge $$$'s, and the water line goes under a town road.
All suggestions will be appreciated. I don't have much to lose and everything to gain at this point. Thanks.
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