What’s the deal with well pumps?

What’s the deal with well pumps?

Ever wonder what kind of a pump is bringing water from your well to the kitchen sink? If the pump went bad, what would it cost to replace it? Would you know where to get started with replacement? How about water pressure? How much is enough and what pumps do a better...
Why Does Water Have a Taste?

Why Does Water Have a Taste?

The American Ground Water Trust newsletter reports in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s mineral water spas were popular for the affluent.  Part of the attraction was the taste of the water and the natural carbonation of the springs.  Pure water has no taste.  Water...
How Well Water Pumps Work

How Well Water Pumps Work

Well water pumps are required to move water from your well, and create proper water pressure to your house faucets, showers, etc.  And since a pump is the most recognizable and frequently most troublesome component of the well system, we thought we would explain a bit...
Low Yielding Wells – Are They Bad?

Low Yielding Wells – Are They Bad?

Are you, or someone you know, worried about a low yield water well (less than 4 gallons per minute)?  Or might you be thinking about the purchase of a home, but are hesitant because the well yields less than 4 gallons per minute?  It’s a common response.  But...
What to Do About Low Yielding Well

What to Do About Low Yielding Well

What do you do if you live in a home with a well yielding only 1.6 gallons of water per minute? So let’s set up an example, which assumes that the well storage (in the ground) is 150 gallons—fairly normal—along with the implied additional storage of another 25 gallons...