Help with sandpoint well at cabin

[Wirenut]

Had to replace the well pump last spring at the cabin, a "well" guy I hired helped me and we had some problems getting the new one primed. He thought the check valve in the pipe was stuck and was hitting the pipe, which I think started the problem. Once it did start working it was sucking sand and clogging all the faucets and toilet parts. The "well" guy said it the water should run clean after running for awhile, it never did.

Can this one be fixed or do I have to pound a new one? I also would assume that the tank is also full of sand. Any help would be appreciated.

[Archerysniper]

It sounds like the screen on the sand point blew out,You could try installing a sand filter directly in the line after the pump before it branches to any fixture.

[3pronghook]

if you have sand coming in there is a problem with the screen. Banging on the pipe may have exacerbated the problem but i highly doubt banging on the pipes caused the problem. is it a shallow well or deep well pump? (shallow has one pipe deep has two) if it is a shallow well you can pound a new well. some like to pull out old and put in new. If there is room, id move over a couple feet and start new. this way you still have water until new sandpoint is in and hooked up.

[Macgyver55]

We had a similar problem several years ago at the cabin. We were getting sand in the water and our flow was somewhat reduced. We always had good water so we rather than relocate to a different spot, I made up a bracket that gripped the well pipe and pulled the old one using 2 hydraulic floor jacks. Ours was about 26 ft deep and we had it out in less than an hour. After that we replaced the sand point and a couple sections that looked bad and drove it back down the same hole. It went down most of the way pretty good and we dropped it another couple feet after hitting the original depth. The improvement in flow was dramatic, the sand disappeared quickly and the water was great as it ever was. Driving a new one is far more work and time consuming than reusing the old one provided the water quality is good where you are now.

[Wirenut]

Thanks for the help guys, I would assume it is a shallow sandpoint, we are lakeside and I think the water table is fairly high. I would like to stay in the same spot with the well because it sits outside the cabin in a "dog house" enclosure box. I guess my best option is to pull the old one out and drive a new one. What about the bladder inside the tank, will that ever flush out or will I have to replace the tank?

[3pronghook]

it should flush out. however, if it is old i would replace it just to not have to deal with it. about the time it clears another chunk of it breaks loose and you have plugged fixtures again. the box stores sell them pretty cheap.