Well water - to use or not to use

[denanbob]

What seems to be the general consensus? I reallllllllllly don't want to spend $400 to have my pool filled, but I realllllllllllllllly don't want to drain my well either. LOL! Our well is 5 years old (built our house new 5 years ago). I have filled about 5 inches so far with the hose (took about 4 hours), then I shut it off to give the pump a break. What if I fill 1/2 way with well water and then have the rest brought in by a truck? If I use the well for the whole thing, it could take a week to get this thing filled, huh?

Hey, at least I'm FILLING MY POOL!!!!!!!!!! ::::::::jumping for joy::::::::::

[KirstenHW]

Shop around for water - its a lot cheaper than a new well pump, or god forbid, new well. In Southeastern NY state, I spent $165 per truckload to fill my pool up when we replaced the liner. It took 4 loads at 6000 galls each to fill our 18x36 IG. We have a deep end too. To note, the "winning" company is less than 10 miles from the house, so that is definitely a factor. And I am half Dutch, so being frugal is in my genes.

[PatL34]

If you only have 1/2" hoses, and the well piping is 1/2", you might want to consider 3/4" piping and hoses to speed things up. Then use a combo of city water and well water.

Just a thought.

Pat

[Tredge]

If you do use the well water like I did....use two hoses to make sure the well pump runs constantly!

The pump running constantly for 3 days is far better for it than many stops and starts. Stops and starts is what kills a motor.

Running a well pump for 3 days is actually not as hard on it as you might think.

[duraleigh]

Well, (pun intended) I am no fan of well water. They frequently bring issues to your pool that are VERY difficult (read expensive) to get rid of....i.e. METALS.

It would be a no-brainer for me. Unless I had tested it (particulary for the presence of metals), there would be no well water entering my pool even at 100gpm.

[denanbob]

Just out of curiosity, where does the water come from that the water truck people bring? This might be a stupid question, but I honestly don't know. It's not like distilled or spring water is it? That would be really super expensive, right?

[KirstenHW]

Great question. In the case of the folks I used, in 1982 when the pool was built, it came from their own well. Very deep, super cold - the water was hovering around 40 degrees in July. This time around it was Town water - same trucking company. The water was drinking quality - trace amts of chlorine in it already. And about 70 degrees in temperature. I guess it all depends on the company where their source is. I think town water would be as purified as it would get for the cost reasons you mentioned.

[prh129]

Just out of curiosity, where does the water come from that the water truck people bring? This might be a stupid question, but I honestly don't know. It's not like distilled or spring water is it? That would be really super expensive, right?

I opted to get my water trucked in as I knew my well would not be able to keep up with the demand (since I filled it before we got the 20 or so inches of rain over the last two months). The company I used gets their water from several city drinking water supplies depending on where the destination is. If you call to get a quote you can ask them where they get theirs from.

Peter