There’s nothing worse than taking a hot shower at the end of a long day at work, only to get the water pressure out when you put shampoo on your hair. Unfortunately, if your well is producing very little, this may be a situation you often encounter. To rehabilitate low-producing wells, there are various solutions, including the use of storage tanks and reducing overall water usage. In this article, we’ll break down the common symptoms of low-yielding wells and how to increase water flow when your home is facing this well problem.

What is a low production well and are you affected by it?
A low-production well, sometimes called a slow well, is any well that produces water slower than needed. With this, th预览ere is no standard defining how much a well must pull (a quart per minute, a gallon per minute, etc.) to classify a well as low production, as each well serves a different purpose. A family of 6 has different water needs than a family of 2, so their definition of a low-yielding well will be different.

No matter what your family’s water needs are, the symptoms of a low-yielding well are always the same. Low water pressure is a common symptom of low production wells. An example of this is a shower head, which just drips instead of squirting. Another symptom of a low-producing well is a sharp drop in water pressure. This usually looks like a sprinkler that provides full pressure flow only to slow down to a trickle without warning.

Methods of Repairing Low-Producing Wells pvc valve 
Just because your well is low doesn’t mean you need to dig a whole new well (although this may be an absolute last resort). Instead, you may just need to change how you use the well. You can expand the capacity of your well by reducing peak usage or investing in more storage space.

store water in wells
One way to get more water is to increase the water storage capacity in the well. Every well has a static water level, which is the level at which the well will fill itself up and then stop. As the pump pushes the water out, it refills, reaches a static level, and then stops. By digging the well wider and/or deeper, you can increase the water storage capacity of the well, thereby raising the static water level.

Well water storage tank
Another way to store water is to invest in a storage tank, which acts as a reservoir from which you can draw water as needed. Wells that produce a quart a minute will flow slowly when turned on, but over the course of the day, a quart a minute is 360 gallons, which is usually more than enough. By investing in a water storage tank, you can collect water when you don’t need it so that it can be used when you need it.

reduce water consumption
The peak water time in your home is usually early in the morning when everyone is getting ready and everyone is at work in the evening. If your wells are low in production, reducing water usage during these peak times can help. One way to do this involves spreading out activities with high water consumption. For example, have the family bathe in the morning and evening, not in the morning.

You can also help reduce water consumption by investing in water-saving equipment. Top load washers use about 51 gallons per load (GPL), while front load washers use about 27GPL, saving you 24GPL. Replacing the toilet also helps, a standard toilet uses 5 gallons per flush (GPF), but you can save 3.4GPF by investing in a low-flush toilet that uses 1.6GPF.

Make your low-yielding well work for your home
A house isn’t a home unless you’re comfortable and comfortable in it, and that doesn’t happen when the water isn’t running. When you start to identify the symptoms of a low-producing well, it’s important to take steps to correct this. By hiring experts, they can help you determine the best solution to your slow well problem – whether it’s adding tanks or adjusting your equipment and peak usage. If you decide you need supplies to improve the efficiency of your well, choose a trusted dealer and buy PVCFittingsOnline’s Well Water Supplies today.