The person who told me about this said, of course you pull out the pump & then fire the gun, then put the pump back in. It is supposed to break up the lime deposits & then it will work good.
2007-10-03 08:45:05 · 12 answers · asked by scaredeycat 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sounds like it would work would use a larger caliber like a 45
2007-10-03 10:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by fisher1221us 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an old fix years ago when the pump was located in the home or well pit. The shock from the ( .22 caliber ) would knock off the sediment on the well point screen. Today they use a acid formula to clean the screen after you pull the submersible pump. This is all assuming that your water level has not dropped below your screen. If it has you may have to sink the well lower to reach water. Take a string with a heavy nut tied to it and drop it down your well pipe until it stops. Pull the string and nut up and very carefully look for the wetness on it. This will tell you how much water is in the pipe.
2007-10-03 16:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
, I've drilled wells and have cleaned out wells in my time and I'll tell you this, I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that one but, I have never seen or heard of one person that personally did it.
"Myth busters" did a study and, from personal experiences I know for a fact, A well has about ten and up to fifty feet of water or more in it.
They, Myth busters used a .308 rifle bullet, a .45 bullet a army.30 caliber bullet and a heavy caliber .50 caliber bullet.
The only bullet that went further then about three feet in the water was the fifty caliber bullet. The .308 went about ten feet the .30 caliber went about six feet. Most tried drop immediately. So, in your well, it wouldn't go anywhere unless your well was dry, then you'd have a real problem.
You have a screen in the bottom of the well, if it's full of muck then it has to be changed, a well driller has to use a special tool to release the flange that compresses it to the side of the pipe. Then pulls it out and exchanges it with a new one. Then he flushes the well before he puts the new one in.
2007-10-04 08:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how. From what I know of wells they have a casing inside them, so I would assume that the bullet would ricochet around inside, and could very well mess something up, even if you have removed the pump. There is only one way to find out though, TRY IT.
2007-10-03 15:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by cmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds dangerous, it could always ricochet, and it seems to be too small a projectile anyway. I wonder if whoever told you that either doesn't know what he's talking about or wants to see if you're fool enough to try it. Redrilling (going deeper) or putting water down to prime the pump seems more likely scenarios.
2007-10-03 15:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by Limestoner62 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got me on that one!
I used my dowsing rods and drove some metal stakes into the ground around the well - where the *rods* told me to...a few as far as 30 yards away.
Worked great by the way.
:)
Oh and if ya try the gun thing... Um, well, don’t!
2007-10-03 15:49:55 · answer #6 · answered by Silo13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No this wont work..however..iof your into grilled earthworms..crawl down the well after firing the gun(shotgun #6 shot preferably)..and harvest the worms you have just assasinated
2007-10-03 16:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have absolutely no idea it that is true or not, but when I read your question I burst out laughing.
2007-10-03 15:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope,you need to call a well driller to drill deeper
2007-10-03 18:31:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been both drinking when he gave you this idea?
Possible you have not been drinking much because you still remember this absurd idea.
2007-10-03 15:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋