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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Nov 18, 2007, at 10:36 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> It's a drought of Biblical proportions from you to us.  You really  
> have to
> determine first whether there's any water in the well, and the only  
> way I can
> suggest to do that is lift the pump and see if it's wet.

I believe that after I pulled the pump I would tie to something  
stable and then drop a strong line, like a mason's string with a  
weight attached and some small pieces of cloth tied in every five or  
ten feet. Drop to bottom, then pull up and see how much water is down  
there. Might be enough to set the new pump lower. Or might be so  
little that it is time to dig that well deeper or dig a new one.