Sprinkler Install Question

[Aces11]

I had a well put in a few years ago. It’s only using watering the lawn. Sprinklers from local hardware store etc. would clog up after a month or so from sand. I purchased some big commercial grade ones and never had any problems. I am looking at putting in a sprinkler system. Wondering what guys with experience recommend for a filter? I see cheaper spin of filters up to $700 plus filter systems.

 

[Irish Miner]

Have you performed a good flush on all the lateral lines? plugging a few heads and flushing through the others to get the velocity up might not hurt.
Is the sand excessive? Some entrainment from the well isnt abnormal, but it should be minimal. Could be some damage in the well screen maybe? just thinkin.....

 

[Customweld]

I run my irrigation off of a canal that is absolutely loaded with moss, grass, weeds, etc. I have a 2" action machining inline filter. Later in the summer months, I have to shut the pump down twice a day to clean the internal stainless element. It's easy enough to do. For the minimal amount of debris that should be coming out of a well, I would think that would be enough.

 

[Beendare]

Best solution is a Sand separator. If there is debris along with that adding a large cap filter helps but it reduces your pressure. The filters are a must with drip systems. You could also pump it into a tank that will settle it out but then you need another pump in the tank to run the system. The tank works great with low flow wells that cannot keep up with the demand straight from the well itself.

Some companies like Rainbird make commercial dirty water sprinkler valves to handle that type of water. Expensive but it might be worth it vs the labor to disassemble and clean the value all the time.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

100# mesh screen sediment filter with a blow down valve to regularly clear it.