In my last couple of columns I have reviewed the construction, sizes and unique fittings for typical hydro pneumatic tanks still made today, that were popular before about 1955.
In my first article on this subject, I talked about sizes of tanks, why they are needed in a hydropnuematic system and a variety of tappings that we don’t see in modern tanks.
If you’re a regular reader of this column and you notice the title, you probably think, “Old Schmitt has slipped a cog once again.” If you have never read this before, I want to assure you that is not true and there is a method to my seemingly goofy title.
If you are a regular reader of this column, you know that I have recently written about methods to develop well screens or at least the formations that surround them.
In my last column, I wrote about developing well screens in cable tool drilled wells and here are a couple more, including perhaps the two most popular methods.
In my last several columns, I discussed selecting a screen for our water well and some installation methods. Having our screen installed, we move onto the next step in constructing a good water well: developing the well and the formation around the well screen.
In my last several columns, I have written about selecting the proper openings for a water well screen and some popular installation methods. One thing we must do, however, before installing the screen is equip it with the proper fittings. Screens purchased from a manufacturer or supply house are not going to work as is (with a couple of exceptions).