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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Our "soil" is pure gumbo clay if wet and brick like if dry. Just clean out the organic material (roots) and we could make bricks.

I had a water well drilled just to water the yard. It was a real chore to trench up the space for the pipes. After 25 years, except for replacing a few heads, the system has been flawless. The water well was drilled 240 feet, and the 1.5 HP 22 pump is at 200 feet. With the regular watering the ground is fairly stable. Our house has not moved, and we don't have issues with broken pipes.

THey call the soil around Houston, the same, "gumbo". Ours, here farther west, is still mostly clay. We do live in a region called "blackland prairie" because the soil in this area is very dark, but still mostly clay.

Yeah, we don't water. the lawn. We'd probably have to water a couple of acres to keep our pipes safe. And while we wouldn't be paying for water, we would be paying for the power (and causing wear on the pump). I've called a plumber out to fix 2 of the issues that we had (now 3) and fixed the rest myself. It's usually just darn inconvenient.

The guys came and fixed it. Actually, the missus and I were inside and I thought I heard a noise, so I looked out the window to see if the guys had arrived. I didn't initially see them because there wasn't a truck in the driveway. Turns out they already had the truck at the well, and were actually done with the repair. They were just wrapping things up. They discovered that the bladder in the pressure tank must have died this year, so they'll be back this week to replace the pressure tank. In the mean time, We've got water.

Their fix should give us more flex in the future.