How To Clean A Well

Apparently some of the little boys got caught throwing rocks into the well tank. So it needed to be cleaned out. After shutting off the pump that brings the water up to the tank, we ran the water until it wouldn't pump any more out of the tank. Leaving only about a foot of water, we lowered a ladder and then a couple of the older boys down into the tank. They passed up bucket after bucket of water and then squeegeed it clean.

They used little cups and brooms until every last drop was gone and the tank was clean. After hauling the boys and ladder back up, the water was turned back on! It was good to know we had such clean water.