STR with a well in Pigeon Forge area

[John Underwood]

Our PF cabin has 4 12k water tanks to build up reserves. The house was originally built around these tanks. Our cabin can sleep 23 people. I installed a wifi tank water level sensor to keep an eye on water levels.

I see the tank levels take a hit with some of the bigger crowds. It takes some time to recover.

Has anyone ever had a problem with their well and what did you do to correct it?

Not sure I need to worry, but would like to do some research.

Do you have a well company you recommend in the PF area?

[Justin Beasley]

Probably worth an inspection. Wells can have parts that break and they can even start to produce at very low levels and in some cases go dry. There are a couple of places in the Smokies where pretty much everyone in certain geographic locations have started to have issues.(certain hills/mountain sides)

If your well is struggling you can potentially drill another one. This can get expensive though. Know a guy that has drilled 4 on his property through the years. He has 100K in just his wells! 

There is a website you can use to see every well that has been dug in the area. I use it before I purchase any land to look at how wells around the property have performed and what depths they had to drill to. The performance of a well and depth needed to drill can changed drastically in a very small footprint but it helps to identify any consistent issues an area seems to be having.

LINK TO THE WEBSITE HERE