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These Norton 201N ignitors go every two years. White-Rogers 50E47 Hot Surface Ignition on Weil McLain HE boiler. There has to be something better. Any suggestions? Thanks, John

Hello again, I don't have a lot of water pressure and am tired of losing 7 PSI from the 5 Micron whole house filter. I understand that a sand filter or spin-down filter would not cause such a loss. Any recommendations? John

I'll check it again next week. Also, the pump specs that would match a requirement for a 400 foot depth at 10-15 gpm at 60 psi would require a pump in the 3HP range such as the 3HP Goulds 10GS30 or larger. At least 10 gage or thicker wire too. http://www.goulds.com/pdf/7310.pdf Is that...

Thanks guys, 200 psi was very common when original pipe was installed. 160 psi seems like a good choice these days according to these responses. John

Sorry, well is 420 - pump is at 400 feet. John

I have 200 psi 1" poly pipe in a 400 foot deep well. Is that overkill? There is also 100 psi poly pipe and 160 psi poly pipe. What do you guys use for 1 inch poly pipe? John

I am not in a drought. What other questions? I didn't see any other questions. Draw down? Just had a water quality test done today. Note: I chlorinated the well two days ago so not sure about accuracy: Hardness: 3 gpg Iron: 0.3 ppm/mg/l pH: 8.1 TDS: 201 mg/l John

Thanks for the response Gary. It was actually a poster on that other thread that I linked that recommended I pull up the 18 stage older F&W pump and the new 1HP I recently attached to it (in place of the 3/4 HP motor that belongs on it) because as the poster said it makes no difference - and he...

I plan to lower the pump in the well another 10 feet. Currently it is 20 feet above the bottom. I will check the water level and well depth when I pull it again, but I know I raised the pump 10 feet around fifteen years ago so it should be fine. Thanks for the advice regarding the sand...

5GPM pump. https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22835 Thanks Gary, Regards, John

How Gary? The sediment I have coming up is outrageous. The 5 micron Whole House filter has to be changed every week and starts out tasking away 7 psi with a new filter and graduallly reduces by 12 psi when it gets completely clogged. I am used to gray to black water in the house. We...

When I posted questions about the pump it seemed that with a 4GPM well the best pump would be a 5GPM 1HP pump with at least 20 stages that could sustain 4GPM at 60 psi. That's what I bought. It cannot keep up with showers, watering, laundry, and toilets flushing. The house is too large...

Thanks Gary, I need additional water pressure for my rather large house and some sort of retention tank with enough reserve for the demand. I also have the extra space to install a retention tank. At least three or four feet of extra space which I intentionally left when I re-did the...

Hi, This forum has been so much help to my family I don't know how to thank all of you enough. After 25 years of replacing pump motors and pumps every five years I finally think I am set with that project thanks to all of you. I will end with 4GPM @60psi into my existing 86 Gal pressure...

That's a really clear and detailed explanation. Thank you (and the others) for taking the time to help me with these problems. Very much appreciated. John