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    Losing prime on my shallow well

    I have a shallow well with 4 points at about 17 ft. I have a check valve right before the intake with a filter after outflow. I turn my centrifugal pump on and let it run for about 5 mins. and get a good 35 gpm. When I turn it off and keep it off for several hours it takes 5 mins again to get...
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    Getting more water now!

    I lifted all my sandpoints up about 5-7 ft. and am getting over 30 gpm. I was the one who was aksing a while back about only getting 12 gpm and how I could get more. The problem now I am having is I get about a tablespoon full of sand in my bucket that I am testing my well with. Is this normal...
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    Gallons per minute

    I have 4 sandpoint well 23'. With a 1 hp pump it can produce 15 gal. per min. for about 7 mins and then it goes down to 5 gpm. How many sprinklers can I put in one zone? What is the average run time for a zone? Thanks Bob
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    Low water production

    I have 4 sandpoints at about 23' all connected to one pipe equal distance apart. I have a 1 hp Flotec pump and the size of the pipe is 1 1/4. For the first 5 mins. I get about 15 gpm then after that production slides off to about 6 gpm. What is the problem do you think? I need to have at least...
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