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One way to interpret this is that you're going to potentially buy the place first with cash as is, then evaluate whether the well and septic work afterwards - knowing they they may or may not work, and willing to write them off as necessary (but also willing to be pleasantly surprised). If...

OK, so I hooked up the pressure tank to the valve apparatus. Everything seems happy so far. One thing I noticed is that the amp draw only drops by about 18% when trickling through 1gpm vs running at full bore (i.e. it drops too just under 7A, vs 8.5A). Is that typical, or may I be running on...

Fascinating. Does that condition have a name (where the pump is able to surge and still deliver water)? Can the cycle sensor detect that condition (i.e. look for oscillating or unsteady amp draw)?

Thanks - your insight is quite helpful. "one-leg man in a butt-kicking contest" - I'll have to remember that one! The pressure gauge was reading a steady 50 psi while the pump was putting out 15 gpm. That's what made me think it was a 15 gpm pump. This was actually achieved just by...

Hm, I was just thinking - how would 'dry' condition detection interact with pump protection (e.g. cycle sensor)/ 'dry' in this case means the well is still producing 6gpm, only that the pump is trying to draw water faster than that rate when the water level is at the pump's inlet. If you...

Thank you very much, this was quite helpfu! I have been unable to find any records on the well, but did do some measurements related to current draw and flow characteristics. Here's what I found: so far The pump can supply a steady 14-15 GPM at 50 psi. The well runs 'dry' (lower...

Hi all, This is my first post. We recently bought a fixer-upper that had been vacant for a few years (short sale), and were pleased to discover that the well pump works (submersible, size unknown), and the water is of good quality. It currently has an AO Smith V60 20 gallon bladder tank...