Frank Demarest
New Member
We bought a house last spring, and it has the following setup:
a) 3/4 HP well pump, 315 ft deep. Good for 5 gal/min (maybe more).
b) 32 gallon Amtrol WX-203 tank, switch controls between 60 and 80 PSI
c) whole-house cartridge filter (for sprinklers and all of house)
d) 1.5 HP automatic booster pump
e) Orbit sprinkler controller with 3 stations connected, the first station has 3 sprinkler heads.
When we tried it (last summer), the booster pump quickly sucked the tank dry down to 0 PSI, then started making noise. Without the booster pump turned on, the sprinklers do work.
Is it as silly as it seems to have the big booster pump with the smaller well pump? What would be needed for it to work correctly? Is there any reason to keep the booster pump? (we are far enough in the country that city water is not likely to happen)
a) 3/4 HP well pump, 315 ft deep. Good for 5 gal/min (maybe more).
b) 32 gallon Amtrol WX-203 tank, switch controls between 60 and 80 PSI
c) whole-house cartridge filter (for sprinklers and all of house)
d) 1.5 HP automatic booster pump
e) Orbit sprinkler controller with 3 stations connected, the first station has 3 sprinkler heads.
When we tried it (last summer), the booster pump quickly sucked the tank dry down to 0 PSI, then started making noise. Without the booster pump turned on, the sprinklers do work.
Is it as silly as it seems to have the big booster pump with the smaller well pump? What would be needed for it to work correctly? Is there any reason to keep the booster pump? (we are far enough in the country that city water is not likely to happen)