gforce
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I have a Well-X-Trol WX-203 – 35 gallon tank that just died. With the pressure set to 40/60 I only get about 9 gallons of drawdown and I’d like to get more.
I’ve been trying to decide between a 50 gallon (13 draw) and an 85 gallon (22 draw) tank.
I’ve been educating myself on the workings of well pumps, tanks. etc. From what I gather the only problem with going to a larger tank is the risk of going beyond the capacity of the well on each fill cycle.
The problem is that I don’t have any documentation on the well pump. (We’ve been in the house 4 years) The only thing I know with any certainty is that the well is relatively shallow; I know this from when we had the house inspected.
Having said all that, I have the following questions:
1 – Is there any way to determine what GPM my well is running?
2 – What am I risking by going to the 85 gallon tank?
3 – Is there anything else I should be considering when replacing this tank?
If more info is needed to answer these questions, let me know.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
This is an awesome site and the people are great. You’ve all taught me a lot
so far.
Thanks again
I’ve been trying to decide between a 50 gallon (13 draw) and an 85 gallon (22 draw) tank.
I’ve been educating myself on the workings of well pumps, tanks. etc. From what I gather the only problem with going to a larger tank is the risk of going beyond the capacity of the well on each fill cycle.
The problem is that I don’t have any documentation on the well pump. (We’ve been in the house 4 years) The only thing I know with any certainty is that the well is relatively shallow; I know this from when we had the house inspected.
Having said all that, I have the following questions:
1 – Is there any way to determine what GPM my well is running?
2 – What am I risking by going to the 85 gallon tank?
3 – Is there anything else I should be considering when replacing this tank?
If more info is needed to answer these questions, let me know.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
This is an awesome site and the people are great. You’ve all taught me a lot
so far.
Thanks again