Ballvalve
General Engineering Contractor
Problems with a well share- nasty neighbors. They are complaining they are not getting enough $ for the gallons of water pumped. Cost is only for the electrical cost per gallon pumped.
1 hp submersible pump producing 500 gallons per hour. I used 3 KW per hour [which I think is generous] at .13 cents per KW = .39 cents. .39 Divided by 500 gallons = .00078 cents per gallon.
Is this math correct? Sure seems like it to me, but since we are heading to lawyers, would love to have my head checked. On my posting this question in 2012 Valveman answered with a even lower figure.
So if I used 10,000 gallons of water, x .00078 cost would be $7.80
I know we have many other variables - efficiency, pumping water level, pressure level [head] at shut off, type of pump, csv or pressure tank or cistern. There are some crazy complicated calculators out there on the web. What would you use as a general number?
1 hp submersible pump producing 500 gallons per hour. I used 3 KW per hour [which I think is generous] at .13 cents per KW = .39 cents. .39 Divided by 500 gallons = .00078 cents per gallon.
Is this math correct? Sure seems like it to me, but since we are heading to lawyers, would love to have my head checked. On my posting this question in 2012 Valveman answered with a even lower figure.
So if I used 10,000 gallons of water, x .00078 cost would be $7.80
I know we have many other variables - efficiency, pumping water level, pressure level [head] at shut off, type of pump, csv or pressure tank or cistern. There are some crazy complicated calculators out there on the web. What would you use as a general number?