tbeaulieu
New Member
After much trial and tribulation, I've finally been able to pull water from my shallow brick well (15 feet deep, about 8.5 feet of standing water).
I ran the pump last night for 4 hours, drowing my wife's flower bed. She wasn't as excited as I was. It pretty much emptied the well. It was late and I could see the footer valve just below the surface, so I stopped the test. I'd say there was another 1 to 2 feet of water left.
The (unscientific) results are in...
10 GPM for 4 hours.
20 minutes = 1 foot of water drop.
The total drop was about 7 feet.
This morning I checked the well after it rested for 7.5 hours. It regained 5 feet, or approximately 1,000 gallons.
I had hoped for a better recovery, but I have no idea what a typical irrigation system even uses for volume. I have one acre, including the house. Of course, much of that won't need watering. My dream is to have sprinklers for the front yard, at least, and soakers/sprayers for the planting areas.
I'd love to hear any thoughts on how "well" my well might serve me, given the numbers from the test.
Thanks!
I ran the pump last night for 4 hours, drowing my wife's flower bed. She wasn't as excited as I was. It pretty much emptied the well. It was late and I could see the footer valve just below the surface, so I stopped the test. I'd say there was another 1 to 2 feet of water left.
The (unscientific) results are in...
10 GPM for 4 hours.
20 minutes = 1 foot of water drop.
The total drop was about 7 feet.
This morning I checked the well after it rested for 7.5 hours. It regained 5 feet, or approximately 1,000 gallons.
I had hoped for a better recovery, but I have no idea what a typical irrigation system even uses for volume. I have one acre, including the house. Of course, much of that won't need watering. My dream is to have sprinklers for the front yard, at least, and soakers/sprayers for the planting areas.
I'd love to hear any thoughts on how "well" my well might serve me, given the numbers from the test.
Thanks!