PaulTH
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Currently I have a dual tank Fleck 9000 metered system. We have hard water and iron (don't know the specifics).
Our well is 400', pump is at 360 (might be 380 but don't recall), yield is/was 2 gallons per minute when it was drilled > 10 years ago, static water level is currently 60'.
Twice within the last 8-10 months we have run out of water. The first time was over the summer when we were experiencing a drought and I was utilizing an irrigation system. At that time we seemed to recover with a few hours....(immediately turned off irrigation system). The second time was about 3 weeks ago while we were getting ready for a vacation.....we probably did at least 4-6 loads of laundry over the course of 8-10 hours and I suspect the water softener also regenerated during this time.
I've had a couple of well guys come both of which stated that with 60' static we should have enough water in the well (300' x 1.46 gallons per foot = 438) to sustain peak water use. They recommended a larger tank to help offset how often the pump kicks on and also a low water shutoff to protect the pump when the well is low.
Not knowing if the well is still producing at 2 gallons a minute I question if their recommendations are enough.
Now to the water softener questions. I understand that having a metered softener is overall more efficient as it only regenerates when X gallons have been used verse a timed system which regenerates at Y time each week (regardless of gallons used) however; with a low yielding well, knowing I've run dry, my water use is only likely to increase (family) wouldn't a timed system be better as it won't regenerate during peak usage times? Are there any systems on the market that are both metered and timed, so after X gallons it will schedule a regeneration for the next defined tiem (e.g. 2am, when no one is using water)??
Any thoughts, help or suggestions greatly appreciated!
- PaulTH
Our well is 400', pump is at 360 (might be 380 but don't recall), yield is/was 2 gallons per minute when it was drilled > 10 years ago, static water level is currently 60'.
Twice within the last 8-10 months we have run out of water. The first time was over the summer when we were experiencing a drought and I was utilizing an irrigation system. At that time we seemed to recover with a few hours....(immediately turned off irrigation system). The second time was about 3 weeks ago while we were getting ready for a vacation.....we probably did at least 4-6 loads of laundry over the course of 8-10 hours and I suspect the water softener also regenerated during this time.
I've had a couple of well guys come both of which stated that with 60' static we should have enough water in the well (300' x 1.46 gallons per foot = 438) to sustain peak water use. They recommended a larger tank to help offset how often the pump kicks on and also a low water shutoff to protect the pump when the well is low.
Not knowing if the well is still producing at 2 gallons a minute I question if their recommendations are enough.
Now to the water softener questions. I understand that having a metered softener is overall more efficient as it only regenerates when X gallons have been used verse a timed system which regenerates at Y time each week (regardless of gallons used) however; with a low yielding well, knowing I've run dry, my water use is only likely to increase (family) wouldn't a timed system be better as it won't regenerate during peak usage times? Are there any systems on the market that are both metered and timed, so after X gallons it will schedule a regeneration for the next defined tiem (e.g. 2am, when no one is using water)??
Any thoughts, help or suggestions greatly appreciated!
- PaulTH