Hey Guy's,
My house was destroyed during Katrina. My pump was snapped off the 2" casing and my suction line and foot valve must have fallen down inside the well. The motor and pump still work and I need to get my well going in order to hook up a FEMA trailer. I thought I would try this forum before calling in the pros ($$$). I know the well is 480' deep. I don't know the length of the original suction line. I have a 1hp Gould Jet Pump and as of right now there's no tank or pressure switch hooked up. I put in 70' of new 1 " suction line with my neighbors foot valve. My well will operate/pump at 40 psi for about 15 minutes. Then the water pressure drops off to 0. So I turn it off and if I let it sit for a couple hours and reprime it will do the same thing again. I was operating the pump and turned it off prior to running out of water. It read 50 psi. I went back 4 hrs later and it was holding at 50 psi. My thought is that my suction line isn't long enough and after 15 minutes I'm just running out of water. This afternoon I'm going to put another 20' of suction line and try again. Does this sound as if I'm on the right track. Also, a well guy told me not to exceed 100' of suction line with a 1hp motor. ???
Thanks a lot for your help.
My house was destroyed during Katrina. My pump was snapped off the 2" casing and my suction line and foot valve must have fallen down inside the well. The motor and pump still work and I need to get my well going in order to hook up a FEMA trailer. I thought I would try this forum before calling in the pros ($$$). I know the well is 480' deep. I don't know the length of the original suction line. I have a 1hp Gould Jet Pump and as of right now there's no tank or pressure switch hooked up. I put in 70' of new 1 " suction line with my neighbors foot valve. My well will operate/pump at 40 psi for about 15 minutes. Then the water pressure drops off to 0. So I turn it off and if I let it sit for a couple hours and reprime it will do the same thing again. I was operating the pump and turned it off prior to running out of water. It read 50 psi. I went back 4 hrs later and it was holding at 50 psi. My thought is that my suction line isn't long enough and after 15 minutes I'm just running out of water. This afternoon I'm going to put another 20' of suction line and try again. Does this sound as if I'm on the right track. Also, a well guy told me not to exceed 100' of suction line with a 1hp motor. ???
Thanks a lot for your help.