Jim V
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Hi All, new to signing up for the site but have relied on it's advice for quite a while now.
I have a shallow well with an above ground Jet pump. A little over a year ago the pump on my well died on a Saturday afternoon the night before we we're hosting a graduation party. I had to run out and find a pump I could use and wound up with a Tractor supply County line 1/2 HP pump. I replaced a 1/2 HP (believe it was an older) red Jacket pump. It has not ever been able to keep up with max demand and now it's leaking from the shaft seal. So I want to replace it with something good. I'm just not sure which way to go for size. The old Red Jacket was 1/2 HP and was fine for water pressure max demand, etc. I'm looking at Goulds pumps J5S and J7S 1/2 or 3/4 HP. I don't want to over power it. The specs on the county line are as follows:
CountyLine Shallow Well Cast Iron Jet Pump delivers water from 25 ft. or less. Rugged cast iron construction for long life.
Pressure 1/2 HP: 20 30 40 50 3/4 HP: 30 40 50 60
Ft 20 11.5 10.4 7.1 2.3 57 Max 13.6 13.2 8.3 2.0 63 Max
I don't know if the 1/2 HP is enough or not. It seems like the goulds output is much better than the county line pump?
Any help would be appreciated.
I have a shallow well with an above ground Jet pump. A little over a year ago the pump on my well died on a Saturday afternoon the night before we we're hosting a graduation party. I had to run out and find a pump I could use and wound up with a Tractor supply County line 1/2 HP pump. I replaced a 1/2 HP (believe it was an older) red Jacket pump. It has not ever been able to keep up with max demand and now it's leaking from the shaft seal. So I want to replace it with something good. I'm just not sure which way to go for size. The old Red Jacket was 1/2 HP and was fine for water pressure max demand, etc. I'm looking at Goulds pumps J5S and J7S 1/2 or 3/4 HP. I don't want to over power it. The specs on the county line are as follows:
CountyLine Shallow Well Cast Iron Jet Pump delivers water from 25 ft. or less. Rugged cast iron construction for long life.
- 1/2 HP
- Maximum Depth to Water: 25 ft.
- Maximum GPM: 8.5 GPM
- Suction Port Size: 1-1/4 in. NPT
- Outlet Port Size: 1 in. NPT
- 19 in. x 10-5/6 in. x 10-1/2 in.
- 38 lb.
- Cast Iron
- CSA Approved
- 1 year limited warranty
Pressure 1/2 HP: 20 30 40 50 3/4 HP: 30 40 50 60
Ft 20 11.5 10.4 7.1 2.3 57 Max 13.6 13.2 8.3 2.0 63 Max
I don't know if the 1/2 HP is enough or not. It seems like the goulds output is much better than the county line pump?
Any help would be appreciated.
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