Dunner
New Member
Hey all,
I recently replaced my 8 gallon pressure tank with a 20 gallon tank and also replaced my 30-50 pressure switch with a 40-60 switch I have adjusted the pressure switch to 45-65 and added air to the pressure tank to 42 PSI. I also have a Constant Pressure valve that i set to 62 PSI to get better water pressure.
As far as the house is concerned everything works great.
now the questions regarding the irrigation system.
Well info:
depth 500 ft
pump at 440 ft on 1-1/4 pipe
4 inch casing with 60 ft of screening
30 GPM.
My system has 15 zones with 4 heads each. When i ran a zone for testing today i noticed that the constant pressure valve kept the pump running continuously for the duration of the test at 62 PSI. My concern is that if I run each zone for 30 minutes my pump would run constantly for 7.5 hours every other night if i water every other night and i am concerned that this might be bad for the pump.
I believe the constant pressure valve is doing what it is supposed to by keeping the pump from cycling but seems like a long run time.
I suppose i could break up the programming a bit and run 5 zones each night thus getting water to each zone every 3 days. (it is starting to get hot in north Texas)
What are the experts thoughts?
Thanks,
Jim.
I recently replaced my 8 gallon pressure tank with a 20 gallon tank and also replaced my 30-50 pressure switch with a 40-60 switch I have adjusted the pressure switch to 45-65 and added air to the pressure tank to 42 PSI. I also have a Constant Pressure valve that i set to 62 PSI to get better water pressure.
As far as the house is concerned everything works great.
now the questions regarding the irrigation system.
Well info:
depth 500 ft
pump at 440 ft on 1-1/4 pipe
4 inch casing with 60 ft of screening
30 GPM.
My system has 15 zones with 4 heads each. When i ran a zone for testing today i noticed that the constant pressure valve kept the pump running continuously for the duration of the test at 62 PSI. My concern is that if I run each zone for 30 minutes my pump would run constantly for 7.5 hours every other night if i water every other night and i am concerned that this might be bad for the pump.
I believe the constant pressure valve is doing what it is supposed to by keeping the pump from cycling but seems like a long run time.
I suppose i could break up the programming a bit and run 5 zones each night thus getting water to each zone every 3 days. (it is starting to get hot in north Texas)
What are the experts thoughts?
Thanks,
Jim.