Recent content by cursethebanksters

Thanks everyone. I went ahead and set up a air-lift pump since I had a compressor and all I needed was a couple rolls of poly pipe. Here's a post I made on the air lift pump. http://www.permies.com/t/18200/homestead/Extremely-cheap-AirLift-well-pump

Awesome, thank you. I'm new to this so I didn't know the benefits. I don't think a submersible pump setup is really within my budget at this point. They are more expensive and 12/3 submersible wire is 1.26 + tax a foot. And I can't really handle the added costs at this point. I would have to...

This pump has 1/2" inlets and outlets. It's been pointed out to me that running a 3/4" suction line on a pump designed for 1/2" might severely affect the suction. I'll get rid of all of the transitions and 3/4" line, replace it all with 1/2" and go from there. Hopefully that will solve...

I'm going to replace the entire suction line with 1/2" line and go from there.

Why would I be better off with a submersible? My neighbor has water 4 feet down. My water level was 18 feet down when I last checked during a drought. I will only have to run the pump for 45 mins or so every couple weeks, or 20 mins every week.

Hello, I have a Flojet demand pump model 0356 144a in my travel trailer. I have had it a couple months and it just doesn't work right. Here is a link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Flojet-03526-144A-Diaphragm-Automatic/dp/B002P33KVQ First, I have to manually turn it on and off with a...

Hello all, I have a well on some property I have recently purchased and I have moved my travel trailer on to the land. The well is a 4" casing and is about 80' deep. The water level was 18' down when I last checked during a drought this summer. I have a 275 gallon storage tank that I will pump...

I assume a wellpoint is always necessary, is this correct? Can I use flexible poly pipe for the drop pipe?

Hello, Thanks in advance for any help. I have recently purchased some land with a preexisting well with what appears to be a 4 inch metal casing. It is not currently in use and there is no drop pipe. I am not sure how deep the well is but there is water about 18 feet below ground currently (...