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Cost of City Water That $150 per month does sound kind of expensive. The last money we spent on our well was 12 years ago when the pump failed. It as a $2300 repair job that included a new 20GPM pump, 260 feet of wiring and maint. free 86 gallon tank plus all the labor to install it. If I do...

Thank you Thanks for all the replies. I have done some additonal research on pumps and the following have been recommended to me by a couple of different well pump contractors. This pump would be placed right next to the 3000 gallon water tank with zero lift and a flooded suction. The first...

Understand the process Believe me when I say I understand the planning process. I have degrees and certifications in Network Engineering and project mgmt and it's my full time job. I simply want to store excess water in the plastic tank to pick up the slack from the well. The Davey pump is...

The well pump is a 3 wire 1.5 HP Aeromotor A+20 series rated at 20GPM. It's down about 260 feet. Here is the link to the Davey Pump. It's a model BT20-30. Pump curve indicates max flow at 27GPM at 10PSI or 20GPM at 30PSI. It is an "on demand" pump and has worked well for us for over a year...

I have a 20GPM submersible pump down approximately 260-300 feet. It feeds into an 86 gallon Well Xtrol pressure tank with a 30-50 PSI switch. That feeds into a Davey booster pump that supply's water to the house and a irrigation system. We are located in South Texas. I would like to add a 2500...