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    Did I burn out my pump?

    Update: it was indeed a bad connection at the wellhead. Pump is just fine—ohms are to spec. I now have a new clamp meter in case any new...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Sep 23, 2020 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Did I burn out my pump?

    THX Valveman. The pumpsaver was at normal calibration and the valve was fully open when I emptied the well--like I've done a number of times...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Sep 22, 2020 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Did I burn out my pump?

    I have a slow well and I was testing the water volume and pumping gpms so I could set the ball valve output into the cistern. I relied on my...
    Thread by: Irish Mtn, Sep 21, 2020, 6 replies, in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    GPM calcs after fracking

    I have been getting town water trucked in for a few years, but decided to give fracking a try on my 6yo 240' well that only produced 0.1 gpm of...
    Thread by: Irish Mtn, Jun 29, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Noise from pressure tank

    Dropbox asks for sign in, but you don't have to do it. Just click the X in the top right corner. I will remove the checkvalve. Thanks
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Jul 30, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Noise from pressure tank

    I see. So check valve at the tee is unnecessary because there is a check valve in the pump?
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Jul 30, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Noise from pressure tank

    I just installed an entirely new cistern-fed 40/60 system and immediately have a cavitation noise, which gets louder when the pressure builds past...
    Thread by: Irish Mtn, Jul 30, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Setting up low-flow well --> cistern --> house

    Step has floating impellers though. I think you have something against those too
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Setting up low-flow well --> cistern --> house

    Right, longevity was a concern of mine. Then again, the place will only be seeing weekend and summer vacation duty for the next 7-8 yrs. Glad to...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Setting up low-flow well --> cistern --> house

    Thanks for the links. Got confirmation meanwhile from electrician that direct wiring through 15a float wires would be no problem--and simpler. As...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Apr 14, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Setting up low-flow well --> cistern --> house

    Thanks for the info about the SBA all-in-one. I cannot find any reviews about it anywhere, but Grundfos said it would do the job. Will go the...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.
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    Setting up low-flow well --> cistern --> house

    Thank for all the assistance, I think I have almost everything figured out. A Grundfos 5S05-09 in the well gives me a gentle 1-2gpm to the...
    Post by: Irish Mtn, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Pumps and Tanks Well Forum & Blog. Water is life.