Recent content by Siestabob

Thanks again for the answer. I will put the check valve underground near the connection point of all the wells. Bob

Thanks for the quick response. I will try that today. Can I have two check valves? Thanks Bob

I have a shallow well with 4 points at about 17 ft. I have a check valve right before the intake with a filter after outflow. I turn my centrifugal pump on and let it run for about 5 mins. and get a good 35 gpm. When I turn it off and keep it off for several hours it takes 5 mins again to get...

I lifted all my sandpoints up about 5-7 ft. and am getting over 30 gpm. I was the one who was aksing a while back about only getting 12 gpm and how I could get more. The problem now I am having is I get about a tablespoon full of sand in my bucket that I am testing my well with. Is this normal...

Wow Blown Away I'm a meterologist and this is fasinating dicussion about lawn watering. I think the best solution is to have a weather station properly set up at site or at a corner of development and everyone use it to schedule lawn watering limits. What do you think? Thanks Bob

Thanks for the replys. I will check with a store about possible options. What about getting a storage tank with a pressure tank? Thanks Bob

I have 4 sandpoint well 23'. With a 1 hp pump it can produce 15 gal. per min. for about 7 mins and then it goes down to 5 gpm. How many sprinklers can I put in one zone? What is the average run time for a zone? Thanks Bob

Perplexed What's all this about drawdown and recovery? Is that the problem I'm having with my well? It puts out 15 gpm for the first 5 mins. and then only 5 gpm at that. I'm at a loss. Seems like your problem is similiar but at a much larger scale. Bob

I have 4 sandpoints at about 23' all connected to one pipe equal distance apart. I have a 1 hp Flotec pump and the size of the pipe is 1 1/4. For the first 5 mins. I get about 15 gpm then after that production slides off to about 6 gpm. What is the problem do you think? I need to have at least...