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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    Well it turns out what they had was a pressure gauge. No one in this area seems to have a vacumm gauge except for the digital ones which are beyond my price range. So i ordered one off amazon. Technically a compound gauge(pressure/vacumm), so it comes in and its only a pressure gauge. So now it...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    DonL Thanks for the vacumm measurements. Porky I will be purchasing a vacumm gauge today (pool gauge). I understand the dewatering process. The question was more for edification reasons. Its obvious my logic is flawed :) John c.
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    Thank you for all the details, the more info the better :) I will be wiring at 230 when I get home. The vaccum gauge. Does 1 inch equal a foot of depth? I think I grasp the concept of dewatering wells from wikipedia. If I removed the manifold and pumped one of the wells, Because they are so...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    I like that word "ideal". I guess I should slap that pressure meter back on there and try to get a reading. Thank you for all you input. John C.
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    Ill fiddle with the pressure gauge when I get home. The output at the time of test was an 90 degree elbow to a ball valve and a straight pipe with no restrictions. That is how I was measuring the output. I closed the ball valve slowly to see if that would create more pressure and the gauge...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    The pressure gauge read zero, and I thought that would indicate an airleak. But it seems to have enough pressure to power the impact sprinklers i connected. I was thinking I did something wrong that would be wildly obvious. Sounds like I'm back to the drawing board. I'll try to test each...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    You are correct I am running them parallel. I used the term jetting to describe the method I used to put the casing down. I was hoping it wasn't a water capacity issue. Maybe sitting in some less porous sand. Possibly I could pull the pipe up a bit to determine that. This will be last case...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    Thanks for the reply. I thought the lift is from the static water level. I'm using a sprinkler pump because I plan on installing a system. It has instructions for well point installations and it is used in this area quite often. Reguarding jetting, I used a T and attatched two hoses to a 2"...
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    Irrigation well question (low flow rate)

    First time well digger here located in Florida. Im in a world of sand :) I'll explain what I have done and what issues(if any) I am having. Pump: Flotec thermoplastic 1.5HP 1.5" inlet and outlet dual voltage set at 115V(running on 12guage extension cord for testing) Static water...
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