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We just had our well pump replaced. Seems to be a 5-6 year cycle. We have four houses, regular size nothing huge or crazy, on this well. The water pressure has never been very good, and since we just had the pump replaced I am looking to upgrade some components. I have added a pump saver to our existing (new) submersible pump.
First, I want to add above ground storage with a surface pump and a CSV. I need to know the correct amount of storage I need, the correct size pump and the correct size CSV.
I am familiar with wiring the pumps, safeties and piping it all in; however, I have never had to size anything up (just followed the plans!). The water main is 2" PVC, the branches are 3/4" and 1", total distance is about 800'. The surface pump and storage will be at the well head.
The well is 520 feet deep with a 1.5 HP pump @ 460 feet. The well has never gone dry, even in the bad drought we had last year.
Also, the guys that changed the pump for us cut off about three feet of piping that was connected right at the pump; it was ballooned out like a baseball bat. He said it was most likely caused by dry running the motor but we have never had a time when there was NO water being delivered; sometimes very little, but never completely out. the bearings were out in the pump; you could see pieces all over the pump from where they failed. Could this have caused the pipe ballooning we saw or is had it in fact been ran dry? This is the reason I put the pump saver on. A guy I know had his pump overheat, swell and seize inside the well casing; that is not something I want to deal with!
Anyway, thanks in advance for helping on sizing this stuff.
First, I want to add above ground storage with a surface pump and a CSV. I need to know the correct amount of storage I need, the correct size pump and the correct size CSV.
I am familiar with wiring the pumps, safeties and piping it all in; however, I have never had to size anything up (just followed the plans!). The water main is 2" PVC, the branches are 3/4" and 1", total distance is about 800'. The surface pump and storage will be at the well head.
The well is 520 feet deep with a 1.5 HP pump @ 460 feet. The well has never gone dry, even in the bad drought we had last year.
Also, the guys that changed the pump for us cut off about three feet of piping that was connected right at the pump; it was ballooned out like a baseball bat. He said it was most likely caused by dry running the motor but we have never had a time when there was NO water being delivered; sometimes very little, but never completely out. the bearings were out in the pump; you could see pieces all over the pump from where they failed. Could this have caused the pipe ballooning we saw or is had it in fact been ran dry? This is the reason I put the pump saver on. A guy I know had his pump overheat, swell and seize inside the well casing; that is not something I want to deal with!
Anyway, thanks in advance for helping on sizing this stuff.