Odysseus99
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Drilled a well, don't yet have a pump, may do it myself, researching how-to.
The info- 400 ft deep well with 6 inch steel casing all the way, static level at 290 ft from top, producing clean water from rock at 30 gpm. Will be pumping to a holding tank (not pressure tank) that is 35 ft above the grade at the well. With 200 ft of 1 inch pipe from the top of the well to the tank, and another 300 ft to static water level that's 500 ft of pipe or more. Will use a 5 or 7, maybe 10 gpm pump, not sure yet.
Question is- how far below static water level should the pump be located? I'd prefer deeper as drought insurance, but does it damage the pump to place it deeper?
The info- 400 ft deep well with 6 inch steel casing all the way, static level at 290 ft from top, producing clean water from rock at 30 gpm. Will be pumping to a holding tank (not pressure tank) that is 35 ft above the grade at the well. With 200 ft of 1 inch pipe from the top of the well to the tank, and another 300 ft to static water level that's 500 ft of pipe or more. Will use a 5 or 7, maybe 10 gpm pump, not sure yet.
Question is- how far below static water level should the pump be located? I'd prefer deeper as drought insurance, but does it damage the pump to place it deeper?