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  1. dchurch

    Pump torque in tank

    Thanks Valjean I'll definitely look into that. I did some monitoring of the cycles at the hi/low switch and haven't noticed any unusually high cycle rates. But I do know that this new pump motor has significantly more torque when it kicks on than the old smaller unit that it replaced. The...
  2. dchurch

    Pump torque in tank

    _______________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks Guys, I really appreciate the feedback. Your replys got me thinking. I pulled out a sheet of scratch paper and came up with a plan the seems to be a winner. I cut a 6" hole in the top of my 1700 gal...
  3. dchurch

    Lake Water System Setup

    I helped install a similar lake water system about 30 years ago. We made a stainless steel frame/carrage and mounted the submersible on top. We connected about 100 feet of pipe and wire to it on shore then ran the pump out into the lake with a boat. We connected rope with to the carrage and sunk...
  4. dchurch

    Pump torque in tank

    I did some searching/reading but haven’t been able to find a solution. I've been using a submersible pump plumbed vertical in a 1700 gal poly tank for almost 20 years. I have zero complaints about the water system except... A few years ago I upgraded from a 3/4 HP pump to 1 HP. Now we are...
  5. dchurch

    Submersible in 1700gal tank/ torque issue

    Sorry, I should have posted this in the tank and pump section but dont see a way to move it. _______________________________________________________________ I did some searching/reading but haven’t been able to find a solution. I've been using a submersible pump plumbed vertical in a 1700 gal...
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