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My 8 month old well was drilled 160 ft and my pump is set maybe 5 ft off the bottom. It's cased all the way thru mostly limestone shale. I have a flow inducer sleeve as well on a 10 gpm 1/2 hp pump. This well only makes around 1 gpm so initially I developed it by hooking up a Cycle Sensor to...

I am running 2 of the Goulds 10GS05412C pumps. 1 in the well and 1 in my 250 gallon storage tank. Couple days ago my wife said she heard a loud hum from the basement. The water pressure was fine so I didn't get too concerned. When I got home though I noticed the water in my tank was extremely...

I have a low yielding well that I pump into a 250 gallon poly tank. I then use a sub on the tank to feed the house. To control the well, I'm using a controller from a company in Texas called Waterline Controls as opposed to the more conventional float system. I like that there are no moving...

240 volt pump so I have 2 hot wires. If I want to wire in float switches. 1 down switch to protect my cistern pump and 2 up switches to power my well pump, how do I do this? For the up switch do I simply splice a float in each leg of the 240 volt circuit? Pics would be great if anybody has some...

Should I be alarmed? What treatments do I need and will a RO make it drinkable? Thanks

Drilled a 180ft well that makes 1 gal/min. I've been using a cycle sensor to pump it dry over and over to develop it. Clarity is great but the taste is off. It's almost bitter but what is strange is I only taste it for the first minute or so and then it's not noticed. I almost think it's salty...

I finally got my well pump in place after letting my well sit for a couple of months. It's 180 ft and the pump is sitting at around 170 ft. It makes around 1 gpm so I hooked a cycle sensor up to it to protect the pump. At first the water came out very dirty and swampy smelling. I left power to...

Trying to hook up my well to a holding tank in my basement. My plan is to run 100 ft of 1 inch poly to the house. Then on the inside I thought about using 1 inch PEX for everything to tie into my manifold. I can't help but notice how much smaller 1 inch PEX is than 1 inch poly. And since I...

I understand many people seem to prefer 160 psi poly pipe and taping the wire without any safety rope or torque arrestor. Problem is I don't like the tape idea and would rather use zip ties. I see that is not a popular option though I don't fully understand why. So what about using small...

I am building a house and had a well drilled but unfortunately ended up with nearly a dry hole... 1 gpm. They went to 180 ft hoping to hit a better vein when I told the guys to stop. So I have around 200 gallons of storage as it sits. They told me I should have enough water for the house but I'm...