My well is rated at 5 GPM. I need to treat for H2S, so I've been using centaur carbon which has one of the lowest back wash rates. I'm curious if folks ever use a media that needs higher back wash rates than what the well outputs? I'm wondering if that could be managed by putting in a larger pump, and putting in some sort of flow restrictor downstream of the backwashing filter? I'm thinking a 10 GPM backwash for 15 minutes isn't likely to deplete a well. But 10 GPM for a few hours would not be a good story.
Additionally, everyone seems terrified of pumping a well dry. Why?
Additionally, everyone seems terrified of pumping a well dry. Why?