Advice on wells/pumps

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MNS

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We are constructing a new home - 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath, two laundry rooms,etc. We have a well where we have a flow of 2 GPM at 700 ft. The well is 900 ft deep. We have received conflicting advice on conventional and constant pressure systems and are unable to decide how to proceed. It's a 2-acre lot so there will be a need for a sprinkler system in the future for the lawn (a portion of the lot will have a lawn).

What would your advice be for the design of a pump/motor system for a house of this kind? The house will be about 6000 sq. ft on two levels with a finished basement of another 2000 sq. ft with a bedroom, bathroom and wet bar...

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MG
 

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You will need to go with two pumps and a storage tank. 2 GPM only equates to 2880 gallons a day and a 20 GPM sprinkler system can chew through that in a couple of hours.

Determine how many gallons you will use to size the tank accordingly.

What conflicting advice did you get on constant pressure systems?
 

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You either need a second well or a deeper well.

What flow (and at what depth) is typical for your area? Here 50-70 gpm is found at 150 feet. I've seen well drillers use the wrong bit and go over 1,000 feet only to get 3-5 gpm.

Ask around, your driller might be the problem.
 

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One recommended constant pressure for this situation and another recommended conventional... which is confusing. What are the parameters we should be considering?
 

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Can you please explain more ? What is a sufficient flow of water until which we should drill? What should I be asking the drilling contractor?
 

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Also, what is the difference between CSV and constant pressure pump ? Which is better and why for our situation? Can someone comment, please?
 

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Either way you are going to need a storage tank and booster system for the kind of flow rates you are talking about. The well can only make 2 GPM. So you have to store this water over time in a tank, (24 hours = 2880 gallons) so you can use it at higher flow rates for irrigation like (12 GPM for 4 hours).

Below is a link to a starter explanation of the different constant pressure systems. Another link is a search for threads pertaining to just one particular brand of Variable Speed type pump systems.

And hopefully the picture will post of a low yield well with a storage tank.


https://terrylove.com/forums/showth...stant-Pressure-Pumps-Constant-Pressure-Valves

https://terrylove.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1233667
 
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