manich
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I have a 23 year old Teel 1/3hp booster jet pump in my basement about 65' above a shared 325' deep well with 2 other households. The other households are one, 25' below well house, and the other is about 35' below me. I am the only one needing the booster and on the same line as my 35' lower neighbor. What I have found lately is my pump comes on at 40psi and most of the time will pump my system back up to 60. Lately I have found it running at 30psi and not increasing the pressure. I turn it off after a while to protect its old "bones".
My hypothesis is that my booster pump can turn on and move water up the hill those 65 feet if the pressure at the well house is in the upper range of its 60/40 setting. If it is, say between 45-40, it is not getting enough help to get the water up the hill. Could boosting the well switch to 65-45 alleviate this situation, or should I just rebuild my old pump, or buy a new booster pump to get back to more boosting power? Thanks
My hypothesis is that my booster pump can turn on and move water up the hill those 65 feet if the pressure at the well house is in the upper range of its 60/40 setting. If it is, say between 45-40, it is not getting enough help to get the water up the hill. Could boosting the well switch to 65-45 alleviate this situation, or should I just rebuild my old pump, or buy a new booster pump to get back to more boosting power? Thanks
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