Monitoring Water Level in Well
I have pulled my pump and installed the 1/4 inch poly line as suggested. I am now able to easily monitor the water levels in the well. Thanks for everyone's input. I will let you know if I encounter any issues. Thanks!!!!
The first photo shows a reading of 5.2 PSI after sittting overnight with no activity. The end of the 1/4 inch poly tubing is about 2 feet ABOVE the pump intake. So, it appears I have a static water level of about 14.0 feet above the pump's intake (5.2 PSI = 12.0 feet PLUS the 2 feet between the pump intake and the end of the poly tubing).
The next photo shows the water level after about 2 hours of continuous running. A drawdown of about 1.8 feet. I feel this would be considered acceptable ...................... I will see what occurs as more and more folks begin using their wells. Time will certainly tell! Note: I did find where our static water level was recorded as 115 feet in 1978, which is about where it is today. So, maybe the sprinkler sysytem orifices have worn some which has caused me to see a 3 to 5 PSI drop in water pressure over what I had seen just two years previously.
And lastly: The pump is 17 years old and the full load amperage still reads as it did when new ............. about 9.1 amps. I'm still curious if a pump's impellers will wear enough to cause it to pump less water, thus less pressure over time??? However, I believe Valveman stated if this were the case, the amperage would also drop to a lower level ................ is this correct??