Bulletproofbass
New Member
New homeowner of a (not new) well.
Looking to increase flow rate to facilitate proper backwashing of water treatment media. I tested & calculated following method found online by water treatment professionals and found 3.5GPM was my flow rate (home inspector said 3GPM). My pump is not submersible, it's a 1/2hp jet pump on top of a 20gallon horizontal pressure tank.
I was told by someone who grew up in the house 2 owners ago that the well is an artesian well and that they had to put a run-off pipe in running out to road gulley/culvert because well was overflowing. He said "you'll never run out of water here". My thought process is that if there is more than enough supply, I should be able to install a larger pressure tank and a more powerful jet pump to increase my GPM, correct?
I'm the process of looking for a local well company for consulting, but in the meantime, what information should I be looking for from the well specialist when I do find one?
Thanks
Looking to increase flow rate to facilitate proper backwashing of water treatment media. I tested & calculated following method found online by water treatment professionals and found 3.5GPM was my flow rate (home inspector said 3GPM). My pump is not submersible, it's a 1/2hp jet pump on top of a 20gallon horizontal pressure tank.
I was told by someone who grew up in the house 2 owners ago that the well is an artesian well and that they had to put a run-off pipe in running out to road gulley/culvert because well was overflowing. He said "you'll never run out of water here". My thought process is that if there is more than enough supply, I should be able to install a larger pressure tank and a more powerful jet pump to increase my GPM, correct?
I'm the process of looking for a local well company for consulting, but in the meantime, what information should I be looking for from the well specialist when I do find one?
Thanks