R/T Performance
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First a brief intro.
15 year Master certified auto mechanic.
I am hard headed about doing things myself.
Short version of well history.
Built house on vacant land had Old timer well driller put well in 4" steel cased 110 feet.(.005 slot screen and 1/2 hp pump mark tank)
Year later started running out of water.
The guy that installed the well said the bladder tanks bad and replaced.
Same problem
Can back and acid the well to clean screen.
Same problem
Finally hired a different well man.
Pounded well another 69 feet.(Replaced with .010 slot screen I am in clay reused old pump)
Finally I had water even though it was hard as bricks(Lots of Iron).
Constant low water pressure and poor volume.
(I didn't have the $$ to replace the pump)
5 or so years go buy and one morning no water
Check pump wiring breakers ect
Decide pump failed
Pulled well buy hand(Yes a pain in the arse but do able with a couple large pipe wrenches and a pair vice grips)
The down pipe is one inch schedule 80 threaded together.
So I bought a Flotec 3/4 hp 10 gpm pump.
All I could find on a saturday afternoon.
Installed pump wouldn't run
Pulled back up 30 feet found wire burnt in half.
Spliced (Soldiered and heat shrink-ed)
Went about 6-8 month better water volume and pressure.
Finally could run a hose full blast and pump will cycle on build and shut off.
Then another saturday am no water.
Dug up receipt for pump.
Pulled pump and found another burnt wire.
Spliced re installed.
A month later I noticed rapid cycling adjusted switch aired up bladder tank.
Now it been a year in a half since I put the pump in and pop goes the breaker to the well
Figure great the pumps bad.
Pulled pump found broken wire
Had 12 ga solid core wire.
Replaced complete pump wire with 12 ga strand core wire.Couldn't find 10 ga pump feed wire.
Ok here the Questions
First off I an going to drain the tank to see if it is water logged.
How do I know for sure? Air leak out the facet?
What would be the correct size tank?
2.5 baths 10 gpm pump.
Where can I get a cycle stop valve?
How much are they?
Will it make my pump last and save on my electric bill ?
Thanks and Sorry for the repeat question but some of the answers and lost in translation
Rob
15 year Master certified auto mechanic.
I am hard headed about doing things myself.
Short version of well history.
Built house on vacant land had Old timer well driller put well in 4" steel cased 110 feet.(.005 slot screen and 1/2 hp pump mark tank)
Year later started running out of water.
The guy that installed the well said the bladder tanks bad and replaced.
Same problem
Can back and acid the well to clean screen.
Same problem
Finally hired a different well man.
Pounded well another 69 feet.(Replaced with .010 slot screen I am in clay reused old pump)
Finally I had water even though it was hard as bricks(Lots of Iron).
Constant low water pressure and poor volume.
(I didn't have the $$ to replace the pump)
5 or so years go buy and one morning no water
Check pump wiring breakers ect
Decide pump failed
Pulled well buy hand(Yes a pain in the arse but do able with a couple large pipe wrenches and a pair vice grips)
The down pipe is one inch schedule 80 threaded together.
So I bought a Flotec 3/4 hp 10 gpm pump.
All I could find on a saturday afternoon.
Installed pump wouldn't run
Pulled back up 30 feet found wire burnt in half.
Spliced (Soldiered and heat shrink-ed)
Went about 6-8 month better water volume and pressure.
Finally could run a hose full blast and pump will cycle on build and shut off.
Then another saturday am no water.
Dug up receipt for pump.
Pulled pump and found another burnt wire.
Spliced re installed.
A month later I noticed rapid cycling adjusted switch aired up bladder tank.
Now it been a year in a half since I put the pump in and pop goes the breaker to the well
Figure great the pumps bad.
Pulled pump found broken wire
Had 12 ga solid core wire.
Replaced complete pump wire with 12 ga strand core wire.Couldn't find 10 ga pump feed wire.
Ok here the Questions
First off I an going to drain the tank to see if it is water logged.
How do I know for sure? Air leak out the facet?
What would be the correct size tank?
2.5 baths 10 gpm pump.
Where can I get a cycle stop valve?
How much are they?
Will it make my pump last and save on my electric bill ?
Thanks and Sorry for the repeat question but some of the answers and lost in translation
Rob
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