Simon T
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Hi, I have an old 5” well (1980’s?) on our land that was in use, but not for drinking. It was previously a greenhouse business. We since had a new well put in place for the house.
as the old well is nearby for irrigation purposes we hooked it back up. I have no details on the well age, size/depth, gpm or anything (called around companies and looked for stats/registration details online to no avail). However it is 3/4HP as we found the old control module for it. It is a 4 wire 220 submersible pump that previously had a tank/bladder attached.
currently we have hooked it up to direct power with a 220v switch and am using the water hydrant directly on the well standpipe (making sure the hydrant is open before turning on).
my questions is. Should I consider a CSV with a small tank as the well is strictly for wide open irrigation only or is a small tank and pressure switch going to work just the same with minimal cycling? The setup will be right next to the well.
I don’t like my current system in case it is switched on with no flow.
Thanks
as the old well is nearby for irrigation purposes we hooked it back up. I have no details on the well age, size/depth, gpm or anything (called around companies and looked for stats/registration details online to no avail). However it is 3/4HP as we found the old control module for it. It is a 4 wire 220 submersible pump that previously had a tank/bladder attached.
currently we have hooked it up to direct power with a 220v switch and am using the water hydrant directly on the well standpipe (making sure the hydrant is open before turning on).
my questions is. Should I consider a CSV with a small tank as the well is strictly for wide open irrigation only or is a small tank and pressure switch going to work just the same with minimal cycling? The setup will be right next to the well.
I don’t like my current system in case it is switched on with no flow.
Thanks
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