I've been lurking around here a while trying the best I can to educate myself, but I've gotten to the point where I need a bit of extra help.
I've had a well drilled on my property. It is a 6 in bore 460ft into black shale with a static water level at roughly 25 feet. It's cased with PVC to 90ft and then open bore after that.
Unfortunately, the well is considered low production for my needs. This was intended to be an agricultural well for irrigation and livestock, but since it only produces 4gpm, I will be using it for on-site drinking supply, equipment washing, and filling a 300gal water tote approximately once a week.
Since this well will only see light use with the exception of a 300 gallon draw once a week, I've decided on the following setup:
My questions are about how to wire the pump protector. The manual has obviously been translated from Chinese and can be hard to follow...
Should I put the pump protector before or after the pressure switch? Also, the pump protector has water level sensing probes. Should I use these in the well bore and try to set it up so that the pump never runs dry in the first place, or just forget them and let the protector trip via current draw?
And if you see any glaring flaws, I would love to hear about them.
I've had a well drilled on my property. It is a 6 in bore 460ft into black shale with a static water level at roughly 25 feet. It's cased with PVC to 90ft and then open bore after that.
Unfortunately, the well is considered low production for my needs. This was intended to be an agricultural well for irrigation and livestock, but since it only produces 4gpm, I will be using it for on-site drinking supply, equipment washing, and filling a 300gal water tote approximately once a week.
Since this well will only see light use with the exception of a 300 gallon draw once a week, I've decided on the following setup:
- 2HP pump at 250ft (35gpm and 400ft of head) Hallmark Industries MA0419X-12
- Brass check valve on top of the pump
- 250 PSI blue poly pipe in the bore
- Extra long brass barb adapters w/ 2 hose clamps each
- Torque arrestor
- Wire guards every 25-50 ft with tape
- 12-2 submersible wire
- Rubber expansion plug type well cap with holes for supply line, electrical and vent
- No pitless adapter. Well casing comes into custom built well house.
- Cycle stop valve CSV1A set at 50psi
- 20 gallon pressure tank
- 40/60 pressure switch
- Pump protector (Hallmark Industries SP0456X-12A)
My questions are about how to wire the pump protector. The manual has obviously been translated from Chinese and can be hard to follow...
Should I put the pump protector before or after the pressure switch? Also, the pump protector has water level sensing probes. Should I use these in the well bore and try to set it up so that the pump never runs dry in the first place, or just forget them and let the protector trip via current draw?
And if you see any glaring flaws, I would love to hear about them.