farmerisland
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Hello all. First off, thank you guys; you're awesome. So I have a multi generation farmhouse with super old Minnonite drilled house well with "pump house" access within my basement. It's gotta be a pretty shallow well but nobody alive knows the depth. The well curb has been concrete over within a wall inside this little doored pump house a couple feet down from the regular basement level.
The water level has to be decently high though, as in wet times of the year the water table is up and is noticeable with moisture in old foundation walls. Sticking with this house well helps. Otherwise in drought yrs I can switch to our farm well line from an excellent well a half mile away that feeds the entire farm with cattle/hogs/house/etc.
Not knowing my well depth or water level, is there any way to know if a 3/4 hp jet pump will benefit me at all over just a 1/2 hp? The current GE pump has finally pooped out, after almost 40 yrs. My dad installed it in 1984 with a 50 gallon air over water tank with no bladder.
After learning some about CSVs on the forum here and then researching Cary's site, I'm going to go with a PK1A-LT and a new 20 gal tank I can get for cheap. Our old farmhouse has been added on multiple times and has 3 stories incl a full basement, 8 total sinks, 4 showers, and 5 toilets. With a 2002 3 story addition making for two sides of house with separate HVAC and hot water heaters, two people could shower easily and not run out of hot water, in a pinch, getting ready for out the door. You could always notice the pressure difference though.
I wondered if upgrading to a 3/4 hp pump would help get the flow up to that 3rd floor where all the bedrooms and the majority of the showering takes place, especially if two showers go at the same time while a load of laundry or dishes fills, extra toilet flushes, etc. Are there any possible negatives to a 3/4 over the replacement 1/2? I wouldn't want to push too much water and water hammer or cause stress to my old pipes.... But then again, wouldn't the CSV prevent the bigger (maybe oversized?) pump from either of those problems? Some of this stuff I'm a bit ignorant on, sorry.
Lastly, which of these two jet pumps would be better for my situation? I know they're not Goulds but work with me
Little Giant 3/4 hp LG-SWJ75 or 1/2 hp SWJ50
OR Simer 3/4 3107P-10 or 1/2 3105P-10.
It sounds like the Little Giant is still US made and tied in with Franklin Motors so that's probably a good sign. The Simer advertises their plastic housing as a good thing for aggressive water (it is pretty hard and does have a little grit before filtering) while the LG is cast iron. The current GE cast housing is shot and both discharge and input sides leak from the corroded threads, but then again it's been 39 yrs.
Because of current sales, they're within $20 of each other. I'd be running 110v on them, either hp pump setup. They both come pre-installed with 30/50 pressure switches... For the CSV kit do I need to rig up something different with the switches?
Thank you in advance! I've learned a lot just today alone in the research.
The water level has to be decently high though, as in wet times of the year the water table is up and is noticeable with moisture in old foundation walls. Sticking with this house well helps. Otherwise in drought yrs I can switch to our farm well line from an excellent well a half mile away that feeds the entire farm with cattle/hogs/house/etc.
Not knowing my well depth or water level, is there any way to know if a 3/4 hp jet pump will benefit me at all over just a 1/2 hp? The current GE pump has finally pooped out, after almost 40 yrs. My dad installed it in 1984 with a 50 gallon air over water tank with no bladder.
After learning some about CSVs on the forum here and then researching Cary's site, I'm going to go with a PK1A-LT and a new 20 gal tank I can get for cheap. Our old farmhouse has been added on multiple times and has 3 stories incl a full basement, 8 total sinks, 4 showers, and 5 toilets. With a 2002 3 story addition making for two sides of house with separate HVAC and hot water heaters, two people could shower easily and not run out of hot water, in a pinch, getting ready for out the door. You could always notice the pressure difference though.
I wondered if upgrading to a 3/4 hp pump would help get the flow up to that 3rd floor where all the bedrooms and the majority of the showering takes place, especially if two showers go at the same time while a load of laundry or dishes fills, extra toilet flushes, etc. Are there any possible negatives to a 3/4 over the replacement 1/2? I wouldn't want to push too much water and water hammer or cause stress to my old pipes.... But then again, wouldn't the CSV prevent the bigger (maybe oversized?) pump from either of those problems? Some of this stuff I'm a bit ignorant on, sorry.
Lastly, which of these two jet pumps would be better for my situation? I know they're not Goulds but work with me
Little Giant 3/4 hp LG-SWJ75 or 1/2 hp SWJ50
OR Simer 3/4 3107P-10 or 1/2 3105P-10.
It sounds like the Little Giant is still US made and tied in with Franklin Motors so that's probably a good sign. The Simer advertises their plastic housing as a good thing for aggressive water (it is pretty hard and does have a little grit before filtering) while the LG is cast iron. The current GE cast housing is shot and both discharge and input sides leak from the corroded threads, but then again it's been 39 yrs.
Because of current sales, they're within $20 of each other. I'd be running 110v on them, either hp pump setup. They both come pre-installed with 30/50 pressure switches... For the CSV kit do I need to rig up something different with the switches?
Thank you in advance! I've learned a lot just today alone in the research.
