Craigpump
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Tell me about your electric bill. High, low.....
Hi Craigpump,Tell me about your electric bill. High, low.....
1. That thing does not look like a checkvalve.
2. Right. If the pump is not being activated periodically, and presuming there is not some hidden checkvalve, then I would think no leak.
3. You don't really have a major problem at this point, do you? It seems to me that you are studying and adjusting, but you are getting water reliably. You want to decide in advance what do do in the case of a failure. And what that should probably be is to message craigpump to ask who he would recommend in your area.
I expect that inconsistent pressure thing still bothersome? It seems to me that you have a pressure tank with a 5 or 6 gallon drawdown. However that tank might be nearly empty of water if it is near the cut-on point. Even if you went to a tank 4 times bigger, it would still be nearly empty at times if you use the standard 30/50 or 40/60 setpoints. If you are using 6 gallons per minute because of two or 3 loads (shower, lawn watering, etc), it seems that you could be pulling water faster than the pump can supply it. So you could get some significant pressure drop.
I understand that things are not all adding up. How far down is the water? If you have a well cap, pull the cover of and reflect the bright sun down the casing to see if you can see the water level. Or maybe you bright laser pointer could do it, but that might not be as good. I don't know what the failure modes are for a 25 year-old pump, but I wonder what would happen to the current if the impellers were getting worn.
Maybe you should get a new a pump able to pull 7 GPM or so if there is enough water in the well. That is an unknown, so if you get a pump that can pump faster, probably you would want a controller that shuts the pump off for a while if you lose water.
If you had been throwing about 30% of what your friends with city water pay for the monthly water bill into the well kitty, you would have accumulated a lot. Be happy-- not pissed. You are right to be prepared. It is good that you are proactive.
Have stopwatch, will listen for "plop"Some people will drop an ice cube and time the plop.
Contact your local health dept, there should be a well completion report on file. That will give you depth, amount of casing, who drilled it, yield, static level etc. Also ask if they have a pump permit.
1. That thing does not look like a checkvalve.
2. Right. If the pump is not being activated periodically, and presuming there is not some hidden checkvalve, then I would think no leak.
3. You don't really have a major problem at this point, do you? It seems to me that you are studying and adjusting, but you are getting water reliably. You want to decide in advance what do do in the case of a failure. And what that should probably be is to message craigpump to ask who he would recommend in your area.
I expect that inconsistent pressure thing still bothersome? It seems to me that you have a pressure tank with a 5 or 6 gallon drawdown. However that tank might be nearly empty of water if it is near the cut-on point. Even if you went to a tank 4 times bigger, it would still be nearly empty at times if you use the standard 30/50 or 40/60 setpoints. If you are using 6 gallons per minute because of two or 3 loads (shower, lawn watering, etc), it seems that you could be pulling water faster than the pump can supply it. So you could get some significant pressure drop.
I understand that things are not all adding up. How far down is the water? If you have a well cap, pull the cover of and reflect the bright sun down the casing to see if you can see the water level. Or maybe you bright laser pointer could do it, but that might not be as good. I don't know what the failure modes are for a 25 year-old pump, but I wonder what would happen to the current if the impellers were getting worn.
Maybe you should get a new a pump able to pull 7 GPM or so if there is enough water in the well. That is an unknown, so if you get a pump that can pump faster, probably you would want a controller that shuts the pump off for a while if you lose water.
If you had been throwing about 30% of what your friends with city water pay for the monthly water bill into the well kitty, you would have accumulated a lot. Be happy-- not pissed. You are right to be prepared. It is good that you are proactive.
7S05-11 is available with 2 wire motors too. See Grundfos 31595115The spec sheet for this Grundfos pump says it has an "internal checkvalve". It also says a control box is "required". So, why don't I have a control box on this set up? Just curious.
Some people will drop an ice cube and time the plop.
Or you could have someone with a Well Sounder check the static, pump the water level down and then record the recovery rate.
The well sticks out of the ground? No digging, just a special tool to retrieve the pitless. I would NEVER replace just the pump, put new wire in too along with a pressure switch, gauge & nipple package. Probably a state approved well cap as well. We aren't here to nickel and dime a customer, we want that system as reliable as possible before we leave.
You may find a pump for $600 online, but you will have a tough time finding a licensed pump or well guy to install it...
Oh yeah, it's amazing how heavy they are when you pull them out by hand.
This is a Well Sounder, we use ours every day. We also have well locating equipment, hoist truck, small excavator, and a sophisticated well camera system. Craigpump.com
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