I posted a while back about pumping a well and using a cistern as a reserve tank. I'm starting to look at the needed gear and was looking at pumps and tanks. Im thinking about either the bettaflo or the hydra flow in the 1 hp class. The BF-3007-122 1 HP 30 GALLONS PER MINUTE 230 VOLT is $456.00 and the hydroflo SPP-3100 is $651.00. Assuming these are both 30 gpm pumps, what makes the spp model $200.00 better? Is it bigger than a 30gpm? Basically, what makes a pump, a great pump and not just one of those $200.00 **** Wayne or Red Jacket or what ever they are pumps?
Can I get a good quality 2 wire 30 gpm on that site or must I use a 3 wire and control?
I will be hanging it on steel or pvc pipe down a 20 inch well, what about startup torque? Its not going into a deep well so it can flop around on startup and I cant use a torque arrester here unless I go down and fasten it.
What I plan to do is pump it 10 feet up, above ground level to a rain gutter that runs along the back of the garage and dumps into the 3000 gal. cistern at the end Then pump it from the cistern via a pressure tank to soaker hoses. Let the well recharge and then pump it again, a day later or so, to keep the cistern full in case a reserve is needed.
I know it sounds expensive since I need another pump for the cisterin and you may ask, why not just pump to the garden from the well. The reason why is; I would like to keep a reserve and the recharge rate for the well is around 24 hours.
My last dumb questions are; how far off the bottom of the well should the pump hang, cistern too for that matter? And, should I use steel instead of pvc for the startup torque?
Sorry for the long post and all comments are greatly appreciated on this mouse trap rig.
scott
Can I get a good quality 2 wire 30 gpm on that site or must I use a 3 wire and control?
I will be hanging it on steel or pvc pipe down a 20 inch well, what about startup torque? Its not going into a deep well so it can flop around on startup and I cant use a torque arrester here unless I go down and fasten it.
What I plan to do is pump it 10 feet up, above ground level to a rain gutter that runs along the back of the garage and dumps into the 3000 gal. cistern at the end Then pump it from the cistern via a pressure tank to soaker hoses. Let the well recharge and then pump it again, a day later or so, to keep the cistern full in case a reserve is needed.
I know it sounds expensive since I need another pump for the cisterin and you may ask, why not just pump to the garden from the well. The reason why is; I would like to keep a reserve and the recharge rate for the well is around 24 hours.
My last dumb questions are; how far off the bottom of the well should the pump hang, cistern too for that matter? And, should I use steel instead of pvc for the startup torque?
Sorry for the long post and all comments are greatly appreciated on this mouse trap rig.
scott