Timbuktu
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I have a 400 ft well.
static level is 140 ft
Pump is 1.5 hp ( It delivers 16 gpm until watersource is drawn down to a pumpTec low water stoppage.)
Casing OD(what you see on the concrete deck) is about 6-7"dia. I dont know the innards dia.
QUESTION:
1-Would using a smaller well motor be more energy efficient?
2- Would a smaller motor tent to have a longer lifer?
Im not having any water supply problem. im just trying to keep motor price and operating cost down without decreasing my water demands.
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i live in the high desert in southern california. i live in a mountain/canyon at 3400 ft.
Most well water sources up here are of the fissure type and low output wells as a result .
I have a 2200 water storage tank for that reason primarily.
My current well motor pumps the water from the source (400ft below) and into the sto tank and cycles off after about 10 to 15 min of pumping.
What would be a better choice to replace the current 1.5 hp motor with when it eventually fails?
Oh...Here are some other details.
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1-The well water source below supplies with a variable .42 gal per minute to as much as .6 gpm.
2-My water use is 300 gal in the am and 300 gal in the afternoon for all plants. That about the max I would use in the hottest of summers,june to oct. That leaves me 100 + gal per day for so gal distributed during waking hours
The water tank is alway full by the next days watering schedule time.
The last 6 years this water need/supply/usage has worked fine.
These numbers below arent exact as they all vary considerably day to day. Im just trying to give you a general idea of the the well ouput and my use, so as to help decide on what pump may be a better for my situation than my current 1.5 hp motor.
Thx
I have a 400 ft well.
static level is 140 ft
Pump is 1.5 hp ( It delivers 16 gpm until watersource is drawn down to a pumpTec low water stoppage.)
Casing OD(what you see on the concrete deck) is about 6-7"dia. I dont know the innards dia.
QUESTION:
1-Would using a smaller well motor be more energy efficient?
2- Would a smaller motor tent to have a longer lifer?
Im not having any water supply problem. im just trying to keep motor price and operating cost down without decreasing my water demands.
.
i live in the high desert in southern california. i live in a mountain/canyon at 3400 ft.
Most well water sources up here are of the fissure type and low output wells as a result .
I have a 2200 water storage tank for that reason primarily.
My current well motor pumps the water from the source (400ft below) and into the sto tank and cycles off after about 10 to 15 min of pumping.
What would be a better choice to replace the current 1.5 hp motor with when it eventually fails?
Oh...Here are some other details.
.
1-The well water source below supplies with a variable .42 gal per minute to as much as .6 gpm.
2-My water use is 300 gal in the am and 300 gal in the afternoon for all plants. That about the max I would use in the hottest of summers,june to oct. That leaves me 100 + gal per day for so gal distributed during waking hours
The water tank is alway full by the next days watering schedule time.
The last 6 years this water need/supply/usage has worked fine.
These numbers below arent exact as they all vary considerably day to day. Im just trying to give you a general idea of the the well ouput and my use, so as to help decide on what pump may be a better for my situation than my current 1.5 hp motor.
Thx