3nails4u
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Greetings, I am in need of a new well pump and would like to understand what I should use. Original set-up has quit running (motor was stuck) and activating the overload protection. Pulled it myself and needed quite some force to turn the motor shaft. Once free it would start and run on it's own but I was not about to lower it back in the hole. I did not locate my house where original owner of the property placed the well and prepared a house sight. So the pump installed was not calculated for my needs. Pump was a Grundfos 16S15-14, 16 gpm, 284 ft. motor was Franklin 1.5 hp. 3 wire 1 ph. Well was tested at 55 gpm at time of install in 1992. Pump sits at @ 87 ft. and water in well case is as high as 3 ft. below surface and as low as perhaps 40 ft. from surface depending on time of year. Pump to pitless adapter is 1 1/4" schedule 120 for first 10 ft. from pump then schedule 80 to the exit. No idea why the change in strength for that short distance. A T-fitting outside the case with a pressure reducer provides water usage at the well sight (built a cabin at the original house sight. A 1.5" poly pipe from the T takes the water up the road to our house. Buried @ 5 ft. deep.
We decided to build further up the property so as to have sunlight 365. From the well to the house, the road is about 2400 ft. with each pipe to pipe connection I added a swing check valve and a spring type check valve at the T by the well. The elevation from top of well to house is @ 200 ft. The water is pumped into a tank with a float switch shut off. A contactor allows the well to be operated at either location. Pressure is not a concern, volume however is. I would like for the pump to be able to keep up with the water usage and not allow the tank to empty while running lawn sprinklers etc... at the house. I would like to have 15-20 gpm to the tank. We live out off the beaten path but do have PUD power but not 3 ph.
Hopefully this is all one needs to figure out the size I would need. If not, please ask. Naturally I am anxious to get water again, so thank you to anyone that can provide me with some info.
We decided to build further up the property so as to have sunlight 365. From the well to the house, the road is about 2400 ft. with each pipe to pipe connection I added a swing check valve and a spring type check valve at the T by the well. The elevation from top of well to house is @ 200 ft. The water is pumped into a tank with a float switch shut off. A contactor allows the well to be operated at either location. Pressure is not a concern, volume however is. I would like for the pump to be able to keep up with the water usage and not allow the tank to empty while running lawn sprinklers etc... at the house. I would like to have 15-20 gpm to the tank. We live out off the beaten path but do have PUD power but not 3 ph.
Hopefully this is all one needs to figure out the size I would need. If not, please ask. Naturally I am anxious to get water again, so thank you to anyone that can provide me with some info.