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Thank you for the help! I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "assuming not a super long run". I understand that there will be head pressure loss from friction, but if you can pump 15-20 GPM through a small section of 1" pipe, shouldn't you be able to pump the same amount of GPM...

What if, say, my well is located 100 feet or more from my house? According to this chart of friction pressure loss, 100 feet of 1" pipe at 25 GPM leads to a loss of 33 feet of head pressure. So now does this pump produce enough pressure for the pressure switch to activate?

I think greenmonster123's idea could work, but maybe try digging a much wider hole than you think necessary. I have no idea how wide, but probably at least several feet across. Then fill in that hole with a well-mixed mixture of fine and medium gravel plus coarse sand. Don't use gravel that's...

Does anyone have any personal experience or anecdotal stories about the quality of Myers pumps? I've been looking at this Myers 2S102-25-P4, but I don't know if this pump will last 10 years or 10 weeks. Is it worth the $740 they want for it? Thanks for the help.

Reach4, if your estimate of the Hallmark's "true" capability is correct, then it would not meet the 50 PSI needed for a 30/50 pressure switch. So what happens to the pump if it never meets the necessary pressure to shut off, it just runs continuously?

The PVC pipes that go down my well and hold the pump are 1-1/4", but the pipes that run underground to my house are only 1". I've considered upgrading the 1" pipes to 1-1/4", and asked someone about this, but they said it doesn't matter because "the interior of the check valves is narrower than...

Thank you for that helpful response. If I understand you correctly, a pump that will be out of use for a while (extended storage) should be stored in a container of water? This means the water that cools the motor evaporates out of the pump? How quickly does this process occur? I do have a...

Hi everyone, I have a new well on my property. The diameter of the pipe is 5 inches and the water is at a depth of 60 feet. The water level in the pipe appears static. (We live in a valley and my neighbors' wells tap into the same aquifer. They've used 35 gpm pumps for at least two decades now...