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After reading all the pros/cons/debates/opinions concerning he CSV's I decided to install the CSV (but haven't purchased it yet) based mainly on these factors: Totally new experience and new well, unknown quality and unknown continiuous quantity of water, 7 family household, washing...

Hello all. In a storage area of a Thrift Shop I discovered 3 Berkeley 4" submersible pumps brand new in sealed boxes: S15SP4C02 J-04; 15 GPM; 2 Wire; 1/2 HP; 1Phase, 60 Hz. according to the sticker seal label. I asked the people why they didn't have them on display and she remarked that "the...

Much thanks for the help. As we were blind-sided with the necessity of digging this well, it was $2,000 over budget so money is tight and an issue. I searched for days online and the best I could find for 200' of 12/3 submersible is $.97 a foot and/or for Direct Burial was $.81 a foot which...

Hello all, I am collecting and putting together equipment for my first well and was attempting to purchase 12/3 Submersible Cable. The store didn't have any but the saavy salesman was trying to get me to substitute marine cable focusing on how the copper was "tinned" as a measure of added...

bob... Thanks all for this excellent site! The well was drilled last week to a depth of 485 feet; initial regional estimate was 300 feet. The casing is 105 feet; it's diameter is 6-1/4 inches the depth to water (static) is 25' expected yield is 60 gallon per minute. Needless to say the...

As a lifelong do-it-yourselfer I finally found my little homestead in the country albeit with no water. The best deal I could get for the funds we have is the well dug and I would have to supply my own equipment. I have tried researching online and it appears all the conventional wisdom warns...