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Oh, and the well supplies pretty good- I used the afore mentioned pump to pump about 1000 gallons of water from the well over 3 hours, and the level of water in the well dropped only 6 inches, when based on the dimensions of the well, if there was no inflow it should have dropped 5 feet or so...

I wonder why the progressive cavity pumps are so much used here for wells when it doesn't seem like they get used for that anywhere else? Another thing I have thought of-- Since I'm running the water line up a hill with a vertical change of 27 meters, could I not build a smallish water tower...

Thanks both valveman and Reach4. All of this is good food for thought. I bought a 20€ "vibration pump" yesterday, precisely so I can see how quickly the well refills. If I remember the measurements I made of the well depth and circumference last year correctly, there should be more than...

I live in Slovakia, but being American my English is a lot more proficient, so easier to ask this on an English speaking forum: Our house is down in a valley with the back yard running up a hill into a field. There is a well next to the house that is 40 feet deep, with the water starting...