Theeplaymaker
New Member
Hello,
I've posted before about installing a storage tank and I finally got it installed. Currently I need to run separate lines from each well to the tank as I have them sharing the feed with a check valve on each line, top side. From reading and going against my better judgment I know that is a no-no now. I built a panel with an alternating relay to switch them each tank fill. The one line had bad water hammer and I installed an arrestor that seemed to fix the issue or caused a new issue.
The pumps are both set around 325-375' if I remember correctly, both 3/4 hp and one is 5 gpm, the other 7 gpm. The one runs underground and across the house probably another 250'-300' from the pitless. The other is in my basement water room where the tank is.
The well with the long run from outside is the one that had the bad water hammer when pumping directly into the storage tank, it's 1" pvc running along the floor joists. This one I installed the hammer arrestor between the pump and top side check valve and it fixed the issue for a few days.
Everything was working great with the well in the basement running dry on large fills which it has always been the weaker well.
Then we had a cold snap and both wells seem to have gone to crap. They are definitely running out of water since if I let them sit for a few hours, they'll pump about 10-25 gallons then be shut off by the cycle sensor.
My main questions are this.
Does running the wells wide open into the storage tank cause any issues? I have the ball valve throttled about 45 degrees that goes from where the 2 wells converge to the storage tank.
Before the water table seems to have dropped, both wells would run around 6.3 amps on the CS. Now they run around 6 amps and then drop to 4.3 when out of water before the CS shuts them down. Does this sound like they are running dry as I am thinking?
Just want to see if there is anything I'm missing.
I've posted before about installing a storage tank and I finally got it installed. Currently I need to run separate lines from each well to the tank as I have them sharing the feed with a check valve on each line, top side. From reading and going against my better judgment I know that is a no-no now. I built a panel with an alternating relay to switch them each tank fill. The one line had bad water hammer and I installed an arrestor that seemed to fix the issue or caused a new issue.
The pumps are both set around 325-375' if I remember correctly, both 3/4 hp and one is 5 gpm, the other 7 gpm. The one runs underground and across the house probably another 250'-300' from the pitless. The other is in my basement water room where the tank is.
The well with the long run from outside is the one that had the bad water hammer when pumping directly into the storage tank, it's 1" pvc running along the floor joists. This one I installed the hammer arrestor between the pump and top side check valve and it fixed the issue for a few days.
Everything was working great with the well in the basement running dry on large fills which it has always been the weaker well.
Then we had a cold snap and both wells seem to have gone to crap. They are definitely running out of water since if I let them sit for a few hours, they'll pump about 10-25 gallons then be shut off by the cycle sensor.
My main questions are this.
Does running the wells wide open into the storage tank cause any issues? I have the ball valve throttled about 45 degrees that goes from where the 2 wells converge to the storage tank.
Before the water table seems to have dropped, both wells would run around 6.3 amps on the CS. Now they run around 6 amps and then drop to 4.3 when out of water before the CS shuts them down. Does this sound like they are running dry as I am thinking?
Just want to see if there is anything I'm missing.