Barry Goldberg
New Member
I have possibly a unique situation, and would sincerely appreciate knowledgeable input. I have a silty spring fed pond of about 50' x 10' and 3' deep from which I have been drawing water for years using a shallow well pump with small retaining tank separately housed. A couple of years ago I installed a 3' x 3' x 3' concrete tank that uses one of the springs. The flow is fine, but my external pumps keep needing replacement every few years. I would like to install a deep well submersible pump to take care of this problem and have good pressure. My house is about 50' uphill, and I have only 115V on a 15 amp breaker. Can I use a deep well submersible pump? Can I place it horizontally? Would it be a problem if the top was out of the water? Does anyone even make a small deep well submersible pump that could fit in my 3x3x3 concrete well? Any recommendations on the best ones out there for my size and electrical restrictions? Would I need a float, flowing inducing shroud, and other things I've seen in diagrams? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
