H22lude
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1. any well or pump limitations will show up at the pressure gauge at the pressure tank. When you say that gauge showed 45 psi, did the pressure stay a that amount, or did the pump still cycle on and off? If it stayed the same during irrigation, that showed a balance that is good. You would not want to use more than that many gpm.
So pressure drops after the pressure gauge cannot be blamed on the well or pump.
The pump's real work is pumping water from the surface of the water rather than the level of the pump. So as the water level in the well drops, the pump will need more work for each gallon.
If you are in danger of pumping the well dry, there are devices that can sense running out of water, and will shut down the pump for a programmable duration.
Did they put a number on your recovery rate?
When I was testing it right now, itstayed steady because I was only running the water for a minute. I just had a larger tank installed so it takes a little while for the pump to cycle. But if I let the sprinklers run like normal, the pump will cycle. I haven't tested the cycle time with two MP Rotators. I would like to get the sprinklers to use as much water needed to keep the pump running but I can't because of the pressure issue. I'd most likely have to run both spigots wide open to keep the pump running. I can also install another spigot right near the pressure tank. That would allow me to run a few sprinklers at each spigot. But back to my original issue, not sure if the pressure is there to handle that.
The well won't run dry, I know that. There is about 650 gallons of water in the well from static level to pump.
1.5 GPM recovery. That's probably why they put the pump down so deep.