Panda
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Something on my well pump or tank failed and flooded my underground cement well room. Both tank and pump are old and rusted so I want to replace everything. The well is 220 V and the pipe that was in the hole was about 70 feet when pulled out.
I have had two pump guys look at it. Guy 1 says he wants to put in a Sta-rite 32 gallon fiberglass tank and a 1/2 hp berkeley submersible pump with new pipe going into well for $2500 total. This guy works from an hour away.
Guy 2 says he would put in a metal tank x-trol 202 or 203 (so 20 or 26 or 32 gallon depending on what we want) and a Gould 1/2 horsepower submersible pump (he said there are two kinds of Gould pumps...either the newer style they make using stainless steel or the older style that uses brass and he says that the brass one is much better). His total cost would be $2000. This guy is local in my little city and can also work on the piece of garbage oil furnace heating system that the previous owner n***er-rigged himself. Guy 1 seems to know nothing about heating systems or oil furnaces. So I would be needing Guy 2 again for other work.
Do you guys have any opinions as to what I should do? Do you have a preference between fiberglass versus metal bladder tank? The first guy says use fiberglass because the underground room is humid. The second guy says he always uses the x-trol metal one and doesn't have problems with it. Does it really matter? Won't the bladder give out before rust on the outside of a metal tank happens anyway?
Also, does anybody know what the story is with the Gould stainless steel versus brass submersible pump? I can't find any information about it on the internet and those bastards at Gould won't talk to people who are not professionals. That really makes me want to not buy their product. Also, does anyone know if the Gould motors are water-filled? I don't want oil or propylene glycol in the motor that could leak into the tank. I know propylene glycol is supposed to be food safe but I used to work somewhere that pumped propylene glycol into the air to create a smoke effect. It used to destroy my vocal chords so I absolutely f***ing hate propylene glycol and want nothing to do with it.
Is there anything else that I should do or not do that I don't know about? Thank you for any advice that you can give me.
I have had two pump guys look at it. Guy 1 says he wants to put in a Sta-rite 32 gallon fiberglass tank and a 1/2 hp berkeley submersible pump with new pipe going into well for $2500 total. This guy works from an hour away.
Guy 2 says he would put in a metal tank x-trol 202 or 203 (so 20 or 26 or 32 gallon depending on what we want) and a Gould 1/2 horsepower submersible pump (he said there are two kinds of Gould pumps...either the newer style they make using stainless steel or the older style that uses brass and he says that the brass one is much better). His total cost would be $2000. This guy is local in my little city and can also work on the piece of garbage oil furnace heating system that the previous owner n***er-rigged himself. Guy 1 seems to know nothing about heating systems or oil furnaces. So I would be needing Guy 2 again for other work.
Do you guys have any opinions as to what I should do? Do you have a preference between fiberglass versus metal bladder tank? The first guy says use fiberglass because the underground room is humid. The second guy says he always uses the x-trol metal one and doesn't have problems with it. Does it really matter? Won't the bladder give out before rust on the outside of a metal tank happens anyway?
Also, does anybody know what the story is with the Gould stainless steel versus brass submersible pump? I can't find any information about it on the internet and those bastards at Gould won't talk to people who are not professionals. That really makes me want to not buy their product. Also, does anyone know if the Gould motors are water-filled? I don't want oil or propylene glycol in the motor that could leak into the tank. I know propylene glycol is supposed to be food safe but I used to work somewhere that pumped propylene glycol into the air to create a smoke effect. It used to destroy my vocal chords so I absolutely f***ing hate propylene glycol and want nothing to do with it.
Is there anything else that I should do or not do that I don't know about? Thank you for any advice that you can give me.