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I have a rental house in NE Kansas on some acreage. I rent pasture out to a gal who keeps horses out there. My well is about 20' deep and is running dry. Even with all the rain we've had it's pretty dry in there. It's got a shallow well jet pump with bladder tank inside the well and feeds the house and outside hydrant from there. I have been hauling about 500 gallons a week from town and delivering that into the well and that seems to be working, but it still runs dry.
I think it's running dry from high periods of consumption. Water is still entering the well even when the pump has run dry.
Nobody within a mile has a a well and my area has a reputation for poor water availability. The wells around me vary from 60' to 320'. Rural water is available for $15,000 but it will take at least three months to get done, maybe longer.
I am trying to figure out a system to get through this time for a few more months. I am considering sticking a 1000 gallon tank in the basement and running it with a float valve off the current well, which will get some kind of electrical float switch near the bottom of the pickup tube to keep it from running dry. The pump will deliver into another jet pump and bladder tank to feed the house.
Is this an awful idea?
Where will I find the float valves? What kind of pump should I use inside the house?
Your fast help is appreciated. I am hoping to do this tomorrow. My goal is to keep the price tag between $500 and $1000.
I think it's running dry from high periods of consumption. Water is still entering the well even when the pump has run dry.
Nobody within a mile has a a well and my area has a reputation for poor water availability. The wells around me vary from 60' to 320'. Rural water is available for $15,000 but it will take at least three months to get done, maybe longer.
I am trying to figure out a system to get through this time for a few more months. I am considering sticking a 1000 gallon tank in the basement and running it with a float valve off the current well, which will get some kind of electrical float switch near the bottom of the pickup tube to keep it from running dry. The pump will deliver into another jet pump and bladder tank to feed the house.
Is this an awful idea?
Where will I find the float valves? What kind of pump should I use inside the house?
Your fast help is appreciated. I am hoping to do this tomorrow. My goal is to keep the price tag between $500 and $1000.