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Thanks VA. I appreciate the time you took reading my questions and providing your suggestions/answers. I guess it amounts to how much do I want to spend on the system. The more I spend (on a pump),...

I've been doing a little investigating and appreciate your comments on my assumptions below:

1) 1 foot of head of water equates to 0.4335 PSI so the pump at 250 feet requires 108 PSI to the top of...

Thanks Valveman for the great info. I wondered about the VFD - high upfront cost and expensive to repair WHEN it fails and electronics will only last so long. I'll look into the CSV - I haven't heard...

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Does anyone have good rules of thumb (or real guidelines) for selecting the proper size well pump, pressure tank and how deep to put the pump? Also - comments on VFD versus a simple pressure...

Ahh yes - but the licensed electrician (not me) too the easy way out and daisychained utilizing the infamous (aka poor) backstabs. I personally would daisy chain using the screw terminals rather than...

I've also had 2 backstabbed problems in our house (built in 1987). The faulty installations were both in relatively lightly loaded circuits so I don't believe heat was the problem. In both cases, the...

It was interesting watching/reading the 'discussion' between the two posters. While it 'seems' obvious that a 1 amp/120 VAC load on each side of the panel would add up to a 2 amp load on the neutral,...

I also take the fan compartment door off and run the furnace fan for 'poor mans A/C' and it works well. I also remove the attic access panel and put a fan in that 2'*3' opening. This vents the hot...

Thanks Mike and Kree. I won't point out my 'deficiency' to the 'qualified' home inspectors as it does seem to work properly. I suspect there is enough venting of the system so that I don't have a...

The squeaky wheel gets the grease....but it's the first to be replaced.

The key to a successful presentation is Sincerity - and once you can fake that - you have it made.

I installed a laundry/utility type sink in my basement - you know the white plastic ~2'*2'*2' type sink. The drain is about 6 feet away from the main 4" house drain which I tied into - and there was...

Is it possible that whoever installed the unit mixed up the hot and cold supply and discharge. I had a plumber come in to install a second HWT and couldn't get any hot water out of it because the...

I agree. The tanks are mostly the same just a different sticker. (I do have a Kenmore tank with a 9 year warranty and it has 2 anodes) I always replace my tanks (myself) with ones that have the anode...

Hi Valveman - you're memory is correct but I thought I'd provide some sample values.
I measured the resistance on my well pump - a 1/2 hp, 240VAC, 3 wire setup:
Black to Red - 30 ohms
Red to...

I did what you are planning to do. I didn't use a pressure tank and just connected a hose to the pump discharge. I used a 1/3 HP jet pump. I did this because I wanted to use a timer to operate the...

You could also install a second 40 gallon tank in series with your other tank. I did that and we have lots of water. The nice thing about 2 tanks is that if one goes, and if you installed bypass...

I always buy the cheapest HWT tank I can find and replace the anode every 3-4 years and find the tanks last about 10-12 years regardless of how much I paid for it. I do look for a HWT with an exposed...

Thanks Valveman. I didn't see any way to take either the motor or the wet end apart. I didn't realize the motor was water filled so I will store it in the basement so it won't freeze in the winter....

Hi Valveman
Would you please elaborate on what to look for between the 3 wires - ie how many ohms between each wire. There are 2 possibilities - If the original installer did not run a ground (as in...

The first 2 wires are L1 and L2 (240 VAC between the two), the 3rd wire may be a ground if it's green or if yellow could be the capacitor start wire. You can tell this if you have a control box near...

I just replaced my pump (35 years old) and it had a pitless adapter that needed to have the "back feet" released before I could pry out the fitting that went into the well casing. (should have taked...

I replaced my Jacuzzi well pump (10 gpm,230vac, 3 wire). It was 35 years old and I thought I should replace it when the weather was good rather than wait for it to fail sometime which of course...

I agree - the copper pipe would make me nervous too but it is there now. Unthreading it and replacing it with a steel pipe sounds like a good idea but if you can't rethread the new steel pipe, then...

I pulled my pump out of my well a few days ago. Your pitless adapter is a pull up type and is easy to see so that will make reinstalling it easy. What I would recommend is that you install a T on the...