I have a low recovery well as verified by a local well service operator. We did a pump down and recovery test. Recover was in the neighborhood of .5 GPM. Pressure read in excess of 100 lbs at the well head. We have about about 150' of static water in casing or ~225 gal. We start running out of water at the end of the day on a high usage day. Proposed solution I would like input on is below.
I am looking to add 400 gal, 2 200 gallon tanks connected, storage to garage. This would be filled with an exisiting 3/4 HP pump set at 180'. I am looking at controlling the pump with a Cycle Stop Valve Cycle Sensor Pump Monitor (CS1PH1-2). Current pump is a 2 wire pump controlled by a 45-25 pressure switch with low pressure cutoff. I want to have 2 floats in the tank to shut off the pump when full. I am having a hard time finding the correct option for a 240V pump. I want to have one that is primary and a second one as a backup in case of a problem with the primary shutoff. Can someone recommend a good source and part to use for this? Would it be better to choke down the flow to 1 GPM in order for it to take longer pump the well down or pump it down fast and let it recovery for longer periods of time? I am guessing I have a 7 GPM pump currently but don't know for a fact. When drilled the well was rated at 4 - 6 GPM, 21 years ago. This is the first work done to it since I bought the house 20 years ago.
In the storage tank I am planning on hanging a 1/2 HP, 7 GPM, 240V submersible controlled by a second Cycle Stop Valve Cycle Sensor Pump Monitor (CS1PH1-2) feeding a pside-kick CSV (50 psi) going into an existing whole house sediment filter and water softener. Question on hanging a submersible in a storage tank. How is the best way to install it? Would it be a good idea to install a 5" PVC pipe sleeve to set the pump in? I am wondering about torque. In case anyone is wonderabout about the sumbersible vs a jet pump, main reason is noise and water pressure and volume. The ones I have seen were noisy and you could hear the pump everytime it kicked on. I am open to other thoughts if I am missing something.
Would it be better to put the sediment filter on the line filling the storage tank. It seems that would help keep the tank clean.
When the well service was looking at the pump and well they said the could drill another 220, of well but it would be an expensive holding tank as the rate for drilling is $41 a foot. His suggestion was the holding tank. He is one of the main services in the area and a long time business. He had drilled a well last week 4 houses down and went down to 400' to get .5 GPM so didn't hold a lot of hope deeper would provide more water.
I welcome thoughts and feedback to this plan, especially anything I am missing or overlooked. Help sourcing tank float switches is appreciated, even the correct name for searching. Any ideas for improvement is appreciated. Let me know if I left out any infomratin needed to respond.
I am looking to add 400 gal, 2 200 gallon tanks connected, storage to garage. This would be filled with an exisiting 3/4 HP pump set at 180'. I am looking at controlling the pump with a Cycle Stop Valve Cycle Sensor Pump Monitor (CS1PH1-2). Current pump is a 2 wire pump controlled by a 45-25 pressure switch with low pressure cutoff. I want to have 2 floats in the tank to shut off the pump when full. I am having a hard time finding the correct option for a 240V pump. I want to have one that is primary and a second one as a backup in case of a problem with the primary shutoff. Can someone recommend a good source and part to use for this? Would it be better to choke down the flow to 1 GPM in order for it to take longer pump the well down or pump it down fast and let it recovery for longer periods of time? I am guessing I have a 7 GPM pump currently but don't know for a fact. When drilled the well was rated at 4 - 6 GPM, 21 years ago. This is the first work done to it since I bought the house 20 years ago.
In the storage tank I am planning on hanging a 1/2 HP, 7 GPM, 240V submersible controlled by a second Cycle Stop Valve Cycle Sensor Pump Monitor (CS1PH1-2) feeding a pside-kick CSV (50 psi) going into an existing whole house sediment filter and water softener. Question on hanging a submersible in a storage tank. How is the best way to install it? Would it be a good idea to install a 5" PVC pipe sleeve to set the pump in? I am wondering about torque. In case anyone is wonderabout about the sumbersible vs a jet pump, main reason is noise and water pressure and volume. The ones I have seen were noisy and you could hear the pump everytime it kicked on. I am open to other thoughts if I am missing something.
Would it be better to put the sediment filter on the line filling the storage tank. It seems that would help keep the tank clean.
When the well service was looking at the pump and well they said the could drill another 220, of well but it would be an expensive holding tank as the rate for drilling is $41 a foot. His suggestion was the holding tank. He is one of the main services in the area and a long time business. He had drilled a well last week 4 houses down and went down to 400' to get .5 GPM so didn't hold a lot of hope deeper would provide more water.
I welcome thoughts and feedback to this plan, especially anything I am missing or overlooked. Help sourcing tank float switches is appreciated, even the correct name for searching. Any ideas for improvement is appreciated. Let me know if I left out any infomratin needed to respond.