I jumped into this discussion because I recently purchased two bladder tanks to hopefully ease the cycling on my pump while watering.
I'm a DIY'er when it comes to wells & plumbing, but I have extensive mechanical experience. Metalwork & welding, soldering, basic electrical, basic plumbing, carpentry, tools, machinery, etc are all things I have pretty good knowledge and experience with.
I thought sammy's reply to my question was extremely helpful, and not at all condescending, and he did not attempt to sell me anything on an allegedly non commercial website. I liked that. If he was located near me I would call him to do work for me in a heartbeat.
Since you already said your larger tank(s) were installed, how could anyone sell you something? I don't sell pumps, tanks or CSVs and you jumped into someone's thread and I didn't attempt to sell you or him anything. I'm the one that answered your question first. You then said you couldn't understand what I meant and I attempted to clarify. And if you hired Sammy or anyone else to do well, pump or tank etc. work at your house, you wouldn't be a DIYer.
Now I think you took offense at my comment "I thought what I said was self explanatory" which was not meant to be condescending; it was a statement as to what I thought.
Here is my first reply:
Originally Posted by Gary Slusser View Post
You should be aware of the fact that the larger draw down means you pull a low producing well down farther than with a smaller tank and, you take all that additional water out of the well all at once. That can cause water quality and other problems.
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Gary,
Would you mind elaborating on that?
I plumbed in larger capacity tanks to my system, but they will only service my outside hose bibs. I have a deep well, around 700 feet, which produces in the 2-3 gpm range. I don't know what the static water level is. I plan to only allow the pump to fill the larger tanks while watering.
I'm curious what other problems I have set myself up for.
TIA
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What I told you is true.
When your pump comes on to refill these tanks, it will run until they are full and shut off unless your water use gpm is equal to or greater than the pumps delivery gpm. That is true. Now compare how far down that pulls the well to a smaller tank that refills at half the volume of the larger tank. The larger will pull it down roughly twice as far than the smaller tank has ever pulled it down. That's true, and that can cause water quality problems like in Sammy's video because the water flows into the well faster with no resistance and washes out the area as compared to when the area is under water. That is true.
Sammy didn't agree with any of that.
And although it's too late for you, a CSV and a small tank costs much less, takes up much less space and is much easier and quicker to install and is the best choice FOR THE OP and OTHERS reading this thread now and into the distant future. That's also true and even Sammy agreed in the first reply after you asked me to explain my previous comment. And anyone with a couple wrenches and the desire can install a CSV; and I'm sure you agree with that but Sammy says the person should call a PRO to install it.
You've been given very good advice and you don't get that from Joe down the street or you wouldn't be here asking us pros for advice and for you to think we shouldn't sell something for our time and effort and knowledge we freely donate.... well I think that's a bit selfish and idealistic but if you want noncommercial, you should have gone to a government or university web site and taken your chances with amateurs.
, but obviously you missed the fact that Sammy has been slamming everything I say here and on a number of other forums for at least a year.
