Recent content by Zoomschwortz

Thank you for your help and advice Bannerman, it is greatly appreciated. The part about not having a valve between the pump and pressure switch makes very good sense, but the idea of needing to drain 3,000 gallons of water in order to make a simple repair and then refill the tank at 60 gallons...

My plan has been to have the pressure tank mounted on the floor, around 8 foot below the high water mark of the tank, so it sounds like there could be a chance of a potential siphon/leak. Is my only option of preventing siphon/leak, mounting pressure tank and switch higher than the water level...

Thank you for your help Valveman. I like the idea of using an RV pump vs expensive diaphram tanks for if/when the power goes out. I have some more questions. 1) Since I have a 3,000 gallon tank (looks like the picture you included, with exception of being black) sitting on an above ground...

It's been nearly 1 year since I first posted, so it is time for an update. During this past year I have looked into the possibility of drilling another well and it will cost thousands of dollars before I could get a yes or no answer. I have decided to move forward with my 3,000 gallon tank...

Thank you Cary, Unfortunately I live in a county that does have written rules, but prefers to make their own, unwritten, tougher rules on a whim. Example written, no building in 100 year flood zone, but you can build in a 500 year flood zone. Unwritten, "We will not let you build in a 500 year...

I have a 65', 1.25 gpm, 6" cased well that has no records, but is believed to be 50-60- ? years old. The surface of the water in casing varies greatly depending on season and amount of rain (Well Driller believes that this well was dug long before requirements of sealing well from ground water)...