River Steve
New Member
My well has always been a low yield well. I have a 3/4 hp pump down at approximately 40ft, it is controlled by a cycle senor, it feeds my cistern. We have been very dry this year and it’s forced me to haul water most of the year. I’m trying to get my system back up and running.
The cycle sensor had previously been set to shut off at 2.6 amp, the pump runs at about 4.2 normally. It had been timed to 150 minutes. Tonight I decided to see if I could get more water by changing my timer 45 minutes. I timed how long it run and it ran for 14.42 seconds before shutting off. The line coming into the cistern is 3/4”. I’m trying to figure roughly the water production of the well.
I’ll take any suggestions on my setup and what you think the well is producin. I have changed it back to 150 and will time it again around 8pm
The cycle sensor had previously been set to shut off at 2.6 amp, the pump runs at about 4.2 normally. It had been timed to 150 minutes. Tonight I decided to see if I could get more water by changing my timer 45 minutes. I timed how long it run and it ran for 14.42 seconds before shutting off. The line coming into the cistern is 3/4”. I’m trying to figure roughly the water production of the well.
I’ll take any suggestions on my setup and what you think the well is producin. I have changed it back to 150 and will time it again around 8pm