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Considering Options To Deal With A Low Yield Well
I discovered the hard way that the well to the ranch house we are moving into has a capacity of about 150 to 200 before promptly running the pump dry. Only reason I found this out is that I was testing the capacity of output (gallons per minute) prior to attempting to run my pressure washer (which requires 4 gpm) on the well. I cut the circuit breaker off ASAP. After an about 2 hours the well recharged enough for normal operation.
So far I have figured on plumbing the well into a 1,000 cement cistern tank in the ground next to the well. From there, I plan to install a submersible pump which will pump water from the cistern tank to a Wellextroll WS350 119 gallon pressure blatter storage tank, through a filter and back into the house. The well does not have anywhere near the capacity to fill the cistern tank all at once and I plan to install a well pump timer box that will allow me to adjust the run times and off times for well recharge to keep the cistern tank full utilitizing high shut off and low demand float switches. To protect the well pump I will install a electric current sensing well pump safety shut off switch.
I talked with the guy who drilled and plumbed the well about drilling deeper but he said we would hit sulphur water. I asked about hydrocracking the well but he said that it is risky and can ruin the well in some cases.
Any helpfull ideas, suggestions, or comments would be welcome as this situation will have to be addressed VERY soon with 4 women living in the ranch house. ;o)
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Thanks guys! I am learnin' new stuff all the time here! You gave me some options to think about that I was not even aware of.
Yes Mark, 4 women from ages 6 to 13, plus the wife. If you think the well situation is a Chinese Fire Drill........ you should have seen it when the septic tank baffle became clogged and the drains backed up. ULTRA SUPER short Navy showers for 4 women. Not a problem for me as my full head of at least 3 dozen hairs and prior experience living in the field during Army deployments prepared me........ but try explaining that to young women who have never had to do that. ;o) They did their best and things worked out.
I still have a couple of other wells that I have to get up and running for livestock watering and outside use. In spite of it all we are still very much looking forward to the move which by the way happens in 2 weeks. It is REAL nice to have no neighbors in sight except for the turkeys, deer, quail, and coyotes.
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Thanks Jim!
By chance would you have any links to whomever manufactures these pump controllers? Or know the manufacturer's name? That is exactly what I am looking for.
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metastable,
Thanks for the reply. Yes I am sure any information you can send my way will be very helpful. This is new territory for me since we have lived on a well that pretty much had unlimited capacity.
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