Questions tagged [well-pump]
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Iron removal filter causing substantial reduction in flow rate
I have a drilled well which is about 80m deep with a submersible pump. Its about 10m from my basement, where I have a pressure vessel (at 4 bar) and connections to other parts of the property. All ...
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well water tank - psi pressure comes on at 50psi and takes 10 mins to cut off?
Our (well water)tank - psi pressure comes on at 50psi. It takes 10 mins (more or less) to cut off It does this every approx 10 mins? Been doing this for about 10 days,as soon as it reaches 28-30 psi,...
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New Pressure Switch on Pentair Shallow Well pump, Runs but shows 0 PSI
I just changed the pressure switch on our Pentair Shallow Well pump. We've had it for about 2 years. We've been having well problems for a while. Before the original switch shorted, our water worked ...
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Why is my borewell pump drawing 6 kW when it's rated 3 kW?
For the past six months there has been increase in my electricity bill. The reason is that the maximum demand is higher (6 kW) than the sanctioned maximum demand (3 kW.)
We have a 3HP 3 phase borewell ...
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Well pump no pressure, lack of lift with 20psi setting?
I just replaced an old Craftsmen shallow well jet pump with a Zoeller, same HP, but the pump is consistently switching off and on and not delivering 1/3 the flow it should. We set the new pressure ...
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Well holding tank float switch - Recommendations needed [closed]
The well for my home has a 5 hp submersible deep well pump wired to a control box and piped into a 500 gallon holding tank. The holding tank is piped to a 1.5 hp booster pump which then goes to the ...
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Temporarily discolored water after pressure tank off for awhile
If I let my pressure tank stay empty for while (usually the result of flushing the toilet a couple times during a power outage), when the power comes back on the water is discolored for a while (30 ...
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How can I hard wire a contactor switch after breaking our float switch?
We have a pump that turns on with a float switch that is broken and was removed from the contactor switch - so I can't see how it was wired in.
The good news is, we have a circuit breaker dedicated to ...
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Well pressure / Water issue
Well depth - 50ish feet? Pretty shallow here.
Pump size - unknown
Pressure switch - 30/50
Pressure tank PSI - 28 PSI
Bought this small house (640sqft, 1bd/ba) about a year ago. The water here has ...
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Open well submersible water pump starter
I have an outdoor waterfall idea for decor, and I found that open well submersible water pump suit my needs best. My question is that: if the house is new construction and I can do whatever I want, ...
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Can I run a water line from my well pump to a remote spigot?
We just moved into our house and it has a well system with a pump; everything works fine. On top of the pump, there is a water spigot to bypass the filtration system. On the outside of the house on ...
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Off-Grid Well Setup
I have a well drilled and set up soon on my property where I plan to use completely off-grid (not tied to city power) solar array. Obviously I plan to optimize the power usage for everything that is ...
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Well pump reads 125v on each terminal but wont come on
When we bought the house the pump was wired directly to the breaker on a 240v circuit. I went to add an outlet and a sprinkler controller between the two. The picture shows the old vs new set up. The ...
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Submersible well water system 38.1 gallon expansion tank 30/50 psi switch after it shuts off it suddenly builds pressure blowing off relief why?
I have a well water system with a submersible pump 1/2 horse with 1 1/4 black water line with a check valve just above the pump approximately 120feet below top of well casing and a bleed back fitting ...
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Is a pipe hammered in the ground considered a well?
I would like to have my own water source so I was checking for permits for well drilling and for some potential companies to do that. While searching for them, I came across some guidelines. They say ...
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Well Pressure Switch Slipping from Original Setting
I have a ~600-foot well that provides water to my house. About a year ago, I adjusted the pressure switch to increase the water pressure in my home. It was set to 20/40 (Cut-in/Cut-out), which was ...
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How do I clean my water well's filter and how often?
What is the procedure for periodically flushing (to clean) this filter (shown)?
I open red valve for a couple seconds. But how to do I flush out the junk that I can see in the filter? Filter uses a ...
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Does a pressure switch need to be rated for a well pump motor size?
I recently replaced my well pump because I was told by technician it was bad. I replaced with a 3hp sitting at 360’ underground. We also replace control box, 86 gallon pressure tank and 40/60 pressure ...
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Control irrigation pump
I'm converting my irrigation system from a physical timer with physical valves to electronic control with solenoid valves.
Previously the pump would turn on automatically by the physical timer, which ...
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How to use pool tablets to shock well
I decided to shock my well to make sure there wasn't any bacteria in the well.
Originally I was going to use liquid bleach but I spoke with a well person and they told me to crush up a pool chlorine ...
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Why is my water (bladder) tank empty with air in my lines?
I have a submerged water well pump. It is more than 100 ft deep. My water tank is not filling up and I have air in my lines. I have noticed a big jump in my power use also. Today I turned on the water ...
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How can I connect my 240v well pump when all I have is a 120v control box?
I have this well pump, item title is "VEVOR Submersible Pump 3HP Deep Well Pump 32.8' Cable 4" 220V 630' w/Control Box".
The pump needs 220 volts to run but the control box has a plug ...
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Shallow well jet pump heated up, now low pressure
First of all, I have to say that I am a beginner, so please excuse inaccuracies.
I'll try to describe as much as possible, so you can get a better sense of the situation.
I have a shallow well to get ...
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well working without pump?
I recently bought a new house, and it has some out buildings with some hose bibs coming out of the ground. There are no city water lines in this area so it must be from some well. I've looked around a ...
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Why do I have water constantly flowing from my well pump?
My house is on well water and I have great pressure from the well. I've noticed that the well pump kicks on quite frequently and that there is a pipe coming from the pump that has water constantly ...
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How does a drain back valve / Bleeder Orifice for winterization work on a foot valve water pump system which might have air leaks?
I have cistern which is filled either by truck or pumped from the lake. To connect to the cabin, there is a pipe with a foot valve at the bottom, and a pump with a pressure tank at the bottom of the ...
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Any negative effects of extending a well supply line pipe?
I have a shallow well with us single pipe supply line coming from the well directly to the above-ground jet pump. I want to change the position of the pump and that would require me to add a coupler ...
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Hoses stuck in residential well
My wife and I moved into a new house last year, and we have a well that hasn't been used in >15 years. I'd like to either a) cap it and forget about it, or b) put it into service, but right now I ...
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How do I correctly replace a section of wire to a submersed well pump?
In the crawl space is the pressure switch for our well pump. A previous owner did the original wiring of it and made a connection or two with wire nuts and electrical tape but without a junction box. ...
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Is my well pump filled with sediment?
Recently our well pump has been very loud. The duration and frequency of the pump activity hasn't increased but it is noticeably louder. Upon inspection I noticed that the lines feeding to and from ...
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New Shallow Well Jet Pump and Bladder Tank Install will not build pressure in tank
I have just installed a new Acquaer SJC110-1 1 HP shallow well jet pump with a new 86 gallon bladder tank for pumping water from a lake at about 10'. I have not replaced all the lines from the lake, ...
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Tank pressure drops as water spigot runs, then pump shuts off
I have a well with a water hose spigot mounted between the well and pressure tank. When I run the hose the pressure drops and the pump comes on correctly. But, the pressure in the tank never builds ...
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Submersible well pump overheated--determining cause?
Does anyone know what would be the most likely cause of a well pump overheating? Something happened with mine, causing it to run continuously, and now it's melted to the PVC casing down there, and can'...
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Pump takes a long time to kick in
I am having an issue that only happens on occasion. I haven’t been able to reproduce it at will yet. However, when it happens I get into a scenario where my pressure gauge will read 10 psi or so and ...
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Battery backup for 5HP VFD-driven well pump
I have a 5HP well pump that's paired to a Franklin Electric SubDrive Connect VFD - the unit converts input 240VAC single-phase into three-phase power (30hz-60hz). I'd like to put a battery backup in ...
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240v at the breaker not the other end
I have a well pump on what I pretty sure is a dedicated 240v/60a circuit.
I have had to run a new line for part of this circuit and replace a segment. I connected the new segment at the same point ...
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Does a submersible well pump need an electrical disconnect?
I recently had a well installed for an irrigation system. I had a few electricians come over to give quotes. One of which suggested I needed a quick disconnect switch. While another says its not ...
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How to get water from Storage Tank to Pressure Tank set at 75psi cutoff?
I am planning to use water storage tanks for rainwater collection and distribute the water from a nearby pressure tank with a switch set at 55 psi to 75 psi to meet my needs. How many psi should the ...
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Use hour meter on well pump to calculate total gallons per time period?
I want to more precisely (but economically) understand my "whole house" filters' efficiency through time and therefore want to measure how many gallons go across them.
It seems that ...
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How to add a removable cover to a roof-hole?
I had to cut a 10" diameter hole in the roof of our pumphouse because the pump needed to be replaced, and the pipes attached to it are ~20ft long each.
Pipes being removed from pumphouse
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What's the real reason for 20 psi differential for water well pressure switch setting?
Another forum (https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/why-is-pressure-switch-differential-always-20psi.95365/) had this advice:
"Any more than a 20 PSI differential will stretch the ...
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Would five 19l pressure tanks in series work as well as one 95l pressure tank in a household well pump system?
This pressure tank is 19 litres and available for just a few dollars
The weight is 4kg
This one is a different brand and 100 litres
The weight of the 100 litre tank is only 15.4kg. I believe both ...
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Pumphouse piping preferred material?
I have to replace my waterlogged well pressure tank. The current piping material is PVC. The wellhead outlet is 1 inch NPTF and looks to be metal. The PVC exits the pumphouse and then heads ...
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is my well pressure tank waterlogged?
Is my well pressure tank permanently waterlogged, do you think?
I have a private well that's about 100 ft deep. I have an old WellMate WM-25WB pressure tank. It's fed by an old Myers ¾ HP submersible ...
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Do I need to dig another well or give up an connect to city water?
My water all a sudden stopped working so I replaced the well pump. Even after buying a new well pump I still didn't have any water. I called out a plumber he said I would need a repipe and we would ...
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Looking for advice / critique on my residential well water filtration system
I'm looking for some feedback on my planned well water filtration system. I tried to be as detailed as possible without writing a wall of text. Any feedback is highly appreciated!
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Sizing sprinkler zones for water well pump
I live in central Oklahoma and we bought a 40 year old house which depends on well water. In 2017 the pump was serviced and a new pressure tank, pump controller, and pressure switch were installed. In ...
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Why do people have outdoor pump houses for their well?
Why do people build outdoor pump houses for their well? I have read it is to help prevent the components from freezing but by putting them outside all they do is freeze. Every winter they freeze and ...
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Can a larger well pressure tank stop the main overload from tripping under heavy water use?
This has me stumped. 2HP well pump down 700 feet. Runs fine all winter spring and fall. But in the summer my pool auto top-off sometimes causes the water to run and run. If I also water the lawn,on ...
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How can I lower the water intake on my booster pump from the main water pump?
I have a 25 foot shallow well for water sprinkler with 2 horse power barracuda pump. Low pressure so added 3/4 hp barracuda booster pump. Booster is dry running for lack of water from main pump. How ...
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