stumpfield
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I just had a well drilled with a disappointing 2gpm yield. The well was drilled near the top of a ridge about 100' above the homesite. The idea was to place a storage tank there. Pump water out of the well into the storage tank and gravity feed to the home site. This will give me about 45psi to the house.
Interesting enough... the water level in the well only 20' deep. It can sustain a 2gpm draw without bringing the water level down. This gave me an idea....
What if I place the top of the storage tank just below the water level down hill 25' or so below the well? Using gravity, I should be able to siphon water out of the well into the tank without using any energy. This is very important since I'm off-the-grid with no easy access to power. If I keep the siphon flow not to exceed 2gpm... I will get a continuous flow of 2gpm into the storage tank without energy consumption. If it flows 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year at 2gpm, that's a lot of water! It wont take very long to fill my 3000gal tank. I can even dig a pond and let any excess flow fill the pond. Now, not only I will have plenty of water, I might get a year-round pond too. Will it work? Is this wishfull thinking??? Am I missing something? If this works, it really a gift from god... I appreciate any comments.
Here's a sketch of the idea..
Interesting enough... the water level in the well only 20' deep. It can sustain a 2gpm draw without bringing the water level down. This gave me an idea....
What if I place the top of the storage tank just below the water level down hill 25' or so below the well? Using gravity, I should be able to siphon water out of the well into the tank without using any energy. This is very important since I'm off-the-grid with no easy access to power. If I keep the siphon flow not to exceed 2gpm... I will get a continuous flow of 2gpm into the storage tank without energy consumption. If it flows 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year at 2gpm, that's a lot of water! It wont take very long to fill my 3000gal tank. I can even dig a pond and let any excess flow fill the pond. Now, not only I will have plenty of water, I might get a year-round pond too. Will it work? Is this wishfull thinking??? Am I missing something? If this works, it really a gift from god... I appreciate any comments.
Here's a sketch of the idea..
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