Well again! What else can it be? FRUSTRATED!

[Egon]

I did ask the guy about a restrictor. he advised against saying that it would put "back load" on the pump and may cause damage over time. Thoughts?

There are limitations with a restrictor. To small and there may be temperature build up in the motor. As you increase the restriction the flow will drop as well as the amperage. With less power there shouldn't be an increase in wear.

I got an eye roll out of that and he said all the pump does is increase volume, the tank is werer the pressure is generated.

Seems there may be some confusion on how the pump works??? The Tank just holds water.


From what you say it would seem the recharge rate into the well bore has dropped. This may be due to changes in the water supply to the aquifer. It may also be due to changes in the permeability of the aquifer at the well bore. Getting plugged.

If possible check for depths and rates of surrounding area wells and what all aquifers there are. Might help in making a decision.

Might have to make changes to your water usage and/or storage and/or pump rates.

 

[Dr Dave]

Glad your well guy ,did not say, you would have to drill a new well! Sounds like an honest person.:thumbsup: When you pull your well pump be sure to take lots of pics, maybe even a You Tube video.

Dave

 

[Sawdustsmb]

My driller friend also "fracks" some old wells to bring the back - using high air pressure

Bob

 

[Mickey_Fx]

Wade, smart decision to go with what you well man is recommending. As has been said, you need to size the pump to the well. HP is a secondary factor. The important info needed is flow rate of the well and the lift height the pump has to lift the water. Lift height is the height from surface of water to the ground surface, not how deep the well is nor the depth of the pump. All pump mfgrs have charts for their pumps telling what the pump capacity is based on lift height but will be usually be referred to as depth.

You also need to size your tank to the well/pump so the pump doesn't haven't to cycle too often as that is hard on them. The important thing here is not tank size but drawn down capacity.

I'm very thankful as I have a great well set-up. Well flows 15 gpm and my tank is 80 gal with draw-down capacity of ~25 gal. And the water is very pure, no minerals and sediment is quite low. Wasn't so lucky at previous home.

Hope you get it all resolved soon and get back to your normal life. I would try and make the case with the HW store about replacing the pump since the purchase was at their recommendation. And based on their recommendation you've had to bare a lot of additional expenses and grief the wrong sized pump has caused. Thank you stand a better chance with the HW store if you let them replace the pump with the correct size Vs wanting your money back and going somewhere else.

 

[tcartwri]

Just for reference, we have a 1\2 horse pump with a similar head load as yours. Has absolutely no problem keeping up with the demand.

 

[JOE G]

I would not use a Restrictor, do it right get the right pump and be done with it,I would get the pump though the well driller, You never know when you will need him down the road, Start doing business with him and develop a working relationship.

 

[Dutch445]

i can understand not using a restrictor between the pump and tank, but what about a flow restrictor after the tank
going to the house? if the water usage is draining the well, then it doesn't make sense that a smaller
pump will change things if the house is being run off the pressure tank.
if the house pressure is 40-60, and you draw the tank down to 40, the pump will come on to recharge the tank.
wouldn't the only difference in pumps be the recharge time for that tank? yes, oversized pump
may not be as efficient, but couldn't the OP drop his tank/system pressure down to 30/50,
and maybe add a flow restrictor to the outlet side of the tank, and decrease his available
water consumption to be more in line with the well production?
:confused2:

 

[JOE G]

I use a 30/50 switch, I have no issues with water pressure, I could bump it up and use a 40/60 but I just don't see the need for the extra stress on the system. I don't see a issue with a Restrictor on the outlet side, but with teh correct pump there may be no need.

 

[Egon]

Taps work well as adjustable flow restrictions.:thumbsup:

 

[SPYDERLK]

Anybody going to tell us why a lower volume pump will give him more water. Cuz it wont.

,,, blackrat , how big is your tank?
larry