turnkey4099
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Use a minimum of 1" pipe. That is a long run and friction adds up.
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Use a minimum of 1" pipe. That is a long run and friction adds up.
turnkey4099
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A shallow well won't work due to the elevation distance. A deep well jet would have to be located at the pond or a real 'shade tree' lash up with two pipes up the slope, one runnind down to feed the jet, one up for the delivery. I'm not sure that would work. There may be something I'm missing tho in the use of a jet pump at house/barn.
buickanddeere
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No idea why anyone would want to pump frog p|ss out of a pond for use . Start off with a sand point near the buildings. .
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Yeah, don't drink the water, fish poop in it.
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Buick, thanks for the good morning frogpiss chuckle....and as for the fish, they do more than poop in it that's why I drink single malt LOL!
Still studying/figuring before I jump in with both feet. A second problem which I've not mentioned is balancing the filter with the 2nd pump that'll push the water to the house, plus I'll have to come up with a way to evacuate all of the water, or keep it warm, within the house in the winter months because there's not heat in the place when we're not there and the last thing we'll need is breaking pumps/peripherals.
Still studying/figuring before I jump in with both feet. A second problem which I've not mentioned is balancing the filter with the 2nd pump that'll push the water to the house, plus I'll have to come up with a way to evacuate all of the water, or keep it warm, within the house in the winter months because there's not heat in the place when we're not there and the last thing we'll need is breaking pumps/peripherals.
PILOON
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We are on a lake that is spring fed with no inlets as we are at the head of a water chain.
80% of us use the lake water and consequently as an association we analyze annually at 20 different locations but always the same sites for comparison.
Always +/- 1 or 0 coliform counts.
Most drink as it comes.
The time proven pumping system is a deep well self priming artesian unit with 12 GPM 1/2hp being quite satisfactory in most cases.
Our water lines are generally 1" 'blue poly B' as used in deep artesian wells.
Due to frost level we try to bury 4' but I know of many that are near surface due to rock formations in which case either insulation is used and or heat tracing lines.
Drilling a well is a 400ft $12,000. expense otherwise.
Most of these lake installations (including mine) are now aged 20 years and trouble free so far.
One consideration is that the artesian well pump is meant to be in a vertical configuration so we build a metal 'rack' to have the pump close to vertical.
An advantage is these pumps are therefor always self priming.
Typically it would be difficult to spend more than $1000.00 on such an installation and that vs a drilled 400 ft $12,000. expense thus making it a 'no brainer'.
Many have added infrared purification systems simply to be on the safe side.
The principal negative is that banks demand a water test before a mortgage will be considered, but then they also demand a septic report as well.
80% of us use the lake water and consequently as an association we analyze annually at 20 different locations but always the same sites for comparison.
Always +/- 1 or 0 coliform counts.
Most drink as it comes.
The time proven pumping system is a deep well self priming artesian unit with 12 GPM 1/2hp being quite satisfactory in most cases.
Our water lines are generally 1" 'blue poly B' as used in deep artesian wells.
Due to frost level we try to bury 4' but I know of many that are near surface due to rock formations in which case either insulation is used and or heat tracing lines.
Drilling a well is a 400ft $12,000. expense otherwise.
Most of these lake installations (including mine) are now aged 20 years and trouble free so far.
One consideration is that the artesian well pump is meant to be in a vertical configuration so we build a metal 'rack' to have the pump close to vertical.
An advantage is these pumps are therefor always self priming.
Typically it would be difficult to spend more than $1000.00 on such an installation and that vs a drilled 400 ft $12,000. expense thus making it a 'no brainer'.
Many have added infrared purification systems simply to be on the safe side.
The principal negative is that banks demand a water test before a mortgage will be considered, but then they also demand a septic report as well.
buickanddeere
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Ultra Violet purification. It only works when there is no mud, silt, sediment or particulate in the water.
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gcp
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Piloon, great info, thanks!
buick, you just described my pond to a T. I only wish the spring that feeds my property was not 400yards within my neigbor's property and especially since this water feeds my pond only and nothing else. BTW this is a wooded area with no farming, and no sprays of any sort.
buick, you just described my pond to a T. I only wish the spring that feeds my property was not 400yards within my neigbor's property and especially since this water feeds my pond only and nothing else. BTW this is a wooded area with no farming, and no sprays of any sort.
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Piloon, do you feed the pond water directly to your house or do you fill a cistern first and then pipe it to the house?
Also you state "One consideration is that the artesian well pump is meant to be in a vertical configuration so we build a metal 'rack' to have the pump close to vertical." Can you please quick sketch this rack or possibly even provide a pic?
Also you state "One consideration is that the artesian well pump is meant to be in a vertical configuration so we build a metal 'rack' to have the pump close to vertical." Can you please quick sketch this rack or possibly even provide a pic?
buickanddeere
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Includes invisible particulate. Any bit of mass that can shade a critter from UV is a problem.
