Water well: anyone have one similar?

[speedbump]

I know it's easier to work on, but I'm with Toppop52. It would be easier and less expensive to operate one submersible pump instead of one compressor and one jet pump. It is a four inch well.

I'm in the Well business and never cared much for the air lift system.

 

[robbyr]

So far we've had good clean water. There is one of those moisture trap filters at the compressor. Something to keep an eye out for.
I'm not smart enough to do this kind of stuff on my own. Just have to maintain it. I think the reason father in law went this route is he believed it was too hard for submersible to carry load for three households. But I don't know that for sure.

 

[speedbump]

I don't know the specs on your well, like water level and such. But It would be much easier for a submersible to maintain pressure and volume for three homes than it would be for a jet pump.

I don't know the horsepower of your jet pump, but if you put a 10 gallon per minute (which can do more like 17 gpm) 1/2hp sub it would blow away most one horse jet pumps.

 

[buickanddeere]

Amish neighbour has an air lift deep well that works from compressed air and a diesel generator. He complains about the diesel cost and low flow that won't irrigate his market garden.
I'm at a loss to understand how he figures God is more pleased with his air well system vs an electric deep well pump ???