well and water ?'s

[Egon]

Some information on typical well pump set ups.

http://www.goulds.com/pdf/bpump.pdf

 

[riptides]

Why not?

I have a submersible, pressure tank next to the pump, three splits in the main line. 200 feet to the house, 100 feet to the cottage, 25 feet to the barn.

Only the house has another pressure tank. And that is because of the women and the bath tubs.

-Mike Z.

 

[J_J]

Why not?

I have a submersible, pressure tank next to the pump, three splits in the main line. 200 feet to the house, 100 feet to the cottage, 25 feet to the barn.

Only the house has another pressure tank. And that is because of the women and the bath tubs.

-Mike Z.

Randy41,

You should be able to tap into just about anywhere past the well head. You can add another draw down tank so as to not reduce water to the house when you are using the water by the well. If you will be using a sprinkler system, I would suggest a small tank to allow the pump to run the whole time the sprinkler is running. That pump is going to try and keep the pressure up, and you should have the the rated gpm at the tap off, but if the house water is also running, the gpm will be less for the house and the tap off.

 

[RayH]

You should be able to tap in. I have that exact setup. The house is about 150ft from the well and Ive got a frostless faucet half way between. No problems with it at all. As a matter of fact, it has outstanding pressure and flow at the faucet

 

[randy41]

thanks for all the responses....sounds like its pretty easy to do.

 

[rcmike]

It is not normal to have a check valve at the bottom of the well. Most submersible pumps in fact have a drain hole to allow all of the water in the down pipe to drain back into the well. This is done to reduce the load on the pump when it starts. If the pump has to start against the weight of the water and tank pressure it would probably stall or you would need a larger pump. Very much like trying to start your tractor in gear with PTO engaged or a back blade on the ground.

Huh? I have never heard of that in a residential submersible pump and I am in the well drilling business. Most (if not all) residential submersible pumps have a check valve in the top of the pump. If the water drained out it would drop the pressure and then the pump would kick back on. Actually it could cause the pump to run backwards as well. In any case that would cause the pump to wear out pretty quickly kicking on and off all the time.

You shouldn't have a problem putting a frostproof hydrant there if there is no check valve between there and the tank/pressure switch.

 

[Egon]

A hydrant could be installed on the well head. A pretty common practice.

 

[randy41]

this all sounds good.....not too far from the well is an old road bed thats in a small wooded area. i always thought it would be a good place for shiitake production.

 

[riptides]

this all sounds good.....not too far from the well is an old road bed thats in a small wooded area. i always thought it would be a good place for shiitake production.

Aren't those illegal? Or what Am I confusing them with?

-Mike Z.

 

[randy41]

you must be confusing them with something else.....next time you're in a super market look for them. or you can buy them online.