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Is there a pressure tank after the big storage tank before it gets to the house? Otherwise how does it work if you just want a small amount (3 GPM or something) of water? It sure would be nice to have a backup of that much water.
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This newer video shows the pressure tank
I have a ghould aqua boost II variable speed pump for home... i want pump to deliver 60psi so our tank should be set to just 35psi? Thanks
Yes that is correct.
This is great information thank you
Hi I am trying to connect to a Franklin Electric SubDrive 75 which is a VFD for a well. Says it shouldn't be used with GFCI or externally regulated generator. How do I know if my generator is externally regulated? I have a 5000W Generac generator. Can I use an inverter generator?
I would reach out to the manufacturer of the generator to see. But, I would expect that it would run the controller just fine. Just make sure you start the generator first and let it warm up for 30 seconds before you plug the pump controller into the generator. And then make sure you unplug the pump controller before you shut off the generator. You never want to send power to the pump controller while the generator is starting up or shutting down.
@@RockDogEnterprises-tk6seAppreciate the response. I think I have a Honda generator that has Digital Automatic Voltage Regulation that might be closer to what Franklin Electric wants. I called Franklin and left them a message.
Why not bury it to keep it from freezing?
They are in TX it looks like. That much water would never freeze in most (all?) parts of TX. I was kind of wondering about the pipes that come down the side though
How do you keep it clean from algae and how often do you clean it? Thank you
If you get a thick dark tank, then there won't be enough sunlight for algae growth. Any metal tank is fine. Plastic tanks that are black are always best but a dark green works too. If you get a tan or lighter color, then make sure it is really thick. If its fiberglass, you can paint it to stop the sunlight if they don't have a light blocker built into the tank. You can also control algae with chlorine. But, don't bother putting in a tank and just cleaning it occasionally. That will be a complete disaster. Been there. Done that.
Can that tank become full of sediment please?
Any tank can be come full of sediment.
Has anyone seen the manufacturer of the pump house in this video? thanks
This pump house was made by a local welder. He is no longer making them for us.
Why would those exterior pipes not come up through the slab?
To quote Robert Burns: “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” Translation: "Sometimes when you build a shed, you don't realize its real purpose is a pump house."
Do you build the well house using all pressure treated lumber? About to build ours and wondering if we should use all pressure treated or not.
Most people dont do that but there is nothing wrong with that idea. If leaks happen, it will not rot the wood as fast. Good idea.
What do you do if it still smells like sulfur?
The most common way we deal with sulfur gas is to add a storage tank system. You can see that here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIh-1LSphs7PhKw.html Start at 2:38 to see the discussion on sulfur gas.
What would make pump not cut out? New pressure switch was put on thinking it was faulty
If the pump can't build enough pressure to turn off the pressure switch then you either have a leak downstream or the pump is not capable of building enough pressure. Close all discharge valves to isolate the system and see if the pump is capable of building shut off pressure.
@jimblair1 thank you I'll try that
Can you adjust the time allowed for it to run? Then say it kicks back on in 2 hours, runs for 5-7 mins and kicks off again?? What my issue is i have a wel thats not in good rock so after about a 5 min run it turn to chocolate milk and thats getting in my 1000 gal holding tank. But up until it turn in to that milk its crystal clear water..
Unfortunately, no. The pumpsaver detects when the pump runs out of water by how much electricity the pump is using. It has no way of detecting the quality of the water coming out of the pump.
Heat lamp is nice because you can direct the heat where you really need it and they are incredibly long lasting bulbs.
Y'all don't service my area but I need all the components inside and outside of that tank. Can you provide a item list so I can buy the parts I need?
I don't give out my email address on this platform. But you can go to my website www.beecavedrilling.com and fill out a service request form and it will get to me.
Worst mistake of my life was putting in a constant pressure system in a new house.
Why? I am about to maybe do the same "mistake"
Different terms, here NEW ZEALAND, well jetting is pumping water through a small diameter pipe with a fine screen attached, ball valve at bottom, jetting into sand to Dewater for doing pipe laying at road.. Air Devolpment. Is the term that we use for what the video shows.. 27 years of drilling here, on Different types of Rigs.. Cheers..
Yeah, as long as you don’t have any freezing weather. Since I got a pump saver and tank installed, it’s been a nightmare of expenses! It would’ve been cheaper to replace my deep well pump, than replace the pump saver three times - with days/weeks without water, waiting for a new one to be ordered.
Great video thank you for sharing it helped a lot
Great video, sir…thanks! Our pump/cistern froze up a couple of days ago (we live in Montana) highs were -23 and lows with wind chill were -51… Good news is it’s supposed to get above zero tomorrow or the next day!
Make sure that well house space heater is analog, NOT digital. I've had the power go out indoors and when it comes back on, the digital heaters don't turn back on. I have that exact same heater in the video in my well house; works like a champ.
If you had a 40-60psi pressure switch and then a pressure regulator set to 40psi after the switch and tank, would you have a constant 40psi?
Yes. If your goal is just constant pressure, then that would achieve the results.
Thanks for the thermocube and space heater suggestion.....great advice!
How much for a float switch and how do you wire it to the pump? I need to finish my well.
I don't sell floats that I don't install. You should contact your local water well driller for a good float switch.
I did 120 storage with grundfoss soft start pump .
How do you keep the hole from caving before you get the casing in? Thank you for all the detail. Also why here in northeast NY State does every driller use steel instead of pvc. I like the idea of the perferated section. Here for gravel wells they just have the bottom of the open casing sitting on the bottom of the well
I have thd CentriPro Aquivar AB2 with 3 blinks. Replaced the transducer and still getting 3 blinks. System has been sitting several months without use but was working fine several months ago.
Does anyone the manufacturer of the pump house seen in this video. I could use one when winter sets in.
We use Goulds pumps.
@@jimblair1 he is asking about the pump house. thanks
Good summary you don't find any well inspecting company websites. One needs to become a dentist and practically pull some teeth to get answers on how they conduct inspections. I'm still stuck though on the fact bees in your area come from caves and not hives.
Bees are people too Kevin. Thanks for the nice comment.
Is that float switch powered thru the pressure switch??
It depends on how you wire it. There are a thousand different ways to set up the electrical system depending on what you want to do.
Top video....finally found one that gets right to the key points.
How is the pvc connected, threads, glue, or compression fittings?
Most pvc casing that we use is joined by a plastic tab and O-ring. Look up Certalok Casing
Very helpful video. Great overview and much appreciated - especially the discussion of options, pros and cons.
Im not a plumber but i love plumbing and loved this video lullz
is the top float switch in water storage tank just for deep well pump to go on and off? mine now turns off the deep well pump when its raised which it should but also turns on the pressure pump at that point to fill pressure tanks. seems like that is wrong did it get wired it wrong. thought the lower float switch was for pressure pump.
The way we like to set it up has the top float switch only turning the well pump on/off. the lower floats control the booster pump. check out my other video on this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIh-1LSphs7PhKw.html
Are there any Irrigation Pumps that can produce up to 480 psi?
Yes. To get that high of pressure, you will need a multi-stage pump. The most common are submersibles but there are booster pumps that can do that high as well.
@@jimblair1 Do you know of any booster pumps that can boost that much pressure?
Yes, the water cannon style of booster pump can easily do that. They are used mainly for car wash applications. I use the Goulds brand and the model they use is the GBC and GBS. You likely won't find them on the internet as they are usually sold only through professional dealers.@@bluestingerborg
@@jimblair1 Can those be used for residential use?
Yes they can. @@bluestingerborg
What kind of maintenance do you have to do on these tanks yearly? Cleaning and such? Also do you have to add any chemicals to keep bacteria and alge from growing? Or will a UV light in line from the well be enough to stop bacteria from forming?
If you get a dark enough tank that stops sunlight from getting into the tank, you don't have to worry about algae. If too much sunlight gets into the tank, you need chlorine to stop it. A UV light will not work. Cleaning depends on how dirty your water is. Most of my customers need to clean their tanks on average about every 10 years due to sediment build up on the bottom. But some need it every year and others never need it.
Do you use any kind of sand/gravel filter in your production zone? Could you explain when, if you do? Thank you for the videos!
Yes we do occasionally. Watch this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKKF1chrqtGyf9o.html
Good job on that lifting nipple alot of company's don't do that and we pull them and when we get to the pump and it just hanging buy the wire and tape because when the pump and motor gets hot it melts the pvc threads and falls off and just hangs there and we put check valve 20 ft up away from the pump and motor then every 200 ft
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It makes no sense to pay thousands for a short-lived controller that extends the life of a pump that costs only hundreds.
Is there a problem with doing an in-ground tank? We have an excavator so we can bury it. I'm working on trying to make a list of supplies to get our water going. We had the well dug and of course it has a pump but thats it. Its slow so we want to do storage like this. I figured out the filter situation but I need to get all the other parts. I've watched this a few times, can you see if I got this correctly :). A storage tank, the booster pump (Goulds J15s ), the SJE-Rhombus pumpmaster plus (Checking my notes: 3 of these float switches you said, right? 1 near the top about 1/4 down so it turns on the well pump to refill as its being used, one about 3/4 way down to notify you its not refilling and to cut off the booster pump temporarily if the well gets low before the tank is empty. On that one, you flip the switch to allow usage of that last bit of water. Then the bottom one that shuts off the booster pump so it doesn't burn it up. That all correct? Thanks again for the info! its been very helpful. :)
Wow Jessica, you are taking on a big project. I hope you know how to wire up all this equipment. If you bury a tank, it can be a huge challenge. First you have to find a tank that can withstand the ground pressure. Unlike a septic tank, this tank will empty at times and the ground will crush a regular tank. Second, you have to figure out how to keep it from popping out of the ground. Cementing it in place tends to work if you are in rock. The J15s is a great booster. It needs an 85 gallon pressure tank. Like the Goulds V250 or similar. The pumpmaster plus is the correct float switch for this. You will need one "pump up" and two "pump down" models. This is a big job. You might consider working with one of your local water well professionals. They can make the job go a lot smoother.
@@jimblair1 Thanks so much for responding. Your concerns make sense, so we will go with above ground to be safe and just hide it behind some trees. Unfortunately the area well guys are terrible at communication. Took a long time just to get the well dug (many months after booking) and emails since then tend to go un-responded to. There just isn't anyone around here passionate about what they do and it shows. My husband is plumbing and wiring the whole house, so I think he will be ok doing this project if I have all the parts figured out for him. In fact I'd pay you to just make a drawing of our system and supplies so he has a blueprint to follow. I think I have most of it figured out, but even just buying him all the right size pipes etc would save him time back and forth to the hardware store. I have on order the pump and 3 floats, a 86 gal pressure tank, springwell filters, pressure gages and valves. Got a sediment filter to run through before the water fills into the tank to help keep the tank from being filled with sediment so fast. Any problem you see with doing that?
Excellent. Thank you
Just moved to NC and this morning there was no water in our place cause I’m assuming some pipes froze. Was not fun! I found the well water pump, it was under a fake boulder that’s a cover. Can I run a portable 250 watt halogen work and keep it under the cover?
Anything that creates heat will help. Just make sure it isn't a fire hazard. Many people burn down their well equipment by not watching out for fires.
Hi Jim, unfortunately I saw this video too late that said trickle instead of trip. Our well isn’t in a well house we wrapped it yesterday evening right before temps plummeted. This morning no water. How can I unfreeze either my pump or find the source? We have pex piping indoors
I am sorry but i saw this posting too late. Iam hoping by now that you have everything thawed out and working.
If one is away from the house, is cutting the power to the pump and then draining the lines a way to prevent freezing..?
This will work if you can actually drain the water. But in most cases, you will need an air compressor to blow the water out if the pipes. Trapped water will still freeze.
Hey nice video! If we were putting a pump system into a seasonal home would it be bad to just let it freeze when we left for the winter? (We would drain the tank before we left of course!)
As long as you completely drain all tanks, pipes, etc. the equipment will not be damaged due to a freeze. But it may be hard to get all the water out depending upon how your system is set up. You may need compressed air to get the job done fully. Good luck!
Thanks!@@jimblair1 I'll sure be willing to put in a little extra work when closing up camp. Which is much easier than having to worry all year.
The thermo cube is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the info! One suggestion I would have is that your equipment should be anchored well to the structure so that if there is a seismic event, you won't overstress you piping or have your tank fall over. Thanks again.
A simple 60-watt incandescent bulb on a timer is enough to keep pumps and pipes in a noninsulated shed from freezing.
I have no red light