Questions tagged [well-pump]
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How to insulate main water pipe in vented crawlspace
I am insulating a floor above a vented crawlspace. This is an old house built on piers. I am adding insulation to the floor just above the crawlspace, and closing it with plywood from below to avoid ...
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Multiple pressure tanks sharing a single well pump
We are building in off-grid location, just finished digging a well. We hit 30 GPM at 430ft, soon we will know our water static level. The well pump will be run on solar backed by a diesel gen. We have ...
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Well pump wiring, only red, black, and yellow [closed]
I moved into a home where the well has not been working for years. To the control box, there are only 3 wires, red, black, and yellow. So I’m confused as to what I have read online. Since it doesn’t ...
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How to connect to my pump to water lawn
I have a submersible well that feeds my pond thru a 1 1/4 above ground PVC. Where we live, our city water (connected to our home) has the lowest pressure I've ever encountered. So much that I can't ...
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Low voltage relay to control well pump -- would like run unswitched power to subpanel in shed by well
Well is about 130 feet down hill through woods from basement with 200A panel, pressure tank, and 120v pump switch.
When they put in the well 17 years ago, I asked that they put in a cord so we could ...
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What size wire would I use with a 115v submersible well pump at 100 feet?
What size wire would I use with a 115v submersible well pump at 100 feet?
My well is 80 feet deep. The well is 20 feet from the house.
I want to use a 115v pump.
What gauge wire can I use? Can I get ...
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Inlet Side Pressure Cut-off Switch for Residential Water Pump?
Are there any residential pump controllers or other device that can be used to cut power to a water pump if the pump inlet pressure falls below a threshold? If so, what are these devices called or ...
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Two pumps pulling water from same source
If I want to pull water with 2 pumps from the same pipe, it is recommended to install check valves so pumps don't interfere with each other when they run at the same time. Basically chat gpt said so :)...
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Camping well pump
I have some land and a camper, I have been hauling in water which is a pain. I do have a shallow well that is about 25 feet down into the ground. I have a pump, so I am curious if I need the pressure ...
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Wellmate water pressure dropped
Our water pressure dropped and the washing machine won't work, which is so bad.
I went out to check the pressure in the well house and it says 30 psi.
Looking at the square D 9013 FTG-2 pressure ...
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Campbell pressure gauge accuracy?
I had a 40/60 well pressure switch leaking and swapped it out with this one. Turned the water back on and noticed it was cutting on at about 42 psi and off at about 63 psi.
Additionally, I checked ...
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Can you help explain the components of my water system? [closed]
I've moved into an old stone house in the UK. The water system consists of:
Some type of well under the conservatory. It looks very deep and has a good flow rate according to the survey.
A ...
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When well pressure gets below 60 psi, pressure drops and well kicks on
When I installed the new pressure switch about a year ago it was set a bit low with the pump turning on at 25 psi and off at 50 psi (I was aiming for 30/60). I just went out there and the pressure ...
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Can a shared well system (2 houses) work independently of each other?
I recently replaced the pressure tank (waterlogged) and pressure switch in my crawlspace that were part of a shared well with one neighbor. The plumber said that these components were the main tank ...
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Pressure switch short cycles only when running water. No leaks [closed]
Replaced my pressure switch now the pressure drops from 60 to
40 in 5 seconds when running water. When water is off the system is tight with no leaks or psi drop.
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