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Re: well water supply

jo...@whidbey.net (RO) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:12:20 UT

2500 gallons a day is only 1.73 gallons per minute over a 24 hour period.
If your well is capable of pumping 20 gallon per minute, it might be a lot
easier and cheaper to just have four 80 gallon bladder pressure tanks in
your well house and not bother with a big plastic storage tank and
centrifugal pump.

Why Teco Nails?

jo...@whidbey.net (RO) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:03:59 UT

For years I've wondered why we are supposed to use teco nails for joist
hangers.
Wouldn't a screw do a better job on holding things together in an earthquake
or what ever?
Thanks,
RO

Re: well water supply

brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com (bmancanfly) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:46:57 UT

bmancanfly had written this in response to
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:
jloomis,
Since you're able to fill a 1200 gallon tank I was wondering how many gpm
does your well and pump produce. I've moved here from an area that had
city water to this location now, so this whole well/pump thing is new to

Re: well water supply

jloo...@ocean.net (jloomis) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:04:22 UT

Get a pressure tank with an air bladder inside. It will store water under
pressure and then the pump will go on when the pressure is less.
Water tower?
I have a well and supply a 1200 gl. tank with that. I have a pressure tank
in the pump house and a pump in the water tank.
I draw water off the tank, and the tank fills from the well. So 2 pumps.

Re: well water supply

railphoto...@always.hotmail.com (Steve Barker DLT) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:34:12 UT

since when are there rules on usenet? I'd be more inclined to say it's not
appropriate to mis-spell on usenet.
s

Re: well water supply

railphoto...@always.hotmail.com (Steve Barker DLT) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:32:33 UT

I think you are being unrealistic to expect a well to produce 20 gallon a
minute even for a few minutes. Better check into water well productivity a
litte more.
s

Re: well water supply

railphoto...@always.hotmail.com (Steve Barker DLT) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:30:29 UT

gravity only supplies .4 of a pound per foot. so, i guess if he could get
his tank 100 feet in the air, it MIGHT work. But then again, you'd then
need a pump to get the water up 100 feet, so youmight just as well leave the
tank low and use the same pump to make the pressure in the system. It does

Re: well water supply

railphoto...@always.hotmail.com (Steve Barker DLT) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:26:36 UT

Use a pump.
s

Re: well water supply

brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com (bmancanfly) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:02:19 UT

bmancanfly had written this in response to
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:
thanks for your reply hawgeye,
Here's the math I'm working with - maybe I'm wrong. If I have one well
pump at 20 gpm (1200 gallons an hour) running for 2-3 hours a day that
will fill the storage tank with ease. And the campsites are then supplied

Re: well water supply

pet...@hipson.net (PeterD) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:01:27 UT

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:27:22 GMT,
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First contact your state, county and local regulators about this. In
some areas this constitutes a community water supply and you may find
there are requirements that you don't realize (scheduled testing,
water quality assurance, for example)

Re: well water supply

pet...@hipson.net (PeterD) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:58:26 UT

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Re: well water supply

n...@non.net (dpb) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:40:15 UT

...
It may require you hire an engineer or otherwise get permits, etc.,
since you will, in essence, be running a public water system. Virtually
all will depend on where this site is located the resulting zoning
requirements and code requirements, etc., ...
Well, 2500gal/day --> 1.7 gpm so even a 6-7 gpm well would only have to

Re: well water supply

hawgey...@attitudecomcast.net (hawgeye) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:00:31 UT

"bmancanfly" wrote ...
Sounds like you need to do some calculations or hire an engineer to do it
for you.
You may find that gravity may provide enough pressure and volume, otherwise
you're looking at an additional pump with a pressure tank.
2500 gal/day seems like a lot even for 50 sites and unless your has the

well water supply

brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_dot_...@foo.com (bmancanfly) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:27:22 UT

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Hi,
I hope to build a small campground on my property. I need to supply water
to the sites from one or several wells. Eventually there will be 50 sites
requiring 50 gallons per day each for a total of 2500 gallons per day.
Rather than having to drill several wells I plan on purchasing a 3000