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hockeysj (WA)
We have very low flow to our house due to 3/4" pipes. It took almost 2 1/2 minutes to fill a 5 gallon bucket. We are on a community well with 7 other users and the water is pumped about 500 feet from the well to our house. Can we use some sort of water pump, with or w/o a bladder? We don't want to increase the pressure too much and suck the pipe dry.
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KCRoto (MO)
Increasing the pressure won't have any affect on whether or not the well goes dry. The pressure switch only kicks off when there is enough pressure in the line. If the well goes dry, the switch will stay closed and the pump will potentially be destroyed from running nonstop. The pressure switch wouldn't make the pump spin any faster or improve the flow rate; it only affects the static pressure in the line and the point at which the pump will kick on again. Is this a single pump and pressure tank supplying all 8 households? The pressure tank is what maintains consistent flow inside the house. if the pump is slow to supply water, the pressure tank is what takes up the slack, and where it is stored for future use. Also, are any of your neighbors experiencing the same problem?
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hj (AZ)
Increasing the pressure, does not suck the well dry. Increasing the volume does that, but you also need to increase the pressure to increase the volume. If the pipe to the house, where a pump would be installed, is too small to deliver the volume, the pump will destroy itself due to lack of flow. There are inline pump systems which operate when something in the house is turned on and the pressure drops, also "package pump systems" which store water for use when a faucet is opened.
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Wheelchair (IL)
There is nothing better than a private water tower to ensure water volume and pressure. Of course the integrity of your piping in your house should be done first to make sure its not just you. As asked, do your neighbors have the same issues?
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