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Originally Posted by TOAD
Is this decent output for an artesian well and whatever else some of this means. I never had a well before. 
Depth 540', 37' of casing, 3.5 GPM, 20' static level pump installed at 300', 1HP rated at 10 GPM. 
I am researching and learning what all this means but I know most of you folks have wells and might clarify some of this. 
I also have a call in to the well digger that did the well but don't know if he is still in business.  |
If I am correct per my well person, everything you list is good at least for an average 4 to 6 person homestead. Of coarse you know what the depth of 540' means. The 37' of casing is the amount of pipe they used to get into GOOD ledge to make a good seal to stop ground water from getting into the well. 3.5 GPM is the amount of recovery that the well produces. Your 20' of static level is good also. It is the amount of water that is in your well and it means that it is filled up to 20' from the ground level making your well have a stand pipe of usable water of 520'. You can calculate the number of gallons easy enough knowing the pipe diameter. That means you can pump down 280' before the pump would be out of water. There is a lot of water at all times in your well and do not forget it is always being feed with 3.5 GPM to that static level figure. The HP of the pump is good also..
My well is 723' deep and the GPM is 3.5 and the pump is set at 500' and is a 1-3/4 or 2 HP, I'm not sure right now and like I said the static level is 6' from the top of the ground which I was told is not that common to come that high.
