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Jeannot Jeannot is offline
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Default Shallow well far from the garden: Pump location question

That's valuable input.
Would you recommend I install a float switch and a relay to shut the
system off when the water level falls too much?




Goedjn wrote:
On 7 Jul 2006 09:55:39 -0700, "Jeannot" wrote:

I never heard about drip irrigation, but it sure sounds great, I'll
research it. If I go with drip irrigation, the flow is probably less
important so I would be able to locate it in the garden.

My farmer neighbor who lived there for about 341 years knows the well
to be very productive. And I really do not care about drying it, my
house has its own well about 450 feet away.


Just remember that there's probably only one aquifer.
Exceed the recovery rate of the one well, and you just
end up dammaging the well and your equipment.

Exceed the recovery rate of the aquifer, and you're
in a world of hurt.