What I'd advise is to put a couple of large holding tanks on it & let
it replenish them at it's own rate.
I'd also advise a booster pump between the holding / pressure tanks
and the house.
My personal setup: 2- 80 gallon pressure tanks, and an 18gmp booster
pump. That keeps pressure at around
80psi, and volume is never a problem.
I wasn't ever cavitating my well pump to begin with, but this is just
nice. Great shower pressure, no problem washing cars or hosing down
concrete.




On Apr 6, 8:13 am, wrote:

On Apr 6, 5:51 am, " wrote:



On Apr 6, 8:29�am, "RBM" wrote:

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Hello, I have a residence with a deep water well. This well is
exactly
200' deep and water is at around the 175' level. The pump is located
about 4' off of the bottom with approximately 20' of water above it.
The well is 12" inside diameter steel cased. I checked with the
county
and they do not have any record of the well so it is probably 40
years
old or more. This well produces anywhere from 1 gpm to 7 gpm and the
rate does not seem to matter if we are having a wet or dry season. I
am curious if there is any consensus from people on this newsgroup if
I should try to improve this well or have another one put in.
Currently, the production is adequate, but just barely. The well is
located in the hills in central California. Thanks for suggestions.

hydro-fracking is a process that may help the existing well :http://www.des.state.nh.us/factsheets/ws/ws-1-3.htm

with only 25 feet of water, i think it would be a waste of money.
besides a deeper well helps guarantee dependable water during a
drought.

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I have been owned this home for 4 years and it has always produced
between 1 and 7 gpm. The depth to water has remained pretty constant.
It varies 3 or 4 feet throughout the year.