On Aug 15, 9:12*pm, "justalurker ." wrote:
On Aug 15, 6:42*pm, "scorpionleather" wrote:





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Why is he measuring the flow rate in a higher floor bath?
Presumably, the unit is going somewhere lower, much closer to the
well, fed by a much larger diameter pipe. * Also, many bath fixtures
have aerators, etc that restrict flow. * Before considering
alternatives, I'd find out what the real flow rate is.

I'll have him check the adjustment on the existing pressure tank and see if
he can measure the flow from a valve somewhere in the basement. *Do you
think that with such adjustments and different faucet location it would even
be possible that we could see an increase from 3gpm to 14gpm? *Would there
be any risk of running the well dry if we change the pressure setting?

After searching the web I found some info that people like to recommend the
Gould Aquaboost II or WellManager systems along with an atmospheric storage
tank. *The pump is supposed to intelligently know about the water demand and
regular its power pumping from this tank according to water demand. *If it
turns out we have to install something like that, I wonder if it is feasible
I could grab one from a supplier during my week-long trip to Vermont and be
able to install it as a DIY project. *Or if this would turn out to be one of
those complex things that a well company has to do along with engineering
analysis of the well yield etc...?

Increasing the GPM is only possible if you have the volume of water
behind the pump to sustain the desired volume.

14gpm is *quite a flow rate in any residential installation on a
municipal water system let alone on a well.

Say what? 14 GPM is a very typical flow rate for a residential
well. I have a 50 ft well here in NJ yielding 15GPM. Nothing
special, just a 4" casing. Had we gone to 110ft, there is much more
water and could have easily had 20GPM+ flow rate. And 14GPM would
obviously be a joke for any municipal well.



And how long is the backwash? You'd need to sustain 14gpm for the
entire time the filter is backwashing.

Increasing well output from 3gpm to 14gpm is quite a lofty goal that
may never be achieved.

We don't even know what the flow rate of the well is. Measuring 3
GPM at an upstairs faucet says nothing about the actual max flow rate
capability of the well.

It amazes me when the truly clueless chime in.