Howdy Ya'll.
I got an estimate from the well guy and I just wanted to run these numbers pass your experience to see if the math is right. The driller quoted me 4000 for a 100 ft well- 4500 if it goes down to 150 or so with a 1 hp 20-28 gpm Red Jacket Well pump and pressurized tank system. At 8.5 amps and 230 voltage and .10 cent a KW he quoted me 60 month in electricity costs to run it 24/7 365 days a year- My math puts the number closer to 150 a month. The output will be about 28,000 gallons a day at 20 gpm- with a planned pond of 2 acres and a calculated loss of a half inch per day- the average daily loss should be about 30,000 gallons. This combined with a 10-15 acre watershed should keep it topped off Im hoping.
Is this Math okay for electricity usage and loss or Am I off? Does the price seem okay for the well? My other estimate was $10,000.
Anyone had Red Jackets pumps- Are they reliable?
I was hoping to use the constant source of water as a streaming water feature ending with a waterfall into the pond...Is this output good enough to supply that type of feature- Will I receive any beneficial aeration from the feature?
Much Obliged!
