Originally posted by Jersey:
Cecil,
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Also, how long can you pump 12g/min before your well gets low? Then what? .......
it all depends on the depth and production capability of aquifer and the specs of the installed pump.
the aquifer in which my good well was installed makes ~10 gpm, and static water level is about 20 feet. the (3/4 hp) pump i installed at 210 feet initially produces about 16 gpm, as the water level drops the pump performance decreases to less than 10 gpm, then the water level begins to rise again, and under constant running, pump performance maintain about 10 gpm and can never pump the well dry. a lot of people oversize their pumps for the aquifer conditions.
