Re: Well pump?
FWIW, the water ace is made by Myers pump out of ashland oh. When installing this unit do not over tighten the discharge pipe as it is possible to crack the composite discharge material which would throw off your performance and cause the system to short cycle thus destroying it in less than one year. Be sure to add a check valve one stick of pipe down from the top of the well. This will help eliminate waterhammer and protect the pump if the floating poppet style check in the pumps discharge fails for whatever reason. As this is a water cooled motor you will need to sleeve the unit in some 4" pvc or the water around the motor will create a heat bloom and overheat the motor and it will kick out on thermal overload and shorten the life of the motor. You want to have the water enter the pipe from the bottom and pass over the motor, thus adequately cooling it. You can use a length of pipe as short as the length of the pump. Notch out the top and tighten down with a progressive screw type hose clamp. A poor mans flow inducer and works just as well as the fancy 200 dollar models. Also put a gate valve on the discharge for fine tuning of the pumps performance. Pumps are sized based on the performance of the well. If the well produces 15 gpm then you can use a pump that produces 1-14gpm. This is where the gate valve comes in. Remember most homes can't handle much more than 12gpm as the plumbing is so small in many of todays modern homes. I would assume but don't know the capasity of your well, but I would guess it to be acceptable with this pump. Just a note, pumps lifespans are rated in cycles not day months or years. If your pump turns on and runs for 5hrs, that is one cycle. If you pump turns on and runs for 10seconds, that too is one cycle. This is why the tank and pump work hand in hand.<br /><br />This is a 3/4hp 10gpm unit which will be exactly what your application requires. It is important that you use at least a 35gal equivalent tank that will provide 10gal of drawdown at a 30-50 pressure setting. This will eliminate short cycling of the motor. Using a smaller tank will reduce the life of the pump substantially. You can purchase a pressure switch preset at 40-60 at any hardware store for under $20.<br /><br />FYI, this is what I sell for a living. If you have any questions along the way please don't hesitate to contact me. Good Luck.
