Adding a Booster Pump with a Well Pump
Q. I have a shallow well that was drilled this summer and a centrifugal pump pulling up about 15 gallons/min (HAPPY!). The problem, it will only produce somewhere around 30psi (sad!). Am I able to...
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Q. I am currently in the process of converting my entire lawn irrigation system into an electronically controlled system using a control and relay setup for the pumps. I currently have two centrifugal...
View ArticlePump Cycles On Briefly When Irrigation is Off
Q. My irrigation pump runs fine when the system is operating, but after it turns off it cycles on for 5 seconds every 10 minutes or so. A. If you are using a pressure switch and pressure tank to turn...
View ArticleAdding a Booster Pump with a Well Pump
Q. I have a shallow well that was drilled this summer and a centrifugal pump pulling up about 15 gallons/min (HAPPY!). The problem, it will only produce somewhere around 30psi (sad!). Am I able to...
View ArticleProtecting Pump against No Flow Damage if a Valve Fails
Q. I am currently in the process of converting my entire lawn irrigation system into an electronically controlled system using a control and relay setup for the pumps. I currently have two centrifugal...
View ArticlePump Cycles On Briefly When Irrigation is Off
Q. My irrigation pump runs fine when the system is operating, but after it turns off it cycles on for 5 seconds every 10 minutes or so. A. If you are using a pressure switch and pressure tank to turn...
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Pumps Step 2: Types of Water Pumps
Note: This tutorial addresses electric powered pumps only. While most of the information here also applies to fuel powered pumps the formulas don’t! You must use different formulas for calculating the...
View ArticleAdding a Booster Pump with a Well Pump
Q. I have a shallow well that was drilled this summer and a centrifugal pump pulling up about 15 gallons/min (HAPPY!). The problem, it will only produce somewhere around 30psi (sad!). Am I able to...
View ArticleProtecting Pump against No Flow Damage if a Valve Fails
Q. I am currently in the process of converting my entire lawn irrigation system into an electronically controlled system using a control and relay setup for the pumps. I currently have two centrifugal...
View ArticlePump Cycles On Briefly When Irrigation is Off
Q. My irrigation pump runs fine when the system is operating, but after it turns off it cycles on for 5 seconds every 10 minutes or so. A. If you are using a pressure switch and pressure tank to turn...
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Types of Water Pumps for Irrigation Systems
This part of the Pump Tutorial Series. The 1st page is at Pumps: Selecting-a pump step-by-step. There are numerous types of pumps designed for various purposes. Pumps commonly used for irrigation...
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