3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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bill h wrote:MrRchitty wrote:
This allowed enough start power from the generator to start and run the well pump.
TThis thing bogs significantly for about 1/2 a second and once the pump is up and running, it is no longer an issue.
What size is your pump and how deep is the well?
I don't know what size the pump is, even though, at different times during my residence here, I've had it out. It runs on a 15 amp 220 volt circuit breaker. It's about 135 feet. However, the water level is about 10 feet down from the cap. So, it actually is not pumping against the height of the water, more so than the friction of the water flowing in the line.
If I am over explaining, I apologize, but water weighs a little less than 5 psi when in a column per 10 feet. It is a rough figure we use when pumping hose lines with a fire truck. We have to acommodate friction loss, required pressure at the nozzle tip and factor in elevation. We do 5 psi per 10 foot floor.
So, if my well has water in it and is about 10 feet from the top, the water pushes down on the pump and up the line to the current height. My pump therefore must overcome the 10 feet above water level and friction loss.
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