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Water Flow Regulator Scott Townsend 07-07-2007
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Posted by Scott Townsend on July 7, 2007, 8:51 pm
I'm looking for a Water Flow Regulator.

I have a Well that has 1 1/2" Pipe and I want to feed a Tank. Though the
Well has become erratic in its water supply and I can easily pump the well
dry. I was thinking of waiting till I >need< a new Pump to replace the 1HP
pump with a 1/2 HP pump. So in the mean time I want to limit the Flow from
the Pump a bit so I don't pump as much from it.

I think it currently puts out 5-10 GPM. I would like to just limit it to
5GPM. I've seen these :
http://www.plumbingsupply.com/flowregulators.html
though it would be nice to see some Specs on them.

With my 1 1/2" pipe I would hate to have to shrink it down to 3/4" to get a
reasonable price unit for 5GPM.


Any other Suggestions?

Thanks,
Scott<-



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Posted by Speedy Jim on July 7, 2007, 9:35 pm
Scott Townsend wrote:

> I'm looking for a Water Flow Regulator.
>
> I have a Well that has 1 1/2" Pipe and I want to feed a Tank. Though the
> Well has become erratic in its water supply and I can easily pump the well
> dry. I was thinking of waiting till I >need< a new Pump to replace the 1HP
> pump with a 1/2 HP pump. So in the mean time I want to limit the Flow from
> the Pump a bit so I don't pump as much from it.
>
> I think it currently puts out 5-10 GPM. I would like to just limit it to
> 5GPM. I've seen these :
> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/flowregulators.html
> though it would be nice to see some Specs on them.
>
> With my 1 1/2" pipe I would hate to have to shrink it down to 3/4" to get a
> reasonable price unit for 5GPM.
>
>
> Any other Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott<-
>
>
Delete cross post to u-no-who

Constricting the pump output is a bad idea.
What happens will depend on the specifics of the pump
but it won't be beneficial.

You could install a bypass around the pump but that's
wasteful to boot.

May have to live with controlling the cycle time of the
pump, but watch out for too-frequent starting.

Jim

Posted by M Q on July 7, 2007, 10:53 pm
Speedy Jim wrote:

> Scott Townsend wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a Water Flow Regulator.
>>
>> I have a Well that has 1 1/2" Pipe and I want to feed a Tank. Though
>> the Well has become erratic in its water supply and I can easily pump
>> the well dry. I was thinking of waiting till I >need< a new Pump to
>> replace the 1HP pump with a 1/2 HP pump. So in the mean time I want to
>> limit the Flow from the Pump a bit so I don't pump as much from it.
>>
>> I think it currently puts out 5-10 GPM. I would like to just limit it
>> to 5GPM. I've seen these :
>> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/flowregulators.html
>> though it would be nice to see some Specs on them.
>>
>> With my 1 1/2" pipe I would hate to have to shrink it down to 3/4" to
>> get a reasonable price unit for 5GPM.
>>
>>
>> Any other Suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott<-
>>
> Delete cross post to u-no-who
>
> Constricting the pump output is a bad idea.
> What happens will depend on the specifics of the pump
> but it won't be beneficial.
>
> You could install a bypass around the pump but that's
> wasteful to boot.
>
> May have to live with controlling the cycle time of the
> pump, but watch out for too-frequent starting.
>
> Jim

Get a "Pumpsaver" (Symcom) or equivalent. Set the restart
time so that you run about 50% of the time after you have been
pumping for a while. The only down side is that it might
be a much longer time before you a new pump.

As for "flow regulators", didn't we used to call them "valves"?


Posted by ValveJob on July 8, 2007, 1:21 am
On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:51:09 -0700, "Scott Townsend"

>I'm looking for a Water Flow Regulator.
>
>I have a Well that has 1 1/2" Pipe and I want to feed a Tank. Though the
>Well has become erratic in its water supply and I can easily pump the well
>dry. I was thinking of waiting till I >need< a new Pump to replace the 1HP
>pump with a 1/2 HP pump. So in the mean time I want to limit the Flow from
>the Pump a bit so I don't pump as much from it.
>
>I think it currently puts out 5-10 GPM. I would like to just limit it to
>5GPM. I've seen these :
> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/flowregulators.html
>though it would be nice to see some Specs on them.
>
>With my 1 1/2" pipe I would hate to have to shrink it down to 3/4" to get a
>reasonable price unit for 5GPM.
>
>
>Any other Suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
> Scott<-

Just restrict the flow so it never runs dry. Running dry is more
harmful than restricting the flow.




Posted by Scott Townsend on July 8, 2007, 2:29 am
What is the best way to restrict the Flow?

Thanks,
Scott<-
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:51:09 -0700, "Scott Townsend"
>
>>I'm looking for a Water Flow Regulator.
>>
>>I have a Well that has 1 1/2" Pipe and I want to feed a Tank. Though the
>>Well has become erratic in its water supply and I can easily pump the well
>>dry. I was thinking of waiting till I >need< a new Pump to replace the
>>1HP
>>pump with a 1/2 HP pump. So in the mean time I want to limit the Flow from
>>the Pump a bit so I don't pump as much from it.
>>
>>I think it currently puts out 5-10 GPM. I would like to just limit it to
>>5GPM. I've seen these :
>> http://www.plumbingsupply.com/flowregulators.html
>>though it would be nice to see some Specs on them.
>>
>>With my 1 1/2" pipe I would hate to have to shrink it down to 3/4" to get
>>a
>>reasonable price unit for 5GPM.
>>
>>
>>Any other Suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks,
>> Scott<-
>
> Just restrict the flow so it never runs dry. Running dry is more
> harmful than restricting the flow.
>
>
>



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