How deep is your well? This pump says up to 26ft deep.

Yes that tee is key and the additional tank as the one on the pump would cause continual cycling of well pump which would shorten it's life.

My was DOA from get go.

Come record. :)

@@Remnant144000 How much are flight tickets these days ?? hmmm...

Love to see a solar set up with this!

Thank you for the encouragement and kind words. :)

We bought that Drummond pump at Harbor freight with 20 percent off coupon for $143.00...😀

You are very welcome and sorry for the late response. I'd love to hear how things have worked out for you regarding your project.

Thank you for sharing that thought. I hope it works out "well" for you. :)

Put in a check valve if you don't have one or yours is leaking water back like mine was.

honeydewbunson It came off the everbilt pump I believe. But that is a common part that can be purchased from any plumbing store.

You are very welcome. How kind of you to say that. :). It comes with plug but of course you need power to plug it into outdoors. The priming is very simple as it simply requires you pour water into the opening on the top.

RAN Institute thanks for getting back to me! I have the power all set up and ready. For the price it looks great, I’m gonna get one and give it a try

@@Jinkinsonsasa please update us how it works out for you. Mine has been great. And you are welcome. :)

I would put a check valve towards the bottom of the well and another one at the top. I put one on my existing pump when it started to loose water when shut off.

Burn-ett Woodwork Burn-ett Woodwork The well is about 60 to 70 feet deep. I don't live in an area with toxic runoff or farming contamination. I've stayed in an RV for over a year and I agree it's not suitable for four seasons without some modifications and upgrades. Especially with a family. If you don't mind me asking why did you choose a cabin? I'm almost finished with my efficiency home.

J M that's awesome. I have heard no negative reviews on this pump yet.

Hey! I'm also setting up a rain catchment system (325 gallons) and was wondering if you thought the drummond pump would be enough to pull water from the tote and into some tubing/hose to water a couple plants? Thanks!

Tim Bowman more then enough.

Is the HF model water proof? Can i keep it exposed to rain?

tribulation138 It's best to build a well house for it. It will survive rain but rain is destructive and will eventually rust it out.

It's set already to whatever recommended rate, but in the manual it provides recommended psi and how to add to the tank.

It will do 60 feet. If you can prime it it will pull.

What was you're luck im I. The same process

You are very welcome. :)

keteImporta They are separate items. The pump cycles on and off after the lines and small tank empties. Its not a problem for me by myself or even two persons, but to lessen cycling I would recommend a larger tank. In either case it's not too much of an additional strain on the pump.

RAN Institute,Thanks for replying,ok so when you say a larger tank does that mean I have to remove the small tank & plug it up to a bigger tank? I do have a 42 gallon pressure tank for wells,but I'm no expert on this stuff.

keteImporta yes you will need to disconnect smaller tank and run pipes the same way into new tank. It's only one connection to the tank from the mainline that needs to be attached to the new tank. Just make sure the fittings are the same size.

RAN Institute, Thanks!

Yes the HF web page of the pump shown in the video says it can be used with depth up to 26 ft. I’m still wondering what are good options for a single pipe (

Due to the laws of nature ( atmospheric pressure and vacuum) a wellpoint pump of 1hp will draw water only if the water table is 25 feet or less measured vertically below the pump. The secret is ensuring that their are no air leaks on the suction side; even a loose joint letting in air will prevent the pump from drawing water. My water table Is about 12 feet below the surface, so I sunk a 20 feet x 20 mm pipe, it delivers about 1300 litres per hour at the outlet. The higher you go above the pump the less will be the flow coming out of the hose. ( Convert litres to gallons by dividing the litres by 3.78.) I can run one sprinkler from this. I did a wellpoint for a friend and got him 2400 litres per hour at about only 12 foot depth; the water table was very shallow. To run a sprinkler system from such a wellpoint, pump from the wellpoint into a storage tank, and connect your sprinkler system to the storage tank via a booster pump. You will have to have a system whereby when you switch on your irrigation system, the Well point starts pumping and refilling the storage tank. You will have to balance this, to avoid the storage tank being depleted. Remember, the enemy of wellpoint suction side is air leaks, and a shallow wellpoint pump can only pull water from max 25 feet vertically below the pump. Place your wellpoint pump as close to the well as possible. Place a non return valve on the suction line just before it enters the pump. Make sure that the slots in the bottom of the suction line that let the water in are covered by biddum, a geotextile, to prevent sand particles being drawn in with the water; this will often prevent the non return valve from working properly, and you will lose prime on the pump. I hope this helps, and regards from South Africa.

Thank you for sharing this long term review. I sold the property before I reached the 3,4 year full time usage mark.

I do have a foot valve but I am not 100 sure on what the dimensions were. Honestly do not remember.

The blue tank is a holding tank which allows water to flow from it out to your tap without the pump having to continuously pull. The larger the tank the less the pump has to switch on and off. Thank you. :)

Very nice where did you get the holding tank and what size

@@Remnant144000 The blue tank is "pressure" tank that contains a "rubber" bladder between the water and the air. It comes with, say, 40 psi in the bladder. When you pressurize the water system, the bladder presses against the air, effectively "storing" some pressure. A properly calibrated pressure switch then shuts off the pump. Next time the water pressure is used, the water flows out of the blue tank until the pressure switch senses it's time to switch on the pump. So, you're "storing" a few gallons of water under pressure to give your pump some time to relax between short uses.

Where I am located it more then likely will not. But whenever you have a closed in system that doesn't constantly move you will get swelling. So I would take precautions and double insulate all exposed piping etc.

Yes it required a 3inch from what I remember so that conversion application could not work for me.

You are welcome. It's been awhile but it was the 1hp or 1 1/2. Can't quite remember.

He has been wonderful to me. Thank you. 😊

If I'm understanding you correctly you are wanting to run piping from the small tank that's on the pump to the bigger one I have on the video? If so you will need to run a tee pvc fitting to connect to the Drummond tank then to your bigger tank and the open end will supply water to your desired location.

It worked well for my 300 sqft structure which was over a hundred feet from the tap.

Actually It only has power going to it when I turn on my grid power to the house. It's not continual power. Just when I am wanting to use it. It maintains prime whether powered or not. Does this make sense.

I keep mine off for days at a time sometime.

You are welcome.

Rick W I put water in the housing where you see the pressure gadge mounted on the top. Also, the buzzing may be that it's running dry. Check the water table of your well also as it could be too low for it to prime properly.

Sounds like the motor capacitor is bad.

Thanks to both of you

He said about 100 feet. @1:37

The more pressure the stronger the output, but the less amount of water it will hold. I left it at the stock pressure which I am not positive as to what that number is.

It holds water and is factory pressurized; however this system is not dependent on the blue tank for pressurization. It does however keep the pump from having to run continuously due to its water holding capacity. The bigger the better for this purpose. I hope this answers your question.

GreenLeaf Natures Solution I have a pump just like it it works awesome. But when i open the water hose it automatically turns on. I was thinking to buy a bigger tank to hold more water but my question is do i need a pressurized tanknor ir can be any tank without the pressure-stat. I can only find them with the pressure stat

@@Acruz1994 I'm no expert, but the purpose of the tank is to hold water, but if there is no pressure coming from the tank then im not sure how it would work. What would trigger the pump to shut off? Maybe a flotation device? It's not the pressure per say that is causing the pump to cut back on, but rather a drop in water level which is triggered by a reduction in pressure. The pump will cut on once the faucet is opened and the water level within the tank drops. But if there is no pressure within the tank I'm not sure what would trigger the pump to stop and utilize the reserve water stored in the tank. If you do not find a certain answer before I do, I'll update this response with a more technical explanation from someone I know who specializes in this.

I've never tried it in that application, but it may work as a transfer pump. What actually are you attempting to do with the water you are drawing? Are you simply transferring or attempting to send it through PVC...?

Yes, I want to transfer the water from the canal to water about 3/4 of an acre of land through 2" PVC pipes. Will it work?

@@david78840 I would probably go with a sprinkler pump versus a well pump. These are designed to transfer water from lakes etc. to irrigate. Try this link. www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_farm-ranch_farm-equipment_sprinkler-pumps-buying-guide

1200 watts approximately.

It's a very simple wire job from the power cord to the connectors from what I remember. The instructions are included and from a scale of 1 to 10 for beginners I'd give it a 2 or 3. I had no problems connecting it and I'm no electrician.

lizzardlife absolutely 100. It's holding up perfectly. You are very welcome.

I've since sold the property, but while I was there it gave me no issues. As long as it's protected and has adequate filling tank to prevent continual cycling i do not see why it wouldn't last.

Yes it goes on the end of your first PVC pipe that you insert into your well hole. It's a screen brass piece (at least the one I used).

This screens any excessive debris from pulling up into pipe.

Don't break your concrete - put a check valve either before or after your pump it will keep the water from draining back down the well - just make sure you face it in the right direction.

Yeah it is listed at 25' but the well above has 4, 10' foot 2 1/2" casing from what I remember.

I’m sure running check valves in the pvc pipe that for into the well would help the pump

I had a 30 foot deep well with a convertible Sears pump. It could run as a single pipe "suction" pump or a 2-pipe jet (deep well) pump. My water level was only 16 feet deep so a single pipe installation should work fine. However, I achieved much higher output with the equipment set up as a deep well pump. I had to buy the poly pipe (2 different sizes are used) and I used the supplied ejector. The instructions were quite clear on what performance could be achieved in both configurations.

Here is a link to the specs. My piping is about twice this amount and it pulls fine.

www.harborfreight.com/1-hp-stainless-steel-shallow-well-pump-and-tank-with-pressure-control-switch-950-gph-63407.html

@@bryant5293 The spec. shows 26 feet. As you approach this depth, performance falls. 950 GPH is measured at 0' lift. BTW, the owners manual is excellent. Thanks for the HF link. manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/63000-63999/63407.pdf.

The maximum lift of a theoretically perfect vacuum pump, at sea level, is 34 feet. Beyond about 30 ft you need a different kind of pump.

Very Welcome

Sorry you are having to deal with that issue. I'm assuming it's either a pressure leak or the pressure switch on the pump needs adjusting in order to correspond with the pressure tank. Can't quite remember what I did being this was years ago, but I remember having a similar problem once I added the tank.

If you don’t have a pressure tank any pump will cycle that fast unless you are outputting at full flow.

Also can the drummond pump be drained during winter when not in use

The blue tank has a built in gadge where air can be added or released, so there is no need for an actual pressure switch. The pressure is automatically regulated by the amount of psi in the tank. Please let me know if this is what you are referring to. Thanks. :)

@@Remnant144000 it some what does answer it. I'm just confused on how the install guide with the pressure tank tells you how to set it up vs how you have. Maybe its just saying it needs a pressure switch if ur pump does not have one. I go to home depot for the blue pressure tank and it says it requires a pressure switch in the installation guide. But it tells you to wire that switch into the pump to let the green pump know when it needs more pressure. But I feel that would be redundant to have two pressure switches. My understanding of the blue pressure tanks purpose is to store pressure from the pump to supply the house water lines so the pump does not need to run every time you need water. So does the blue pressure tank require electric? Also do you know what psi ur tank delivers to you house? Sorry for the long post. But I plan on basically copying your set up set up. I'm doing an off grid set up with rain water collection. If u have any ideas for me I'd love to hear them! Thank you very much

@@malled1989 you are 100 percent right about the blue tank and it does not require electricity. It comes preset to correct pressure and yes its to save life on the pump from cutting on and off especially with off grid setup.

Yep, return it.