Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

water pump,for a well and which type cable

  • 01-12-2014 5:25pm
    #1
    lab man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭


    hey all, I'm going down the route of getting a well going on my farm I've a good well thats only about12 feet but is always pouring out lots of water, well my question for ye is, the well is 350 yards from the slatted unit and about 40 feet lower than it. what type cable would I need and what type pump. sorry about the long text thanks lab man


Comments

  • #2
    agriman27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭agriman27


    I put in a pedrollo twin impeller 1.5hp shallow well pump in three years ago to do similar job to yours, it replaced an old waterpack pump. I'm very pleased with it and it puts up the pressure very quick. Any of the submersible pumps will do the job either I'm told they can put up serious pressure,but I had the pump house and all so went with the over ground pump. I'd put in a fairly heavy cable to be sure


  • #3
    lab man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭lab man


    what type cable did u use agriman how much per metre was it


  • #4
    foxy farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭foxy farmer


    Thats a good distance for a cable run(330m). The lift height isnt bad though. I've a pump here about 150 m from the yard but pump is nearly 350ft (110m) down the well. The pumphouse is on top of the well with pressure tank and control box. The cable from the yard is a 3cored x10mmsq SWA (armoured). The cable down the well is a 4core x6mmsq flexible rubber type cable.
    Certain makes of submersible pump only need a 3 core cable but are expensive first day. The current needed to run the pump isn't a major issue but the voltage drop at the pump is. If the voltage at the motor is low the motor will get very hot and its life will be shortened. Where you site the pressure tank and what type of pump you're using (submersible or shallow well) will have a bearing on the no. of cores needed in the cable.
    How is your ESB supply? Getting a voltage reading with a multimeter might be no harm.
    Voltage here is around 237v as I'm on my own transformer. I think it was around 230v at the pump house. Probably 220 down at the pump. I've a table of voltage drop values for different cable sizes but will have to go searching for it. Fitted pump here myself back in 2004. Around 2.5k before I had water running. Nearly 7k to sink well.
    Water charges how are ya?!!


Advertisement