How to fix a low-yield water well 

Glad to help, but please note that a 1/2 gallon per hour is a really low yield, and may be far too low to try to salvage (after all, that’s only 12 gallons per day). You may be better off exploring a rain collection cistern, which is our specialty. Check out our website for more info: www.rainbrothers.com

You could do that. It’s a little more complicated, but most people who have solar pumps are pumping into a reservoir and then gravity-feeding from the reservoir.

1” PVC

Hello - here is the float switch you would need for filling up a tank: www.rainbrothers.com/store/Normally-Closed-Float-Switch-120-230V-Bare-Leads-p281493413 . You might also want to get a cable weight: www.rainbrothers.com/store/Plastic-Cable-Weight-for-Float-Switch-Tethering-p521581298 You cannot tie more than one pump into a PumpSaver. The cistern pumps that we have (Springer Series Traditional pumps) have a built-in low level float switch to turn off automatically, so they don’t need to be wired into a PumpSaver.

You can certainly do that, although you would just want to use sediment cartridge filters (not auto-backwashing filters, like a softener). Also, you would have to keep really good track of maintenance and when the filters need to be changed because you’ll likely never notice a pressure drop/clog

Great question! Bleach or chlorine tablets (like the ones here : www.rainbrothers.com/store/System-Maintenance-c89014108 ) are always beneficial for keeping bacteria at bay. Black tanks are not needed in basements - it is better to use our clear tanks so that you can see water level easily

Yes, 3-4 GPM would be considered low yield and would be a perfect candidate for this system

This is going to be the most helpful: How to Install a Little Fuse PumpSaver ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iJ9X-nLg1vA.html . Also this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WWxZSDNgLPo.htmlsi=MJGa2v8YUFVA5UYx

GREAT question! Our tank penetration gaskets are designed for pipe that is IPS or Iron Pipe Size. Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 PVC are both IPS. PEX pipe is CTS, or Copper Tubing Size. Oddly enough, there is a difference, so 1” PEX or 1” Copper or 1” CPVC all have the same outside diameter, but those 1” pipes all have a smaller diameter than 1” Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 PVC. That’s a long answer to your question, but, no, PEX will not create a water tight seal using our gaskets because the outside diameter is smaller than PVC. I don’t always love PVC either. In fact, we rarely use it for pressurized plumbing. BUT, it is useful for this application, and then once the piping leaves the tank, we transition to PEX using some threaded adapters. Personally, I prefer using Schedule 80 PVC which is just a more sturdy option, in my experience

www.rainbrothers.com/store/500-Gallon-Freestanding-Potable-Water-Tank-White-p281493574 This one!

Great question! So, if this is a residential well, then you’re probably using a VFD pump that is single phase to the drive then three phase to the pump motor. Is that right? If so, your drive has built-in run-dry protection and you wouldn’t need a PumpSaver. Typically residential properties don’t have actual three phase power available, but VFD pumps are a different animal because they incorporate a single phase to three phase converter. If you truly have three phase, then, no, unfortunately our PumpSavers will not work

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words and for your business!! We really try hard to help people fix water issues, so I’m so glad we could be of service

Link to our complete kit is in the description of this video. Thanks!

Yes, absolutely! As long as the tank and components are protected from freezing

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for asking! The pump inside the reservoir tank would use your existing pressure tank, and your well pump would be disconnected from your pressure tank. If you check out our video library, you’ll see we have another video that goes into detail on how to set this system up. We also have a link to both videos on the product page that is linked in the description