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| If your trying to lift 18 foot of water it isn't going to happen with that pump. I tried that exact same setup with no luck. I even plumbed in a tote and had the pump circulating the tote water then opened a teed in valve to make it suck from the well with a full hose of water going down the well with a check valve on the bottom. As much as I tried it just didn't happen. Then I realized as much as a pain in the ass it was I figured to ever get it to pump each time it wasn't worth it. I dropped a 1hp submersible in and run it off my welder. I make 33 gpm that way open discharge.
If like the other poster said if it's 5 foot water level (assuming it stays constant while pumping and doesn't go below your hose) you still need a check valve on your hose. I always run a check valve on my suction hose that way that hose stays full and you can fill it from the priming port.
But a 4 inch well keeping up with that pump is unlikely to not drop the static water level pretty quickly. Has to be a well capable of 100 gpm or more.
Edited by TexasPecans 4/13/2024 23:57
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2" trash pump troubleshooting
