Posted by jdemaris on January 19, 2014 at 07:14:04 from (70.194.4.14):
I'm looking for a new deep-well pump for a house I'm working on. After looking at what's around for sale - my head is spinning a bit. Seems the days of US built pumps with bronze impellers is over? Like what used to come from companies like Demming, Burks, Goulds, Berkley, etc.
I see new pumps, 2 or 3 wire, 1/2 or 3/4 horse, 230 volts - in price ranges from $135 up to over $400. How the heck can a person ascertain which ones are better built inside? Seems most still have Franklin motors but the pumps all seem to mostly Asian with plastic impellers.
My house in NY got it's first deep-well pump in 1959, set at 200 feet. By 1992 - it still worked but started losing its prime. I stuck a bronze-impellered Gould pump in its place (3 wire, 3/4 horse). It's been fine since.
My place in northern Michigan got it's first pump in 1962 and it still works fine.
Now - I often hear of people changing out their pumps every 5-10 years. Are the pumps really failing that fast?
I looked around locally. Tractor Supply has their "CountryLine" 10 GPM 2-wire pump for $330. Home Depot has a 2 wire Flotec for $341. I can buy a new Shur-Dry 10 GPM pump - 2 wire or 3 wire for $140 from Surplus Sales. That's less then half the price of what's around locally. It may or may not be just as good. But how the heck does a person know before buying (not counting reading bogus reviews).
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