I agree with Steve and Roy. The hose diameter might not be a cure. One of my
neighbors insists on using a 3/4" ID garden hose rather than the more
customary 5/8". Yes, I know the math formula and all that stuff, but he
doesn't understand that our neighborhood homes are plumbed with 1/2" copper.
If you look at the innards of a spigot, technically called a silcock I
believe, you will probably see an even smaller restriction. Put your ear to
the lines, where the noise comes from, is where the water restriction will
be (silcock) Can't figure how to get my head down the well though
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I have well water, and my pressure is pretty pathetic.

When I was pricing out an irrigation system last year, I also had to
include the cost of upgrading my well pump and tank.
However, the plumber explained to me that these upgrades didn't have
anything to do with *pressure*. They were required so that the pump
would run longer, instead of lots of cycling off and on, which would
wear it out the pump.

I tested my gpm at an outdoor faucet: 5 gpm! Terrible.

My problem is, I want to get more radius out of my traveling sprinkler
(haven't commited to the cost of irrigation yet).

So I'm confused about pressure versus flow rate.
Will using a larger diameter hose do anything for me?