I water a garden using a series of 1/2 inch garden hoses about 200 foot in
length from a 2 hp pump. I was surprised at the amount of pressure that I
had at the end. I was expected much more drop off based on experience I had
with a pond pump. I'm also saving 100s of dollars during the summer because
I'm not paying the water company.

Good luck.




"Chas Hurst" wrote in message
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"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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rb said:

I'm starting work on a community garden for our church.

The first thing is I need to check out an old but maybe useable well.
We
have good, 2" outflo at the 2hp pump pipe.

Is that all I can do to test it?

The reason I'm asking is we're going to need to run the water about 400'
across yards and driveways. If it's worth doing that, then we can
proceed.

If not, we won't be able to handle the project for lack of water.

We could drive a well close to the project, but then we'd have to run
300
yards of electrical to the site, which might also be a "deal breaker".

You could also put a couple of pumps inline, along the route, no?

I think the 2hp pump is gonna struggle, by itself, over that distance.

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Eggs

It requires little power to move water horizontally. I think you will have
no trouble.