WOW! Looks like I'm loosing about 27 psi. I will tear it out and replace it with 1 1/2" that will give me a 1.1 psi loss. Thanks so much for your help.
There is a backflow preventer. The pump is a Goulds HSC20 with a Century 2 HP motor.
It is 140ft deep. But it pumps into a 3,000 gal holding tank first. then the 2 HP pump pumps it from there.
I just put in a well for my sprinkler system. No more expensive city water. My problem is the sprinklers only spray about 3/4 of the distance of when it was on city water. I have upgraded from a 1 1/2 hp pump to a 2 hp and raised the pressure switch from 60 psi to 72 psi. This had little effect if any. My city water pressure is 80 PSI. I was told not to raise the pump pressure past 75. I was told it could be water friction. My system from the well consists of a 1" line from the pump for about 2 ...
