not yet i've been told to to hire a smaller pump for a day or two to run a diagnostic test

to ascertain the flow and refill rates etc ...

pump 500–1500 litres
stop
measure recovery after 30 min / 1 hr / 2 hrs

That alone will tell us more than days of guessing.

What happens AFTER this test

Once you’ve done that, we can size your permanent system properly:

correct pump head (likely higher than this unit)
correct flow rate for 120m garden run
whether you need pressure vessel or not
whether pond + irrigation can run simultaneously

Posted By: Tombs on July 4th 2026 at 20:40:21

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crikey... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 20:12:37
- If you need a lift pump I purchased a Pedrollo pump and it's been faultless. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 4, 21:36:58
  - i'll have a squint cheers vm (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 21:43:58
    - Mate is doing a self build on the edge of the broads and he's just discovered a well (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 4, 22:46:21
      - we used to run a water purification station for a nato military site in kosovo (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 22:58:03
- Lolf, do not fall into the well! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 4, 20:52:43
- You almost missed the glorious promotion season ahead! Did you get the new pump installed? (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Jul 4, 20:26:19
  - not yet i've been told to to hire a smaller pump for a day or two to run a diagnostic test (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 20:40:21
    - you know what you are doing there ....... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 4, 20:58:47
      - how they built them 170 years or so ago is fascinating (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 4, 21:18:03

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