<font face="arial" size="4"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;">i would also like to hear service reports on this too, specifically the standard grundfos centrifugal pumps with dc motor (SQF). helical rotors wear faster, so of course their life would not be as long.<br /><br />by comparison, i have a 26 year old, 3/4 hp standard well pump which is still fully operational and in irrigation season, pumps ~2500 gallons a day.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /><br />On Saturday, April 11, 2015 7:10am, drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org said:<br /><br /></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; word-wrap: break-word;">> How long do these stay in the hole before the need to be maintained or<br />> replaced? Do they last as well as standard AC deep well pumps?<br />> <br />> <br />> > I believe that the SQE has the constant-pressure capability, and the<br />> > SQ doesn't. I have never used it in that manner, due to the idle<br />> > load. Either can be used with a pressure switch.<br><br />> > <br><br />> > Ray, both are soft-start AC. From the manual:<br />> ><br />> ><br />> <br />> _______________________________________________<br />> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br />> <br />> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br />> <br />> Change listserver email address & settings:<br />> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br />> <br />> List-Archive:<br />> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html<br />> <br />> List rules & etiquette:<br />> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br />> <br />> Check out or update participant bios:<br />> www.members.re-wrenches.org<br />> <br />> </p>
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