Baroclinic Zone Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 9 hours ago, dendrite said: There goes the well. First time in 12 years here I’ve gone dry. Hopefully we rain on Friday. What's that mean? No water at all? Or do you still have a municipal backup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Never heard of municipal backup on water. Beautiful morning at Pit2 with a refreshing breeze coming off the Kennebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: What's that mean? No water at all? Or do you still have a municipal backup? We have a little this morning, but it’s getting precarious. The outdoor faucets come directly off of the well and there’s very little water coming out. The water coming inside has one of those water pressure boosters and the filter to go through. I think it kicks on at 30psi and turns off at 50psi. If we knock it down below 30psi it’s taking forever to fill back up. And no...no backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 A few rumbles of thunder this morning, but we remain dry. Happy Independence Day, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, moneypitmike said: Never heard of municipal backup on water. Beautiful morning at Pit2 with a refreshing breeze coming off the Kennebec. Nicer air began to move in last evening, and this morning's low was 60 or a bit under. Full sun, good mixing, lower dews - maybe enables a run at 90, which is uncommon here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 9 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Decent storm in your hood this evening? Missed to east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Boston with a low of 80. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Boston with a low of 80. Yikes. Just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 11 hours ago, dendrite said: There goes the well. First time in 12 years here I’ve gone dry. Hopefully we rain on Friday. And all that dry weather you wanted a month ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 11 hours ago, dendrite said: There goes the well. First time in 12 years here I’ve gone dry. Hopefully we rain on Friday. What do you do when that happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: And all that dry weather you wanted a month ago.... lol...I know right? We'll see how the rain goes on Friday. I think we'll be okay through then if we watch our water use...i.e. no plant watering and cutting back on laundry. If Friday ends up negligible it'll probably get more dicey. I could really use a week long trough with a half inch every other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, dendrite said: lol...I know right? We'll see how the rain goes on Friday. I think we'll be okay through then if we watch our water use...i.e. no plant watering and cutting back on laundry. If Friday ends up negligible it'll probably get more dicey. I could really use a week long trough with a half inch every other day. How deep's your well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 44 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: How deep's your well? The paperwork says a 70ft gravel well. So not very deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, dendrite said: The paperwork says a 70ft gravel well. So not very deep. After our .77 in May we started watering like crazy in early June. Im sure we are really stressing our pump running 4 hours of water each day to try to keep our gardens and lawn green. The 1.20" storm in June helped but now everything is really drying out. I have a deep drilled well but noticed the water pressure has been getting low as its taking longer for the water to come up to its static level. I'll see what happens on Fri AM with fropa but if we miss beneficial rain Im going to stop watering lawns and gardens. Just hope our 25 baby apple trees make it, pond is almost dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Our water situation is temporarily in good shape, thanks to 1.5" on 6/28 and another 0.5" very early on 7/1. I planted 2nd rows of pac choi and arugula this morning, and the soil was still somewhat moist. Missing out on Friday would put those plantings in jeopardy, though the rest of the garden is well enough established to carry on. (Rapidly - 2" RA plus heat = pedal to the metal.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, dendrite said: The paperwork says a 70ft gravel well. So not very deep. Wow, that's pretty shallow. I think ours is 400'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, moneypitmike said: Wow, that's pretty shallow. I think ours is 400'. I guess, but I'm not over 1kft either. The river is 200ft below me and I'm 200ft below the top of our hill. Normally we have issues with too much water and drainage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Sometimes I leave the shower running in my bathroom because the noise helps me sleep. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: Sometimes I leave the shower running in my bathroom because the noise helps me sleep. I'm going to run a long pipe from the lake to my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, dendrite said: I'm going to run a long pipe from the lake to my house. I'll give you a long pipe filled with water 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Happy birthday, 'Murica. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 boundary separating mid 60s dew points from 70+ dew points moving back north now .. dews went from ~65 at 9 pm to low 70s imby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 8 hours ago, eekuasepinniW said: Sometimes I leave the shower running in my bathroom because the noise helps me sleep. Sometimes I leave the AC running even after I've cooled off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Sometimes I leave the AC running even after I've cooled off. In the last 5 years, I've lost power more times on sunny and calm days than in bad weather. Even more remarkable, this is not the first sunny and calm July 4th I've sat here in the dark. Definitely the first time it was literally just me and the condos across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The well at my place is 400' deep and provides about 5 gallons per minute. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but the pressure seems pretty decent. The well sits in a natural wetland near the the edge of my lot so I don't think it'll ever run out of water...I hope. The water has a slight metallic taste to it due to iron in the bedrock and occasionally there's a little sulfur taste and smell when you first turn it on. The showers and toilets will turn a little brown after about a week to 10 days, but some of that CLR stuff from Walmart takes it right out. I might need to get one of those special filtration systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Woke up to 65°, but just noticed 77° at Gunstock and 70° at the Franconia Notch RWIS. It’s probably going to get uncomfortable pretty quickly. 70° at MWN yesterday. Can they make a run at the record today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Aside from its hardness, the water from our well is awesome. I guess we tap into some type of spring that emerges down the hill. The pressure's okay unless someone's in the shower which really usurps a lot of the oomph. I love come in up to Pit2 though and having municipal water. The pressure in the shower is just awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Early fog burning off. Another swarthy walk with the dogs and deer flies. 70F overnight low. Stale air. One more day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Going to be a scorcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I actually think my well is doing better than I thought. Stupid me had a calcium inhibitor on the faucet to limit Ca buildup on the misting nozzles over my run. Apparently they plug up a lot faster than the 6 mos noted on the package. Of course I don't have that water going through the home filtration first so I can't blame it for that. Anyway, I'm back to watering. 83/72 A degree ahead of Sunday's pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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