Exactly. Health of wells is vital as our Hueco Bosom aquifer is getting low. Our area has been on conservativation mode for a while. California engineers in town studying our systems. Dell City and Antelope Wells have water but over 70 miles away and mountain range in path.
Jaime Solorza On May 9, 2015 11:35 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: > We got ours for a little over $400; they were running a 10% off deal for > our home owner group. There are a couple dozen (at least) of our neighbors > that are using it, so we have been comparing notes. > > Yes, it's kind of a sonar device. It sends a low frequency pulse (~~ 50 Hz > or so) down the well about once per second, and listens for the echo. It > then stores the data in non-volatile memory at a programmed interval > (default is once per minute, and I have ours set for once every 30 minutes). > > Ours is complicated by the fact that our well head is ~~ 200 yards from > the house, and the only power there is switched from the storage tanks up > the hill behind our house (opposite direction). So I have a couple of small > batteries that I swap every couple of weeks. About once a month I download > the data from the storage (it has an integrated USB port). > > So we have about 8 months of data with ours now, and we are starting to > get some information on the aquifer behavior, as well as how often and how > long our well pump runs. It also tells us what effect the well pump running > has on the water table, and how quickly it recovers. This has brought me > (at least) some comfort in the health of our water well, during this time > of drought. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 5/9/2015 9:47 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > This one must be some kind of sonar device. How expensive is it? > > *From:* Bill Prince <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, May 09, 2015 9:32 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Deep insertion and another erection > > We've been using this on our well since last September. Works very well. > > http://www.enoscientific.com/well-watch-600.htm > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 5/9/2015 8:28 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > > They call it a water pilot. it is a transmitter which sents measurements > to PLC > > http://www.us.endress.com/en/Tailor-made-field-instrumentation/pressure/Hydrostatic-level-Waterpilot-FMX21 > > we are going down 490 to 700 ft depending on well site > > Jaime Solorza > Wireless Systems Architect > 915-861-1390 > > On Sat, May 9, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How does that water level sensor do its thing? >> >> *From:* Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Friday, May 08, 2015 5:57 PM >> *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Deep insertion and another erection >> >> >> Doing what I do best..deep insertion. 585 ft deep and erection of 35 ft >> tower long week >> >> Jaime Solorza >> > > > > >
