The difference between GPM and pump head is GPM is the variable that is based on another measurement that is known as the head.
The head refers to the height that the water has to reach to get pumped through the system.
The difference between head and lift pumps is the lift pumps is the capability of a pump to pull the liquid which is situated below the pump's centerline and the head is how high the pump can raise the liquid or fluid vertically.
Maximum head lift at 0 flow means the point at which nothing comes out of the tube.
Head is also known as the No flow or zero flow height.
If pump head is too high it can create a higher water column and a higher head and flow rating means more water, higher.
The 4 types of pump head are velocity head, pressure head, friction head and static head.
A pump can pull water horizontally as far as 30 feet although 25 feet is how far the pump should pull water to allow enough capacity for water usage.
The maximum suction head for water is 10.33 meters.
And the practical maximum suction height is around 7 meters at ambient temperature.
The maximum depth that water can be pumped is 34 feet with a centrifugal pump and with a submersible pump there really is no maximum depth that the water can be pumped as long as you have a large enough submersible well pump.
The maximum suction lift is 34 feet.
The atmospheric pressure is the force that pushes the liquid into the pump for open systems.
So the maximum suction lift at sea level with a perfect pump and a perfect liquid and a friction less leak free system is 34 feet.
The total head lift on a water pump means the height from the original water source up to the highest point to which the water will be pumped or the discharge point.
The H Max on a pump means Maximum resistance which means the higher the value the more the pump is able to force water over long distances and through small nozzles and pipes and the more it will also be able to raise water above the pump level.
A 1/2 HP water pump can lift water to a height of 35 feet and a 1 HP water pump can lift water to 60 to 70 feet.
Your well pump can keep tripping the breaker when there are cracks or leaks in the housing which allows water to get into the pump motor and causes it to short circuit.
The well pump may also be going bad and the windings in the motor could be bad and shorting out as well.
Or if you have a cracked or frayed wire that is grounding out and causing the breaker to trip.
A 240 volt well pump uses 3,600 watts of electricity when starting up and then when running the 240 volt well pump uses around 1,400 watts.
You can run a water pump on an inverter if you have a big enough inverter to power the water pump and enough batteries with enough charge to supply the water pump.
Most water pumps use between 1,000 to 1,500 watts so you need at least a 2,000 watt or higher inverter to power your water pump.
A 1 HP water pump or well pump can push water up to 34 feet at seal level.
However if you're pumping water horizontally, 100 feet of distance should not be an issue with the 1 HP pump pushing water.
A 1 hp water pump uses around 750 watts of electricity.
However the 1hp pump will typically draw 20-50% or more power than just that calculation based on real life usage, efficiency and power factor.
A 1.5 HP well pump can go as far as 390 Feet deep.
Powerful flow of the deep well pump can achieve 24 GPM, and the head can reach 390ft.
A 1 hp well pump uses around 1,400 watts of electricity while running or around 9 amps.
A 1 hp well pump that is submersible will require a 2.5 KW internally regulated generator to operate the pump.
The amount of electricity that a well pump typically uses per month is around $5.00 to $50.00 per month depending on how much your well pump runs.
Well pumps do use a lot of electricity as most well pumps use around 1,200 to 1,400 watts of electricity.
However well pumps don't run all the time unless you're using water so it should not add much to your electric bill.
A well pump will not work without electricity unless the well pump is a hand pump.
If your well pump is a well pump with a motor such as a submersible pump or non submersible well pump then it requires electricity to operate.
You can pump water from your well without electricity by using a hand well pump.
You can also use a solar well pump or power your well pump off of solar and inverters or use a solar well pump.
You can also power your well pump with a portable generator in the event of no electricity being available or during a power outage.
During a power outage you can power a well pump with a portable generator.
You can hook a portable generator up to the well pump power connection to power the well pump or hook the generator up to the whole house system to where it will power the house and well pump with a transfer switch.
Well pumps can also be run off a large enough solar panel and solar power system.
A generator typically uses around 1/2 gallon of gas per hour although some generators may use 1 gallon of gas per hour if it's a larger generator and you have a good load on it.
Small generators may not even use a 1/2 gallon of gas per hour.
For example my 2 stroke generator uses around 1 gallon of gasoline in 5 to 8 hours depending on the load on the generator.
Most generators run between 8 to 10 hours on 5 gallons of gas depending on the size of generator and the load of generator.
If you need to run a generator all the time and at night as well you may want to top off the gas tank before you go to bed or wake up in the middle of the night and then top it off again.
However if I refill my generators gas tank before going to bed then it's still running when I get up the next morning because the load is lighter on the generator.
My 7,000 watt generator will run for at least 10 hours at half load through the night and around 8 hours when I put more of a load on it during the day.
A 7,500 watt generator will usually run for around 10 hours on 5 gallons of gas although it may only run for 8 hours when you have more of a load on the generator.