First time poster- hoping someone has an idea if I can count on this strategy-
Live in suburbia and have a well that provided the house with water. If power went out for several days, I would live on my 96 hour water provisions, my hot water heater and other cases of water I have.
220 power is needed to run the well pump, so without a 220 generator, I need to figure out how to bring the water up the wellcap from a level of somewhere around 100 feet below ground.
In my garage I have a hose fed Honda power washer. If I were to take 100 ft of hose ad run it down into the well, and hook it up to my power washer, does anyone know if the pump would still draw up the water?
My mechanically inclined neighbor thinks not, since the hose end would not have the house water pressure to assist. However, I don't have terribly strong water pressure as it is.
Anyone ever considered "dual tasking" their power washer as a make shift well pump?