Be warned that a generator has to be pretty strong to drive a well. Might be worth the effort to make sure yours will pull the load before thirsty.
My dads well needed a 7500 watt generator to spin up. His 5000 watt Honda did not cut it.
Because well motors are so small diameter, their start current is very large. Think of it as a bicycle with pedals only 4 inches long. Takes crazy torque to get going.
I had read that it took a lot of extra to pull the load at the start. I’m beginning to wish we had the manual pump my grand parents had. Ha.
When hubby finishes the current project, I’m going to order some commercial cisterns to collect rain water off the roof and the storage shed for our garden. They are 2500 gallons each. Push comes to shove, we can use the Berkey to filter it.
If we can’t figure out or afford the generator.
We used a generator for to pump the well for a couple of years until we got electricity. We pumped into a plastic tank, current one it 2500 gallons, and then used a 12 volt pump to pressurize it into the house. So we ran the pump maybe once a week or so. I think it was a 5000 watt gen but I can ask hub. Our well is 120 feet deep with water around 90 ft.