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Installation 5
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Well Point (Driven Point) Installation (Figure 1)
1. Drive the well, using “drive couplings” and a “drive cap”. “Drive
fittings” are threaded all the way through and allow the pipe ends to
butt against each other so that the driving force of the maul is carried
by the pipe and not by the threads. The ordinary fittings found in
hardware stores are not threaded all the way through the fitting and can
collapse under impact. “Drive fittings” are also smoother than standard
plumbing fittings, making ground penetration easier.
2. Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
3. Use the fewest possible fittings (especially elbows) when connecting
the pipe from the well point to the pump suction port. The suction pipe
should be at least as large as the suction port on the pump (include
a check valve if your pump is not equipped with one – see Figure
1). Support the pipe so that there are no dips or sags in the pipe, so
it doesn’t strain the pump body, and so that it slopes slightly upward
from the well to the pump (high spots can cause air pockets which can
air lock the pump). Seal the suction pipe joints with PTFE pipe thread
sealant tape. Joints must be air- and water-tight. If the suction pipe can
suck air, the pump cannot pull water from the well. If one well point
does not supply enough water, consider connecting two or three well
points to one suction pipe.
You have just completed the suction piping for your new shallow well jet
pump. Please go to Discharge Pipe and Tank Connections.
Cased Well Installation, 2” or Larger Casing (Figure2)
1. Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
2. Assemble the foot valve, strainer, and well pipe (see Figure 2). Make
sure that the foot valve works freely.
3. Lower the pipe into the well until the strainer is five feet above the
bottom of the well. It should also be at least 10 feet below the well’s
water level while the pump is running in order to prevent the pump
from sucking air. Install a sanitary well seal.
4. Install a priming tee, priming plug, and suction pipe to the pump
(see Figure 2). Connect the pipe from the well to the pump suction
port, using the fewest possible fittings – especially elbows – as fittings
increase friction in the pipe (however, include a foot valve – see
Figure2). The suction pipe should be at least as large as the suction
port on the pump. Support the pipe so that there are no dips or sags
in the pipe, so it doesn’t strain the pump body, and so that it slopes
slightly upward from the well to the pump (high spots can cause air
pockets which can air lock the pump). Seal the suction pipe joints with
PTFE pipe thread sealant tape. Joints must be air- and water-tight. If the
suction pipe can suck air, the pump cannot pull water from the well.
You have just completed the suction piping for your new shallow well jet
pump. Please go to Discharge Pipe and Tank Connections.
Figure 1: Driven Point Installation
To Household
Water System
Pump Priming
Tee and Plug
Not
to
Scale
5874 0808
Drive
Coupling
Drive
Point
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Drive point
below water
level
Check
Valve
Figure 2: Cased Well Installation
To Household
Water System
Pump Priming
Tee and Plug
Not
to
Scale
5875 0808
10'
Min.
5–10'
Suction Pipe
From Well
Foot
Valve
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Sanitary
Well Seal