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DEDICATED SHALLOW WELL PUMP INSTALLATIONS

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Surface Water Installation (Figure 3)

Possible contamination. Do not use

surface water for drinking. The installation

shown could be used for sprinkler applications.

1. The pump should be installed as close to the water

as possible, with the fewest possible ttings (especially

elbows) in the suction pipe. The suction pipe should

be at least as large as the suction port on the pump.

2. Assemble a foot valve and strainer to the suction pipe.

Make sure that the foot valve works freely. Use PTFE

pipe thread sealant tape or a PTFE-based pipe joint

compound on threaded pipe joints.

3. Install a screen to protect the water system from letting

debris enter the system.

4. Lower the pipe into the water until the strainer is ve

feet above the bottom. It should also be at least 10

feet below the water level in order to prevent the pump

from sucking air.

5. Install a priming tee, priming plug, and pressure gauge

to pump’s discharge port. Connect the pipe from the

well to the pump’s suction port, using the fewest

possible ttings-especially elbows – increase friction

in the pipe. 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 not to strain the pump body, and so that it

slopes slightly upward from the well to the pump

(Note: Not doing so can create air locks preventing

the pump from working properly). Seal the suction

pipe joints with PTFE pipe thread sealant tape or a

PTFE-based pipe joint compound. Joints must be air-

and-water-tight. If the suction pipe can suck air,

the pump cannot pull water from well.

6. Joints must be air-and water-tight. If the suction pipe

can suck air, the pump cannot pull water from the

water source.

7. See instructions on page 8 for connecting discharge

pipe to tank.

(Figure 3)

Foot Valve

Screen

Water Surface

To Power Box

Suction Pipe

Priming Tee with

Priming Port, Plug

and Pressure

Gauge

To House

Water

System

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