Use and Care Manual

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Installation (continued)
WELL POINT (DRIVEN POINT) INSTALLATION
 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.
 Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
 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 as close to the well as possible). Support the pipe
so that there are no dips or sags in the pipe, so it does not 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 Teflon 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 Pages 10 and 11 for discharge pipe and
tank connections.