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New Shallow Well Installation 5
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Well Point Installation (Figure 5)
1. Install the control valve and pressure gauge in the pump body (see
Figure 1).
2. Install ejector kit FP4855 or kit FP4875 (kits are sold separately). Follow
the instructions provided with the kit. Align the venturi with the top
hole on the front of the pump (see Figure 4).
3. 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.
4. Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
5. 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 – see Figure 5). 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
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Teflon™ tape or Teflon™ based pipe joint compound approved
for use on PVC. 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 Page 8 for discharge pipe and tank connections.
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E. I. DuPont de Demours and Company Corporation, Delaware
Cased Well Installation, 2” or Larger Casing (Figure 6)
1. Install the control valve and pressure gauge in the pump body (see
Figure 1).
2. Install ejector kit FP4855 or kit FP4875 (kits are sold separately). Follow
the instructions provided with the kit. Align the venturi with the top
hole on the front of the pump (see Figure 4).
3. Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
4. Assemble the foot valve, strainer, and well pipe (see Figure 6). Make
sure that the foot valve works freely.
5. 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.
6. Install a priming tee, priming plug, and suction pipe to the pump
(see Figure 6). 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. 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
To Household
Water System
Suction Pipe
From Well
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Pressure Gauge
and Priming Port
Drive
Coupling
Drive
Point
Check
Valve
Built-in
Check
Valve
Not
to
Scale
Relief Valve
Figure 5: Driven Point Installation
Figure 6: Cased Well Installation
To Household
Water System
Suction Pipe
From Well
Pressure Gauge
and Priming Port
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Built-in
Check Valve
Not
to
Scale
Well
Casing
Foot
Valve
Sanitary
Well Seal
Strainer
5-10'
At least
10'
Relief Valve
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