Chapter 5: Installation
Hose Bundles
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Hose bundling or the use of jacketed tubing reduces equipment entanglement at the well surface, and
aids the removal of the pump from the well. Bundling also assists in positioning the pump and
down-well hose assembly against one side of the well casing. Maximum space is created for other
items, such as probes, to be periodically placed inside the well.
Follow these instructions to create a hose bundle:
1.
Lay the equipment on the ground and make all of the necessary hose connections. (
See Figure 5
).
2. If a well cap is supplied, install it on the hoses. (
See Figure 4
).
3. Connect the quick-link assembly on the support rope to the eyebolt on the AP4+ and lay the
support rope out along with the hoses. Make sure that none of the hoses or support ropes are
crossing over each other (
See Figure 5
).
Note:
To make the next step easier, pull the support rope and the hoses taut.
4. Starting at the AutoPump end of the hose, put a tie-wrap through the center of the braided support
rope just above the uppermost quick-connect or barb on the AutoPump (
See Figure 5
).
5. Pulling the rope taut, put the tie-wrap around the fluid discharge hose with the rough surface
outwards. Cross the ends and complete the connect the tie-wrap make sure it is straight and is not
kinking the hoses (
See Figure 5
).
Note:
After completing this step, the fluid discharge hose will be attached to the support rope and
the exhaust hose. At this point the air supply hose is still lying free.
6.
Place the next tie-wrap two feet towards the well cap from the first. Secure the air supply hose
rather than the exhaust hose.
Note:
It is important to put the tie-wraps approximately two feet apart to keep a proper discharge
hose/support rope bundle. Experience has shown that spreading the tie-wraps further apart than
two feet increases the probability for hose kinking.
7.
Continue to alternate the air exhaust and the air supply tie-wraps every two feet, stopping about
five feet from the wellhead.
8.
Being careful not to leave any sharp edges, cut the excess from the tie-wraps.
You now have a down-well bundled hose assembly that supports both the hoses and the down-well
equipment.
