Installation
REPLACING AN OLD PUMP
Hazardous voltage.
Disconnect power
to pump before working on pump or
motor.
1. Drain and remove the old pump.
Check pipe for scale, lime, rust, etc.,
and replace it if necessary.
2. Install the pump in the system. Make
sure that all pipe joints in the suction
pipe are air-tight as well as water
tight. If the suction pipe can suck air,
the pump will not be able to pull
water from the well.
3. Adjust the pump mounting height so
that the plumbing connections do
not put a strain on the pump body.
Support the pipe so that the pump
body does not take the weight of
piping or fittings.
You have just completed the well
plumbing for your new shallow well jet
pump. Please go to Page 6 for
discharge pipe and tank connections.
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 – 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 teflon tape or a teflon based
pipe joint compound. 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 6 for
discharge pipe and tank connections
CASED WELL INSTALLATION, 2” OR
LARGER CASING (FIGURE 2)
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.
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Teel Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
3P683D, 3P684D, 2P899A and 3P715B
Teel Standard Shallow Well
Jet Pumps and Systems
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To Household
Water System
Suction Pipe
From Well
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Pump
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Drive
Coupling
Drive
Point
Check
Valve
Not
to
Scale
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Install a Line Check Valve
if horizontal pipe
length is long.
Figure 1 – Driven Point
Installation
Pump
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Suction Pipe
From Well
Not
to
Scale
5-10'
At least
10'
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To Household
Water System
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Well
Casing
Foot
Valve
Sanitary
Well Seal
Install a Line Check Valve
if horizontal pipe
length is long.
Figure 2 – Cased Well Installation
