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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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6648 0812
Discharge line
(garden hose
or rigid pipe)
Suction line
(garden hose
or rigid pipe)
Use PTFE
thread
sealant tape
on pump
connections
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1117 0993
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Shallow Well Jet Pump installations
• Have a vertical depth of 25 ft. or less.
• Have one pipe (not included) from the well to the
pump case.
• Can be installed in a bored or drilled well, or in a
driven well.
Replacing an Existing Pump
Risk of electric shock.
Can shock, burn
or kill. Disconnect power to pump before working
on pump or motor.
This pump can replace shallow well jet pumps. This
will require reusing the pressure switch and wiring
the pump to the switch.
1. Drain and remove the existing pump. Check
the existing 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 airtight as
well as watertight. 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.
Boosting City Water Pressure
Risk of explosion and scalding.
Never
run the pump against a closed discharge outlet. To
do so can boil the water inside the pump, causing
hazardous pressure in the pump causing the risk
of explosion and possibly scalding persons nearby.
See Figure 3.
Sealing Pipe Joints – Figure 2
Use only PTFE pipe thread sealant tape or
PTFE-based joint compounds (not included) for
making all threaded connections to the pump
itself. Do not use pipe joint compounds on plastic
pumps: they can react with the plastic in pump
components. Make sure that all pipe joints in the
suction pipe are airtight as well as watertight. If
the suction pipe can suck air, the pump will not
be able to pull water from the well.
