AquaPRO 60013 Manual Del Usuario página 5

Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
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Use the fewest possible fittings (especially elbows) when connecting the pipe from the well point to the pump
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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 discharge pipe and tank
connections section.
CASED WELL INSTALLATION, 2 IN. OR LARGER CASING
Mount the pump as close to the well as possible.
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Assemble the foot valve, strainer, and well pipe. Make sure that the foot valve works freely.
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Lower the pipe into the well until the strainer is 5 ft. above the bottom of the well. It should also be at least 10 ft.
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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.
Install a priming tee, priming plug, and suction pipe to the pump. Connect the pipe from the well to the pump suction
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port, using the fewest possible fittings – especially elbows – as fittings increase friction in the pipe (however, include
a foot valve). The suction pipe should be at least as large as the suction port on the pump. Use teflon tape on
threaded pipe joints. 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-tight and water-tight. If the suction
pipe can suck air, the pump cannot pull water from the well.
You have just completed the suction piping for your new shallow well jet pump. Please go to discharge pipe and tank
connections section.
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