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Installation
- Shallow
Well
Pump
5
Step 4.
Install a priming
tee, priming
plug, and suction
pipe to the pump
(see Figure 2). 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 (however,
include
a foot valve
- see Figure 2). 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
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 _Mtape or a Teflon _Mbased pipe joint
compound.
Joints must be air- and water-tight.
If the suction
pipe can suck air, the pump cannot
pull water from
the weft.
You have just completed
the suction piping for your new pump.
Please go to Page 9 for electrical connections.
Sealing Pipe Joints
Use only Teflon _Mtape or Teflon 'M based joint compounds
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 air tight as well as water tight. If
the suction pipe can suck air, the pump
will not be able to puff
water from the well.
