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Posted by Dwight - VA on December 25, 2005 at 10:46:38 from (65.254.172.90):
In Reply to: Water Well Problems 2 posted by john in la on December 25, 2005 at 06:56:11:
Hi John, I don't understand something. You describe a one pipe system but say the distance from the check valve to the bottom of the pipe is 225 feet. My experience is that the one pipe system is for a shallow well and only good for a well depth of about 25 feet. From 25 feet to about 150 feet you can still use a jet pump but normally would use a two pipe system. In either case you have a foot valve at the end of the pipe down in the well to keep the water from flowing from the pump back into the well. The foot valve is really a check valve. Yours might have gone bad. Losing your prime is like a vapor lock in your truck. After 25 years you might want to consider re-doing the whole pumping system. I recommend going to a submersible system where you don't have to worry as much about losing your pump prime. The only drawback is you have to extend power to the pump at the bottom of the well, usually 240 volts. But, it's still a one line system. Hope you're having a good Christmas in spite of the water problems. Dwight
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