Typical Installations
Piping omitted
for clarity
Discharge
Drive Pipe
sends water
down the well
Drive
to drive water
over
up through the
Suction
Suction Pipe
to Pump Suction
Figure 1: Drive and Suction Functions
If well head and pump
don't match, use a
reversing adapter or
twist reinforced flexible
pipe to connect pump
to well head.
Suction
(Larger)
Drive
Pipe
(Smaller)
Pipe
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Figure 2: Reversed Connections to
Well
Install venturi
in larger port
in front
of pump.
Figure 3: Mount Ejector –
Shallow Well
Suction
over
Drive
To Household
Water System
Priming Tee
and Plug
Relief Valve
Pressure
Switch
Figure 4:Typical Deep Well Installations
Well
Head
To Household
Water System
Pressure Gauge
and Priming Port
Tap clamp
to seat it
Pre-Charged
Tank
Figure 5:Typical Shallow Well Installations
Air Volume
Control
Standard
Tank
Air Volume
Control Tube
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Suction Pipe
From Well
Drive Pipe
To Well
Relief Valve
Drive
Point
Priming
Built-in
Tee and
Check
Plug
Valve
Check
Valve
Drive point
below water
level
Drive
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Coupling
Drive
Not
Point
to
Scale
"Double Pipe"
"Single Pipe"
(4" and Larger
(2" and 3"
Diameter Well)
Diameter Well)
Suction (Larger)
Pipe from Well
Drive
(Smaller)
Pipe to
Well
Well
Head
Well Casing
serves as
Drive Pipe
Venturi
Ejector
Nozzle
Foot Valve
Strainer
Leather
Cup Seals
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Cased
Well
Suction Pipe
From Well
Priming
Tee and
Plug
Sanitary
Well Seal
Well
Casing
Foot
Valve
Foot
10'
Min.
Valve
5–10'
Strainer
Screen
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Open
Water