Lyman
New Member
Hi Terry! I am a 75 year old man that has been struggling with a 14 foot dug well with a shallow well pump for the for over 30 years and have decide to install a submersible pump to solve the issue I have had. I picked out a Pentair 1/2 hp two wire pump for my use. I saw the picture of a pump strapped to two pieces of 4" pvc pipe and you mentioned that it should have been 3 pieces with the pump install in the top tube for flow enhancement. Is that the way to go because at this stage in my life I only what to do this once. I plan to lay the assembly on the gravel floor of the well in a horizontal configuration . There was also some mention about check valves at the outlet of the pump. If the pump has one built in do I need to add another? Currently my shallow well configuration uses one in the well and one at the pump. I have an expansion tank on the outlet of the pump. I was hoping that I could just pump up from the well and right thru the existing pump to minimize plumping changes. I have installed a 30-50 switch on my main water line out of the existing pump to control the new submersible pump in the well. I have only run a 10 awg two wire set from the house to the well at this stage. I could use some advice at this stage. Keep up the good work Terry! Lyman Brooks, Webster NH