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I found a crack in the plastic pump housing on my Sears 3/4HP jet Hydroglass Shallow well pump, there was a slow trickle drip that isnt getting better, so I bought a new pump exactly like it #25188 on **** for a good deal, Sears wanted $90 for the plastic part so that was not as good a deal as getting the whole unit new, plus both methods will require the bigger job I am asking about below.
Now I have a project to maybe do myself. How hard will it be to remove the old pump and put in the new one.
There are 2 copper 1 inch output pipes, one pipe is attached to the vertical Sears Airtank on which the pump is bolted, the other output pipe goes up to the home water supply and filter system in the house. This pump and tank is in my basement, and the well is about 15 ft deep and about 15 ft away from the house, and has been supplying pretty good water for many years, there is some sediment but we filter that out after the pump.
The 15 ft input line from the well is a PVC 1-1/2 pipe with a larger hand tightening type of union that couples the line with a few elbows to the Input check valve on the pump.
When I started to unscrew the plastic union by hand- I heard a sucking air gurggling sound and stopped in case this was a sign of the water flowing back down the well and me losing the prime or pressure on the current pump.
my concern is that I will lose the prime for good if I do not plug some holes etc when I start this job?
Will the jetpump be able to suck that well water back up the well pipe inlet once I have primed the impeller chamber and run the pump for a few minutes while checking for bubbles and making sure the pump outlet valve is Open into the house supply?
or do I need to prime the line with some sort of a hose hooked to some place on the existing pipes or Airtank?
when i look at the Sears pump booklet I see where the priming screw is, but this is a place that the original pump has a pressure gauge screwed in and that appears to be something I can put water in thru when i am moving the gauge to the new pump.
Hope this makes some sense to someone...
is this a hard job for me to do, assuming I properly solder the two output 1" copper pipes back together with collars and use teflon tape on my fittings?
what are the chances I can do this, or should I get a plumber to come because of trouble with the priming or other issues I am not aware of?
much thanks to anyone taking the time to read and reply
Jon
Now I have a project to maybe do myself. How hard will it be to remove the old pump and put in the new one.
There are 2 copper 1 inch output pipes, one pipe is attached to the vertical Sears Airtank on which the pump is bolted, the other output pipe goes up to the home water supply and filter system in the house. This pump and tank is in my basement, and the well is about 15 ft deep and about 15 ft away from the house, and has been supplying pretty good water for many years, there is some sediment but we filter that out after the pump.
The 15 ft input line from the well is a PVC 1-1/2 pipe with a larger hand tightening type of union that couples the line with a few elbows to the Input check valve on the pump.
When I started to unscrew the plastic union by hand- I heard a sucking air gurggling sound and stopped in case this was a sign of the water flowing back down the well and me losing the prime or pressure on the current pump.
my concern is that I will lose the prime for good if I do not plug some holes etc when I start this job?
Will the jetpump be able to suck that well water back up the well pipe inlet once I have primed the impeller chamber and run the pump for a few minutes while checking for bubbles and making sure the pump outlet valve is Open into the house supply?
or do I need to prime the line with some sort of a hose hooked to some place on the existing pipes or Airtank?
when i look at the Sears pump booklet I see where the priming screw is, but this is a place that the original pump has a pressure gauge screwed in and that appears to be something I can put water in thru when i am moving the gauge to the new pump.
Hope this makes some sense to someone...
is this a hard job for me to do, assuming I properly solder the two output 1" copper pipes back together with collars and use teflon tape on my fittings?
what are the chances I can do this, or should I get a plumber to come because of trouble with the priming or other issues I am not aware of?
much thanks to anyone taking the time to read and reply
Jon