Temporary Water from drilled well with downwell pump

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Foxden Farm

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We would like a temporary hosebib on a 6" drilled well with a downwell pump. There was a fire and the exsisiting house has been torn down and would like to have temporary access to the well water during new construction. The electrical hook and water lines to the well are not locatable but will look for them when the foundation is dug. I would like to temporarily hook up water acces at the well. Could this be done just with power (220) to the well and a temporary hose bib for water access from the pitless adaptor? Do I need to install a Franklin Box and pressure switch or just the turn the power on and off when I need to access water? Thanks
 

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You only need a control box with a 3 wire pump, two wire pump no box.

If you installed a pressure tank, pressure switch and then a hydrant you can let the power on instead of turning it off and on each time you want water. With no tank you can't shut off the water until you shut off the power or you run the risk of high water pressure breaking something.
 

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The pump must have water flowing through it when it is on or it will overheat. As Gary said, you need a pressure switch and tank to avoid damaging the pump.
 

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If it was a 3 wire pump you will need a control box. If it was a 2 wire you won't need a control box. I wouldn't recommend installing any cutoff valve because it could be turned off while the pump is left running, possibly burning out the pump in a short time. I recommend installing a pressure switch and small tank. This will give you an automatic system and won't burn out your pump. You might ever consider installing a Pside-Kick www.cyclestopvalves.com/pdf/psidekick-brochure.pdf. It comes with everything including simple instructions.
 
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