Well Jet Pump Check Valve

Because shallow well jet pumps use water to draw water they generally need to be primed filled with water before they ll work.

Well jet pump check valve.

Turn the pump off and disconnect it from electrical outlets. Inspect the pump and connectors for damage or cracking. See well piping foot valves for details about this component. Here is a link to an online discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of multiple check valves.

To keep water in the pump and plumbing system from flowing back down. Some installers but not all also install an indoor check valve near the pressure tank. The check valve helps assure that the jet pump can suck water out of a shallow well most water pumps cannot move water if the inside of the pump assembly itself is air bound. Check the pressure tank s air valve unscrew the plastic cover from the air valve on the top of the tank.

Use a straight section of pipe at the pump s suction port between the pump and the first elbow tee or check valve that is a minimum of ten times the pipe s diameter. When water pulses at the spigot it usually means you have a waterlogged tank. Atop some pump assemblies you ll see a removable pipe plug which permits water to be poured into the pump to prime it. A leaky foot valve or check valve allows water to drain slowly down the well piping and flow back into the well.

At some point this will reduce the pressure in the pressure switch causing the pump to cycle back on to increase the pressure. In this video chris shows you what steps to take to troubleshoot a jet pump that is losing pressure. This is called intermittent pump cycling. Buy a check valve.

Use 24 inches to be safe. Steps to prime a shallow well pump. For those that don t pump installers usually install a check valve in the well immediately above the submersible pump. What they are how they work and why they must.

Having an elbow tee check valve or other disruption too close to the inlet of the pump can cause cavitation inside the pump. Use a small screwdriver to depress the air valve to see if water comes out.