Tag Archives: foot valve

for plumbers serious question?

I have change the pump and foot valve and the jet and i still don’t have water can anyone tell me why i don’t It’s a deep well 53 feet down pvc pipe

Well water looks clear but came out of pump black?

Last year I raised the foot valve in my shallow well because the water had silt in it. Later, I replaced the leather cup because The water from the well wasn’t getting to the pump. The night I put in the new cup the water came out clear. The next morning it came out as … Continue reading

Well Pump loses prime?

My Well pump loses its prime every time the power is out for more than a few minutes. It’s not that difficult to re-prime, takes about 1/2 hour, but it still is a bit of a pain. I have a jet pump in my basement with a two line, foot valve system. I’m thinking that … Continue reading

How to diagnose no water on well water system?

I had just finished showering when my husband came home. He went to wash his hands and we had no water. He replaced a valve on the pump and we had water again. The next day I ran a load of clothes and again we had no water. We can not find anyone in our … Continue reading

why is my drinking water tank not holding pressure?

ok i know nothing about this so i hope you understand this ok i have a shallow well in my basement and a tank with a pump on it the pump runs sucking water out of the well and raising the psi gauge to 50 psi then it rapidly drops down to 30 psi then … Continue reading

Can I use a single drop well pump on a double drop pipe set up? if no, why? If yes, how?

I have a deep well, double drop pipes, about 150ft deep, but water level is about 25ft from surface, I can’t find a decent deep well surface pump for a reasonable price, so I’m thinking of using a 1hp+ shallow well pump, however those are single drop so… not sure how to hook up, I … Continue reading

How much to replace check valve on well pump?

The check valve or foot valve is stuck open on my pump. How much should I expect to pay? Incoming search terms:when to replace well check valve

How can I find the location of my well?

I just moved into a home a few months ago. The previous owner had problems with the well losing prime. We had the same problem but after we primed the pump it would work ok for a while. Now I can not even prime the pump. The water just seems to disappear into the abyss. … Continue reading

how do you make the wooden base for a manual water pump?

i have an underground water tank, my jet pump went out again, got a new one, waiting for the guy to come install it. i got an old fashioned iron hand pump, for when the electric, or the pump goes out again, i can pump out water. got pipes, fittings, foot valve. i just dont … Continue reading

We have a shallow well with jet pump. Added a filter system and now every 10-14 days we lose prime, ideas?

The company came and checked the filter system and cleaned the contact switch on the pump and said everything is fine. They came back again and pulled the well side piping up and replaced jet and leather gaskets. We are now out almost K and instead of nice clean water we keep losing water. It … Continue reading