Shallow well with single line jet pump

Plumbing · Private Water Sources · printed page 262 (PDF page 263)

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Text in the illustration

a check valve may be used instead of a foot valve two common locations are indicated above check valve
this arrangement is suitable for shallow wells less than 27 feet deep
buried casing
ground level
well
pitless adapter
water table
total depth < 27 feet
static head
water
foot valve
cross section
from well
1-line jet pump (jet is at pump)
pressure tank
to house fixtures
pump and pressure tank in house
check valve
a check valve may be used instead of a foot valve
two common locations are indicated above

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a shallow well connected by a single suction line to an indoor jet pump and pressure tank. The suction pipe extends down the well casing to a foot valve below the water table and exits through a pitless adapter below ground level. Dimension arrows identify static head and a total depth of less than 27 feet, the stated limit for this arrangement. Flow arrows trace water from the well through the pump and into the distribution line serving house fixtures, with the pressure tank connected to that line. An enlarged check-valve cross section explains that a check valve can replace the foot valve, with two possible locations indicated along the suction piping.

Components

well well casing suction pipe pitless adapter foot valve check valve single-line jet pump pressure tank water distribution pipe shutoff valve

Materials

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