Rslaback
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Today I just got done driving a sand point into the ground at a property I have near my lake subdivision home. Water is about 15' below ground and the soil is pretty much 100% sand. My state of Wisconsin puts out a pamphlet on driving well points and I have basically mirrored one of their examples.
After getting everything hooked up I am having problems priming the pump. Since I am required to install a check valve I had some concerns about being able to get the suction line filled with water. I originally had hoped to prime the suction line by dumping water down the pipe and then quickly installing the state required cap. However the flow of the slotted point into the sand is so good that it takes the water as quickly as I can pour it.
I can obviously use the prime port on the pump to fill the pump casing and to the check valve but how do I prime the system from the check valve down to the water table?
After getting everything hooked up I am having problems priming the pump. Since I am required to install a check valve I had some concerns about being able to get the suction line filled with water. I originally had hoped to prime the suction line by dumping water down the pipe and then quickly installing the state required cap. However the flow of the slotted point into the sand is so good that it takes the water as quickly as I can pour it.
I can obviously use the prime port on the pump to fill the pump casing and to the check valve but how do I prime the system from the check valve down to the water table?