BadgerMike
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Hopefully the 3rd time's the charm (I tried posting in different locations earlier today)!
Thank you in advance for any/all input
I have a 2" casing with 40' of 1" draw (two 20' pipes that I'm glad I pulled before building a roof overhead!)
Planning to put back new 2" Flotec single pipe jet kit using 40' (4-10' sections with slim couplings) well head adaptor and new 3/4hp Wayne convertible jet pump.
QUESTION: Do I need a foot valve attached to the jet body (1 1/4" would not fit in 2" casing so would have to be 1" and not sure if that would be too restrictive?) Old jet came up in decent condition but nothing attached to it...could have rotted off but I'm guessing never had one.
Did not think to check the depth of the casing alone before making the 3 1/2hr drive home so plan to do that first when I get back to make sure there's enough depth for the 41-ish feet of stuff.
Not sure how long it had been like this but when tested (by another potential buyer) in September 2020 it was reportedly putting out 6gpm.
Here's what the old jet looked like when it came out (not bad?) and I believe the old pump was 1/2hp.
Also forgot to say that I was planning to use 1 1/4" pipe so that it was directly sized to the new well head and jet assembly which came supplied with 1 1/4" thin "turned" couplings.
If I use 1" again, I'd need to size up to 1 1/4" inside the well head and the supplied venturi on top of the jet assembly will not fit in 1"...possibly an 8"x 1 1/4" nipple and then reduce down to 1". Seemed like a lot of size changes/joints and since I don't want to re-use 20' long pipes thought I'd go with new 1 1/4" top to bottom (but I'm concerned with valveman's comment that 24' would be the max...would that get better or worse with bigger pipe?)
Thank you in advance for any/all input
I have a 2" casing with 40' of 1" draw (two 20' pipes that I'm glad I pulled before building a roof overhead!)
Planning to put back new 2" Flotec single pipe jet kit using 40' (4-10' sections with slim couplings) well head adaptor and new 3/4hp Wayne convertible jet pump.
QUESTION: Do I need a foot valve attached to the jet body (1 1/4" would not fit in 2" casing so would have to be 1" and not sure if that would be too restrictive?) Old jet came up in decent condition but nothing attached to it...could have rotted off but I'm guessing never had one.
Did not think to check the depth of the casing alone before making the 3 1/2hr drive home so plan to do that first when I get back to make sure there's enough depth for the 41-ish feet of stuff.
Not sure how long it had been like this but when tested (by another potential buyer) in September 2020 it was reportedly putting out 6gpm.
Here's what the old jet looked like when it came out (not bad?) and I believe the old pump was 1/2hp.
Also forgot to say that I was planning to use 1 1/4" pipe so that it was directly sized to the new well head and jet assembly which came supplied with 1 1/4" thin "turned" couplings.
If I use 1" again, I'd need to size up to 1 1/4" inside the well head and the supplied venturi on top of the jet assembly will not fit in 1"...possibly an 8"x 1 1/4" nipple and then reduce down to 1". Seemed like a lot of size changes/joints and since I don't want to re-use 20' long pipes thought I'd go with new 1 1/4" top to bottom (but I'm concerned with valveman's comment that 24' would be the max...would that get better or worse with bigger pipe?)