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"For that you need a large enough casing." How does someone not damage the already existing foot valve when dropping down a deep well rod and pipe? It seems like I would smash into the foot valve while lowering the new equipment.

Geesh, Im really ignorant of my own stuff! Ill have to measure the casing tonight :eek:

Im learning a lot here. I see. So the hand pump mechanics would run ALONG SIDE the already existing two pipes that go down the shaft. I never thought of it like that :eek: My thought is about not being reliant of electricity. I have a generator, but if things ever turned bad and I ran out of...

Good to know, thanks

My fault. Error in terminology. Not dug. Drilled back in the 90s. 65' down. I didnt know a jet pump can work when its not running. Ill look into that. Can you explain 'two lines down'? Dont all jet pumps require two lines? suction and the return?

Thanks for the quick response! Is the casing diameter the outside dimension or inside of the pipe? So if I install this, (correct me if im wrong, I read this somewhere) when I disconnect the pipes running into my pump, wont I lose prime aka water flow back down the pipe and become dry?

I have a jet pump in a well house located directly above where my well is dug (65' deep well) about 200' from my house. In an emergency, is there a way to retrofit/install some sort of manual hand pump in line with my current setup so that I could get water from my well if the power went out...