udoittwo
New Member
Hello,
1st time here.
I said if I ever have to dig up my well again, I was switching to a submersible. My foot valve died so I dug it up. Replaced it all from the top of the well to the valve but then my old pump started acting up. So finally, I am going submersible. Looking at several diagrams of how to do all this, I collected all I THINK I need. My torque arrestor has no instructions so I found this forum but many suggest no arrestor. Most people here are talking wells of 200' or more. My pump will only be 60-65'. I will be using the new 1 1/4" poly tubing that I used for the jet. My new sub. pump is a 3/4 hp 4" in a 6" well.
A few questions.
1. I read that many or most went from the 1 1/4" outlet from the pump to 1" pipe. From the pump, I plan to use a 1 1/4" x 3" stainless nipple then a 1 1/4" stainless check valve and screw the sched. 80 hose connector into the check valve and then run 1 1/4" hose all the way into the house. Is there any reason to go to a smaller diameter?
2. Is the torque arrestor needed any more for a shallower depth or with poly tubing?
3. Seems like the most commom failure is do to wire abrasion? If I took the old 1" poly tubing from the jet pump and ran a length of it down the wiring cutting it in short lenghts and then using wire ties to hold it to the 1 1'4" tubing, would that protect it from rubbing through?
4. Any reason I can't run the wire into the house through the existing 1" tubing that I no longer need?
5. Somewhere I read that you should never use a union between the pump and the air tank and allways use gate valves. Is that right? Why would that be?
6. I plan to use 1/8" stainless safety cable to the pump. Its very flexible and holds 450 lbs. I read some don't even use it. I allready have it, is there any reason that I shouldn't use it?
Sorry for all the questions, I just would like to have a much info and suggestions before I start.
Being new to this forum, I want to see what is involved with posting a picture. Size ect. Don't have any plumbing related ones so hopefully, no one will mind if I try a pict of my car. Its the smallest pict I have and see how it fits.
Oh well, thanks for your time and any suggestions and HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Karl.
1st time here.
I said if I ever have to dig up my well again, I was switching to a submersible. My foot valve died so I dug it up. Replaced it all from the top of the well to the valve but then my old pump started acting up. So finally, I am going submersible. Looking at several diagrams of how to do all this, I collected all I THINK I need. My torque arrestor has no instructions so I found this forum but many suggest no arrestor. Most people here are talking wells of 200' or more. My pump will only be 60-65'. I will be using the new 1 1/4" poly tubing that I used for the jet. My new sub. pump is a 3/4 hp 4" in a 6" well.
A few questions.
1. I read that many or most went from the 1 1/4" outlet from the pump to 1" pipe. From the pump, I plan to use a 1 1/4" x 3" stainless nipple then a 1 1/4" stainless check valve and screw the sched. 80 hose connector into the check valve and then run 1 1/4" hose all the way into the house. Is there any reason to go to a smaller diameter?
2. Is the torque arrestor needed any more for a shallower depth or with poly tubing?
3. Seems like the most commom failure is do to wire abrasion? If I took the old 1" poly tubing from the jet pump and ran a length of it down the wiring cutting it in short lenghts and then using wire ties to hold it to the 1 1'4" tubing, would that protect it from rubbing through?
4. Any reason I can't run the wire into the house through the existing 1" tubing that I no longer need?
5. Somewhere I read that you should never use a union between the pump and the air tank and allways use gate valves. Is that right? Why would that be?
6. I plan to use 1/8" stainless safety cable to the pump. Its very flexible and holds 450 lbs. I read some don't even use it. I allready have it, is there any reason that I shouldn't use it?
Sorry for all the questions, I just would like to have a much info and suggestions before I start.
Being new to this forum, I want to see what is involved with posting a picture. Size ect. Don't have any plumbing related ones so hopefully, no one will mind if I try a pict of my car. Its the smallest pict I have and see how it fits.
Oh well, thanks for your time and any suggestions and HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Karl.