How to Replace a Shallow Well Pump

A shallow well pump is needed to pump the water from the well to your home or garden. This type of pump is designed to be used in a well where the water is 25 feet or less from the surface. The shallow well pump will create a suction that lifts the water up and into a pressure tank so that water pressure is created for your faucet. Replacement is necessary when the pump no longer has water pressure.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Plumbers wrench
• Teflon pipe tape
• Screwdriver

1. Turn off the electricity to the well pump from the main house breaker.

2. Go outside to the well.

3. Open outlet and inlet ports on the jet pump (use plumbers wrench).

4. Remove the wiring from the old pump by unscrewing the wires from the electrical terminal.

5. Wrap Teflon pipe tape around the threads of the pipe for inlet and outlet.

6. Screw on the pipes to the new pump; inlet is the pipe from the well, outlet goes to the house. Tighten with plumbers wrench.

7. Wire in the new pump the same way the old one was wired, making sure to match wire color---black is positive, white is negative. Screw the wires onto the electrical terminal and tighten with your screwdriver.

8. Turn back on the electricity and test your new well pump.

References

• Replacing a shallow well pump