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. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Turn off the electricity to the well pump from the main house breaker.
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Go outside to the well.
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Open outlet and inlet ports on the jet pump (use plumbers wrench).
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Remove the wiring from the old pump by unscrewing the wires from the electrical terminal.
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Wrap Teflon pipe tape around the threads of the pipe for inlet and outlet.
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Screw on the pipes to the new pump; inlet is the pipe from the well, outlet goes to the house. Tighten with plumbers wrench.
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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.
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Turn back on the electricity and test your new well pump.
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