1. TYPES OF WELLS
- DUG WELLS
- SHALLOW WELLS
- DRILLED WELLS
- DRIVEN WELLS
- JETTED WELLS
- ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES
- RECOVERY RATE
- WATER STORAGE TANKS
2. TYPES OF WELL PUMPS
- BOOSTER PUMPS
- SIMPLE PUMP CHOICES
- SHALLOW-WELL JET PUMPS
- DEEP-WELL JET PUMPS
- SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
- A RULE-OF-THUMB
- COST
3. PUMP SELECTION
- REFRESHER COURSE
- FRICTION LOSS
- MINIMUM WATER REQUIREMENTS
- HOW DEEP IS THE WATER IN THE WELL?
- RECOVERY RATE
- WATER PRESSURE
- PLANNING FOR FUTURE USE CONDITIONS
- SUMMARY
4. WELL PRESSURE TANKS
- STAND MODELS
- IN-LINE MODELS
- PUMP STAND MODELS
- UNDERGROUND MODELS
- HOW DOES A DIAPHRAGM PRESSURE TANK WORK?
- PRESSURE TANK CAPACITY
- A PREINSTALLATION PROCESS
- MOUNTING A PRESSURE TANK
- POSITIONING IN-LINE TANKS
- MOUNTING A PUMP STAND MODEL
- MOUNTING A VERTICAL STAND-MODEL PRESSURE TANK
- UNDERGROUND WELL PRESSURE TANKS
- MANIFOLD INSTALLATIONS
- FINE-TUNING YOUR INSTALLATION
5. WELL PIPING CHOICES
- POLYETHYLENE PIPE (PE)
- COPPER
- CROSS-LINKED POLYBUTYLENE (PEX)
- WHICH PIPE?
- PIPING SPECIFICATIONS
- SOME INSTALLATION POINTERS
6. WELL SYSTEM COMPONENTS
- MAJOR COMPONENTS
- CHECK VALVES
- GATE VALVES
- FOOT VALVES
- RELIEF VALVES
- PRESSURE GAUGES
- PRESSURE SWITCHES
- BOILER DRAINS
- TORQUE ARRESTORS
- PITLESS ADAPTERS
- TAIL PIPES
- WELL ROPE
- TANK TEES
- UNIONS
- ELECTRICAL DEVICES
7. ELECTRICAL FACTS + FIGURES
- MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONNECTING THE PRESSURE SWITCH
- WIRING FOR SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
8. JET PUMP INSTALLATIONS
- NEW INSTALLATION OF A SHALLOW-WELL JET PUMP
- REPLACING A SHALLOW-WELL JET PUMP
- THE INSTALLATION OF A DEEP-WELL JET PUMP
9. SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
- INSTALLATION
- PITLESS ADAPTER
- CONNECTING A DROP PIPE TO A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
- WIRING THE PUMP
- CONNECTING THE DROP PIPE TO THE PITLESS ADAPTER
- LOWERING THE PUMP
- CONNECTING WIRES AT THE WELLHEAD
- INSIDE THE FOUNDATION
10. BOOSTER PUMPS
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- SIZING BOOSTER PUMPS
- INSTALLATION DIAGRAMS
11. WATER QUALITY
- NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS
- NATURALLY OCCURRING POLLUTANTS
- MICROORGANISMS
- RADIONUCLIDES
- NITRATES AND NITRITES
- HEAVY METALS
- FLUORIDE
- HUMAN ACTIVITY
12. TROUBLESHOOTING + REPAIRS
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
- ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTIONS
- TYPICAL WIRING DIAGRAMS
- MORE ELECTRICAL TESTING
13. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION + RESOURCES
- WELL FAQ
- WELL MAINTENANCE
- WELL TREATMENT
- WELL TESTING
- WATER-RELATED DISEASES AND CONTAMINANTS IN PRIVATE WELLS
- PRIVATE WELL WATER AND FLUORIDE
- RESOURCES
- PUMP
- WIRING THE PUMP
- CONNECTING THE DROP PIPE TO THE PITLESS ADAPTER
- LOWERING THE PUMP
- CONNECTING WIRES AT THE WELLHEAD
- INSIDE THE FOUNDATION
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