Simer Pumps 2800, 2803, 2802E Shallow Well JET Pump Installations, Replacing AN OLD Pump

Installation 3

Pump water only with this pump.

Periodically inspect pump and system components.

Wear safety glasses at all times when working on pumps.

Keep work area clean, uncluttered and properly lighted; store properly all unused tools and equipment.

Keep visitors at a safe distance from the work areas.

Pump body may explode if used as a booster pump unless relief valve capable of passing full

WARNING

Hazardous pressure! Install pressure relief valve in discharge pipe.

Release all pressure on system before working on any component.

pump flow at 75 psi is installed.

SHALLOW WELL JET PUMP

INSTALLATIONS:

•Have a vertical depth between the pump and the water being pumped of 25’ or less.

•Have one pipe from the well to the pump case.

•Can be installed in a bored or drilled well, or in a driven well.

REPLACING AN OLD PUMP

Hazardous voltage. Disconnect power to pump before working on a pump or a motor.

1.Drain and remove the old pump. Check the old pipe for scale, lime, rust, etc., and replace it if necessary.

2.Install the pump in the system. Make sure that all pipe joints in the suction pipe are air-tight as well as water tight. If the suction pipe can suck air, the pump will not be able to pull water from the well.

3.Adjust the pump mounting height so that the plumbing connections do not put a strain on the pump body. Support the pipe so that the pump body does not take the weight of piping or fittings.

You have just completed the well plumbing for your new shallow well jet pump. Please go to Pages 5 and 6 for discharge pipe and tank connections.

WELL POINT (DRIVEN POINT) INSTALLATION (FIGURE 1)

1.Drive the well, using drive couplings and a drive cap. Drive fittings are threaded all the way through and allow the pipe ends to butt against each other so that the driving force of the maul is carried by the pipe and not by the threads. The ordinary fittings found in

hardware stores are not threaded all the way through the fitting and can collapse under impact. Drive fittings are also smoother than standard plumbing fittings, making ground penetration easier.

2.Mount the pump as close to the well as possible

3.Use the fewest possible fittings (especially elbows) when connecting the pipe from the well point to the pump suction port. The suction pipe should be at least as large as the suction port on the pump (include a check valve as close to the well as possible - see Figure 1). Support the pipe so that there are no dips or sags in the pipe, so it doesn’t strain the pump body, and so that it slopes slightly upward from the well to the pump (high spots can cause air pockets which can air lock the pump). Seal the suction pipe joints with teflon tape. Joints must be air- and water-tight. If the suction pipe can suck air, the pump cannot pull water from the well. If one well point does not supply enough water, consider connecting two or three well points to one suction pipe.

You have just completed the suction piping for your new shallow well jet pump. Please go to Pages 5 and 6 for discharge pipe and tank connections.

To Household

Water System Pump Priming Tee and Plug (Replace plug with pressure Gauge if desired – purchase separately)

Suction Pipe	Priming
From Well	Tee and
	Plug
Check
Valve

Drive point below water level

Drive

Coupling

Not

to

Scale

Drive

Point

Figure 1 – Driven Point Installation

For parts or assistance, call Simer Customer Service at 1-800-468-7867 /1-800-546-7867