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    Deep well jet pumps are used for wells with pumping lifts of 22 to 120 feet. They combine the principles of a centrifugal pump and an injector to draw water from the well. Water is discharged from the impeller and recirculated through the drive line to the injector, where a vacuum is created to draw more water from the well and force it back to the pump impeller. Jet pumps are relatively inexpensive and can handle varying well depths and yields if properly selected, installed, and adjusted. They require no regular maintenance but may lose their prime if the water level drops too low.

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    Deep well jet pumps are used for wells with pumping lifts of 22 to 120 feet. They combine the principles of a centrifugal pump and an injector to draw water from the well. Water is discharged from the impeller and recirculated through the drive line to the injector, where a vacuum is created to draw more water from the well and force it back to the pump impeller. Jet pumps are relatively inexpensive and can handle varying well depths and yields if properly selected, installed, and adjusted. They require no regular maintenance but may lose their prime if the water level drops too low.

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    Deep well jet pumps are used for wells with pumping lifts of 22 to 120 feet. They combine the principles of a centrifugal pump and an injector to draw water from the well. Water is discharged from the impeller and recirculated through the drive line to the injector, where a vacuum is created to draw more water from the well and force it back to the pump impeller. Jet pumps are relatively inexpensive and can handle varying well depths and yields if properly selected, installed, and adjusted. They require no regular maintenance but may lose their prime if the water level drops too low.

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    Jet Pump Agdex716c11

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    Deep well jet pumps are used for wells with pumping lifts of 22 to 120 feet. They combine the principles of a centrifugal pump and an injector to draw water from the well. Water is discharged from the impeller and recirculated through the drive line to the injector, where a vacuum is created to draw more water from the well and force it back to the pump impeller. Jet pumps are relatively inexpensive and can handle varying well depths and yields if properly selected, installed, and adjusted. They require no regular maintenance but may lose their prime if the water level drops too low.

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    Revised March 2008

    Agdex 716(C11)

    Deep Well Jet Pumps


    D eep well jet pumps are usually for wells with a
    pumping lift of 22 to 120 feet (Figure 1). A deep
    well jet pump combines two principles of pumping – that
    of the centrifugal pump and that of an injector (nozzle and
    venturi assembly).

    Figure 1. Deep well jet installation


    Figure 2. Deep well jet pump operations

    Operation All pump companies provide charts for proper pump and
    injector selection. Because of the amount of water being
    The pump and pipe system are full of water. The water in circulated in this type of pumping system, it is important
    the pump impeller is thrown outwards by the vanes of the that the proper sizes of suction and drive lines are used to
    spinning impeller (see insert detail Figure 2). maximize efficiency.
    As the vanes throw the water out, a vacuum is created at
    the eye of the impeller, and more water is drawn in to
    replace that which was thrown out. Some of the water Application
    discharged by the impeller passes out of the pump and
    Deep well jet pumps:
    into the pressure tank. The rest is recirculated through the
    drive line to the injector in the well. • can be offset from the well
    In the injector, the nozzle and the venturi create a vacuum. • can be adapted to wells of various depths and yields
    This vacuum draws water from the well, through the foot • are relatively trouble-free if properly selected, installed
    valve. As the water passes through the venturi tube into and adjusted
    the suction line, the pressure is increased sufficiently to • can be primed on long offsets through uneven terrain
    force the water back to the pump impeller.
    • are relatively inexpensive
    The injector nozzle and venturi tube size must be selected
    according to the pumping depth, the distance the pump is
    offset from the well and the size of the pump.

    agriculture.alberta.ca
    Limitations Maintenance
    Pumping abrasives, such as sand, will wear the impeller No regular maintenance is required on jet pumps.
    and can wear the mechanical seals causing leaking around However on new installations, the nozzle may become
    the pump shaft. partially or completely plugged with dirt or plastic scraps.
    When this blockage occurs, the pump may lose its prime,
    Deep well jet pumps become less efficient as pumping lift pump below capacity, fail to build pressure or be
    increases. For lifts greater than 80 feet, submersible pumps impossible to prime to begin with. Encrusting waters may
    may be preferred if the well yields sufficient sand-free cause mineral deposits to build up on metal components.
    water. Jet pumps are relatively inefficient at pumping water These deposits can break loose and plug the injector
    containing air or gases. nozzle, requiring the jet assembly to be pulled from the
    well and cleaned.
    Jet pumps will lose their prime if the water level in the
    well drops below the foot valve. This result can be
    prevented in a slow yielding well by using an automatic
    pressure regulator and a weak well tailpipe below the Priming
    injector (Figure 3). This tailpipe system will automatically
    adjust the pumping rate to the well capacity. The Short offset
    mechanical seal on the pump shaft is water lubricated and 1. Fill suction and drive lines with water and connect
    water cooled, so the pump should never be run without to pump.
    the pump casing being filled with water.
    2. Fill pump casing with water.
    3. Replace priming plug, do not tighten.
    4. Close pump control valve.
    5. Start the pump (air will bubble around priming plug).
    6. When bubbling stops, stop the pump. Refill the pump
    casing. Repeat Step 5.
    7. When the pump is primed, water will flow
    continuously under pressure around the priming plug,
    which should then be tightened.
    8. Adjust the pump control valve so the pump does not
    produce faster than the safe yield of the well.
    9. If a precharged type pressure tank is used, see Agrifacts
    716(C31) Pressure Tanks for precharging the tank.

    Long offsets
    1. Connect drive line to the pump.
    2. Temporarily connect a short length of pipe with a foot
    valve to the suction tapping of the pump. Submerge the
    foot valve in a tub of water.
    3. The suction line from the injector is directed to return
    the water flow to the tub.
    4. Close pump control valve. Fill the pump casing with
    water.
    Figure 3. Tailpipe assembly 5. Start the pump (water will be drawn from the tub and
    forced down the drive line).
    6. Add enough water to the tub to keep the foot valve
    submerged.
    7. When the pump begins to add more water to the tub
    than is being pumped out, stop the pump.
    8. Disconnect the short temporary suction line and
    connect the regular suction line to the pump. Fill the
    pump casing with water.

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    9. Start the pump. Open the pump control valve slowly.
    Operate until all air pockets have been worked from
    the system.
    10. Adjust the pump control valve so the pump cannot
    produce faster than the safe yield of the well.
    11. If a precharge type pressure tank is used, see Agrifacts
    716(C31) Pressure Tanks for precharging the pressure
    tank.

    For more information, contact Alberta Agriculture and


    Rural Development:

    Alberta Ag-Info Centre


    Call toll-free: 310-FARM (3276)

    Website:www.agriculture.ablerta.ca

    Prepared by
    Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

    03/08/500

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