![]() ![]() One reason I bought a 115V pump was so I could run it off the generator along with the RV. I don't think the problem is cavitation because it would have to suck a lot of water up in order to "dig" a hole of water big enough for that to happen, and I haven't seen that much water come up, yet.Īs for the voltage, I'm running it off a generator. Besides that, the small pump I bought is limited to 70' deep, and my water line is at 59', so for that reason I need to put it 10' below the water line. The owner manual for the pump specifically says that the ejector should not be any deeper than 10' below the water line, although I cannot imagine why. My chickens and I need water, and I'm getting tired of brushing my teeth with bottled water! If anyone has any suggestions as to things to check or other clues to check for I would be MOST appreciative. I wonder if it's worth taking the front cover off the pump to see if the o-ring is not seated properly. The pressure gauge never moves off zero, but yet when I finally give up and turn the pump off I can hear water running through the pipes that go down to the well, so it seems that the water is circulating through the pipes, just no new water seems to be pulled up. Okay, I know if it won't open at all that it's stuck, but if I go through the trouble of pulling the pipe I was wondering how much force should it take for the little seat thingey to open. ![]() I'm willing to pull the pipe back up if I must to check the foot valve, but don't really know what "stuck" means. Two of the things the owners manual suggests as possible problems are a stuck foot valve, or a bad o-ring seal in the pump. I'm not seeing any water leaks on the connections at the top of the well to the pump, and the pumps sounds smooth as silk, and is definitely spinning. I used 1" and 1.25" polyethylene pipe, and we're pretty sure that the connection from the pipe to the ejector and the ejector to the foot valve are good. The top of the water is about 59' from the top of the well casing, so we cut the pipe about 69' long. I primed it with about 7.5 gallons of water and it only spat out about 8 ounces, which isn't a very good return on my water investment. The pump is spinning, so I know it's not locked up, but I get no water. My dad and brother helped me insert the pipe down the well and later I finished up the plumbing up to the pump, wired it in, and primed it. I bought a Water Ace RC-5 deep well pump for my existing well at my build site. ![]()
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