How do you get water from a shallow well when pump will not suck water.

Felician1 · #1 Nov 11, 2007, 04:40 PM

I have sunk a shallow well, (it does have water). I purchased a new pump. The pump does not suck water. I have primed the pump several times it does not want to suck water from the well. What do I need to do to obtain water.

labman · Nov 11, 2007, 05:47 PM

If you have the tiniest leak on the intake side, it won't pump.

jlisenbe · Nov 11, 2007, 10:21 PM

Bear in mind that a true shallow well pump can only lift water from depths less than about 25 feet. To go deeper than that requires more equipment. See this web site for a pretty good explanation.

Well Pumps- Keidel Bath and Plumbing - Cincinnati, OH



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