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    csavage1 Posts: 86, Reputation: 5
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    Apr 20, 2009, 05:37 PM
    Horizontal waterpump installation
    What are the main issues with using a submersible water pump in a horizontal setup?

    This would be used for a cottage and the water supply comes from the lake. I have been installing pumps for close to 30 years and they are always in a drilled well or shorewell and they are vertical installations.

    I have heard of problems with the bearings and impellers having premature wear due to horizontal installations. I have seen a few installed in springs and they are still working OK.

    What are your thoughts on this? Thanks for your time.
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    Apr 20, 2009, 06:19 PM

    My only thoughts would concern the fact that the pump, pumping from a lake, likely would have relatively little head pressure which is a major positive. Additionally, it would possibly not be used full-time since it involves a cottage (seasonal?). Those two items add up to a good bit longer life for the pump, which could easily offset any of the factors you have mentioned.
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