View Full Version : Does a shallow well need a foot valve if it already has a check valve?
 
 bbmac
Dec 24, 2012, 03:17 AM
My shallow well had to be blowen and I want to know if it will need a foot valve.  It has a new check valve on the suction (well) line at ground level.
 jlisenbe
Dec 24, 2012, 06:25 AM
It will need a footvalve. They are cheap. No big deal. 
 
What do you mean when you state, "had to be blowen"?
 speedball1
Dec 24, 2012, 08:41 AM
A foot and a check valve perform the same function.  If you have one you don't need the other,  Good luck,  Tom
 mygirlsdad77
Dec 24, 2012, 12:51 PM
I prefer to see a foot valve in the well rather than a check at the pump.  Both is fine, but if your only going to have one, go with the foot valve.  Makes priming the pump much easier.