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    Dec 24, 2012, 03:17 AM
    Does a shallow well need a foot valve if it already has a check valve?
    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.
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    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"?
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    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
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    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.
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