Well Pump Check Valve Placement

With a swing check valve these solids can make this function not work well over time.

Well pump check valve placement.

See diagram properly located and operating check valves hold water pressure in the system when the pump. Sizing for the application not the line size. What they are how they work and why they must. Many well pumps have built in check valves.

Even if a pump does have a built in check valve we recommend that a check valve be installed in the discharge line within 25 feet of the pump and below the draw down level of the water supply. On a submersible well pump installation if your well water pump does not have a built in check valve many submersible pumps do have a check valve a line check valve should be installed in the discharge pipe within 25 feet of the pump and below the drawdown level of the water inside the well. Correct placement of sump pump check value. Although installers have different opinions in deep wells we recommend that check valves be installed every.

Than neccesary and the pump does not discharge from the well. If you mention check valves to most plant personnel the typical response is they don t work. For sewage applications a ball check valve is popular to use as they stand up better to the tough conditions. The closer the check to the pump the less water that will reverse flow drain out when the pump shuts off.

With no check valve that discharges to a floor drain. In a sewage system you are generally dealing with solid and semi solid liquids. One which i believe was not mentioned was the 3 16 hole within 6 of the discharge to prevent air lock during pump cycling. A ball check valve is much less likely to be effected by these.

There is risk of water hammer in the upper check valve if the lower check valve fails. Another check valve may be installed in tile horizontal piping at tile surface or just below the well seal or pitless adapter as required by local codes. Check valves are probably the most misunderstood valves ever invented. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

The house was pre existing but i really question the ability of the pump to hold the pressure in let alone to not have any small leaks in the piping all the way up from the well in the ground. Buy a check valve.