The Basics of Well Pumps
When you begin working with your own well, there will be some things you need to understand. For example, you will want to know all about well tanks and well pumps. You will need to do a little research into plastic tanks to learn more about that and if this is the best option for you. There are many different size well pumps that have different ratings of horsepower. Generally, the higher the horsepower a pump has the higher the water can be pumped. Generally, well pumps are either jet pumps or submersible pumps. With a submersible pump, you will install the entire pump right in the well. There are impellers in these pumps that take water from the well and push it through the water pipe that leased to the house. If it is a really deep well, a well pump can usually pump water at up to 500 feet of lift. A jet pump is located above ground. There are two types of jet pumps including shallow and deep. A shallow well jet pump is for a well with water levels that are less than 25 feet deep. Deep well jet pumps are for wells that have deeper water levels, generally between 25 and 100 feet deep.