Water! Huaah, We're Gonna Pump You Up!

Pump Me Up!

 Look Ma, we have water!

Water Pump Unpacked

Today Inge and I set out to install the Water Well pump which we purchased from Simple Pump and the installation was relatively simple. Unpack the 9+ foot long tube. Read the instructions. Install the six inch casing around our four inch well casing. Install the well cap.

Well Head Cap Installed

Install the pump cylinder and each of the pump rods and don't forget the rod control spacers! 

Install the Fiberglass Pump Rod.

Install the PVC pipe over the rod control, being careful not to break the fiberglass rod.

Installing A Pipe Section

Install the Well Head and Pump water!

Pump Installed! Top of Stroke

 Top of stroke.

Pumping Well Water mid-Stroke

Middle of Stroke with a Stream!

We have a gusher!

We have a gusher! Next week I plan measurement pumping to re-visit the recharge rate and to evalute the pump's flow capacity. The pump is rated at 5 Gallons Per Minute (GPM). I'll pump into a 35 gallon container and measure the time it takes to fill it up with steady (but not insane) pumping. I will also re-measure the recharge rate to confirm my calculated rate.

One thing of note - the water smells of sulfur. I took a finger dip test taste and it doesn't taste like anything (which is good) but I wouldn't drink it without hefty filtering. We chatted with our neighbors, sharing the victory and they knew another neighbor's well up the hill also smelled of sulfur.