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Subject: Re: DRIVEN WELL

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Date Posted: 17:55:07 08/19/07 Sun
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In reply to: GENE 's message, "DRIVEN WELL" on 10:08:10 08/19/07 Sun

>HI FOLKS-NICE SITE. HERES MY QUESTION I AM GOING TO
>DRIVE A WELL POINT ABOUT 25 FEET DOWN. WATER HERE IS
>AT 18 FEET. I WILL HAVE A PUMP ABOVE GROUND. WILL I
>NEED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE PUMP TO KEEP IT PRIMED,
>OR DO SOME PUMPS HAVE AMECHANISM TO KEEP THEM PRIMED?
> THANKS

How do you know 25 feet will find a vein that will give you enough water? Perhaps it should be deeper? Even if you go deeper than 25 feet, maybe to 30 or forty feet, an above ground pump could still work for you.

The mechanism is called a check valve.

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>>HI FOLKS-NICE SITE. HERES MY QUESTION I AM GOING TO >>DRIVE A WELL POINT ABOUT 25 FEET DOWN. WATER HERE IS >>AT 18 FEET. I WILL HAVE A PUMP ABOVE GROUND. WILL I >>NEED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE PUMP TO KEEP IT PRIMED, >>OR DO SOME PUMPS HAVE AMECHANISM TO KEEP THEM PRIMED? >> THANKS > >How do you know 25 feet will find a vein that will >give you enough water? Perhaps it should be deeper? >Even if you go deeper than 25 feet, maybe to 30 or >forty feet, an above ground pump could still work for >you. > >The mechanism is called a check valve.

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