Today, an increasing number of citizens are changing their place of residence in suburban villages. It is not only prestigious, but also pleasant. In addition, such a lifestyle is very beneficial for health. However, a change in habitat sometimes involves interruptions in electricity and water from a nearby column. It is quite difficult to find a place for a well on your own, and digging it out is completely life threatening. It is best to contact specialists who will perform this work for you efficiently and within a short time, as well as install the surface pump. Professionals will be able to determine whether it is possible to drill a well and install a pump on the site, if this option is most suitable in a particular situation.
Installation Recommendations
If the pumps will be installed, you should first check to see if the casing has any obstructions , irregularities or other distortions. If such circumstances occur, this can significantly complicate the installation, as well as reduce the life of all equipment. Installation of deep pumps should involve determining the difference between the diameters that are characteristic of the pipe and pump. If it turns out to be too small, then existing surface defects will act as a problem during operation, if this parameter is too large, the pump may even burn out. This can be explained by the fact that in the latter case it is impossible to provide the speed of water movement, which is required in order for intensive and proper cooling of the engine to occur. Pumps should only be installed after you have been able to determine the permissible value of the diameter difference. You can find it by looking at the technical documentation.
What is important to know before installation
Installation of pumps on their own should not be done if you are not confident in your own skills and knowledge. However, if you decide not to use the services of professionals, then the pump should be hung on a nylon cord, the latter must withstand a tensile load that exceeds the weight by at least 5 times. It is important to exclude the effect of suction of the unit on which the suspension is mounted, it should be tied 10 centimeters from the inlets. This indicator is minimal. Whereas the ends should be scorched. If the pump is supposed to lower by less than 10 cm, then an spring suspension should be attached to the end of the cord, it will allow you to dampen the vibration. To do this, you can purchase a medical tourniquet, but flexible rubber is also suitable.
Tips from an experienced craftsman
Pumps are never mounted using iron wire. It is also unacceptable to use a cable, which is used by some home masters as a suspension. This rule is due to the fact that with this approach, it is possible to damage the fasteners that are located on the aluminum case of the installed equipment. Using electrical tape, you should fix the nylon suspension, metal-plastic pipe, as well as the power cord. The mount is installed at a distance ranging from 70 to 130 cm. The first ligament is located 20 centimeters from the pump nozzle.
Commissioning recommendations
Installation of a pump, the price of which can reach 20,000 rubles, is often done independently, while the owners of private houses try not to resort to qualified assistance. If you decide to approach this issue, limiting yourself, then initially it is worth carefully familiarizing yourself with the technology. This also applies to commissioning. Connecting the pump to the well should not include threaded connections. They should be discarded, since this can reduce the strength of pipes that corrode. When a well pump is being installed, specialists in their field advise using flanged joints that can last much longer. Their use involves the installation of a mounting bolt exclusively from above, while the nut should be located below. Do not fix the bolt in the lower part, as if it falls into the well, this will cause a serious accident. The discharge pipe should be strengthened to the base plate, or rather, only its upper end. Then, a check valve is installed to the base plate, which is true if the pump is devoid of such an element. Further, the knee, valve, and manometer are strengthened. After carrying out these manipulations, you can connect the pump to the water supply system.
Features of the work
Installation of the pump, the price of which was indicated above, provides for the next stage of strengthening the suspension to the crossbar. This manipulation is the last before the pump is lowered into the well. When the equipment is placed inside, the contact of the case with the walls should be excluded. If you cannot guarantee this 100%, then the case is recommended to be pre-protected using a rubber ring. Installation of a downhole pump involves measuring the level of water that is in the well. For this, a gas pipe string should be installed in the hole that is located on the base plate. It should be immersed to such a depth that it is below the dynamic level. A megohmmeter will allow you to analyze the insulation resistance of the motor winding with the cable down. Then you have to connect the control station to the pump itself. The master must analyze whether immersion in water has been sufficiently performed. At the same stage, it is evaluated how well the engine functions under a working load.
Pump immersion depth
Installation of water pumps requires the correct determination of the level of immersion. Before this, it is important to determine what constitutes a static level. This is the length of the segment from the level of the surface of the earth to the water mirror when the latter is in its natural state. After that, water can be pumped out of the well. The resulting level at which the water stops is called dynamic.
In order for the electric motor to cool properly, the pump must be submerged 30 cm below the same dynamic level. Moreover, this indicator is minimal. The optimal level of immersion is 2 meters below the mentioned mark. In this case, the master should remember that the distance to the bottom should be equivalent to one meter or more.
Work on installing a new pump after an accident
Installation of the pump in the well may also be required when an accident or failure of old equipment has occurred. Such a need, admittedly, arises quite rarely. Typically, this is due to the fact that the pump was not installed correctly in the well during the initial work. The cause of the accident may lie in the power automation, which was not chosen correctly. In some cases, an accident occurs due to the low power of the pumping equipment. As an example, consider a pump that is designed by the manufacturer to dive at 50 meters. If during installation, to deepen the equipment by 80 cm, then the repair will need to be done within a few months after operation. Installation of the pump in the well should be carried out only after the automatic power supply is adjusted to the water pressure maintained during operation of the equipment. From the depth mentioned above, the equipment shown in the example will not be able to raise water. The result will be that the pump will continue to run smoothly for a long time. In the end, you will encounter the problem of installation failure. In this case, you can resort to one of two solutions. The first involves the call of specialists, while the other involves carrying out all the work independently.
Pros of solving a problem by a team of professionals
If the installation of the submersible pump is carried out by specialists in their field, they will be able to objectively assess the current situation, as well as identify the causes that led to the failure of the pump. You must agree that you yourself cannot determine whether the automation and the pump itself worked correctly. Such a situation may arise that the pump did not fail, while the automation failed. In this case, it will be enough just to make the adjustment.
Company Warranty
The installation of a submersible pump by specialists has another plus, which is expressed in the fact that the company gives a guarantee for the work. In addition to the basic manipulations, the contractor performs the setup of the water supply system.
Self-replacement of pumping equipment
Re-installation of water pumps should only be done when you are sure of equipment malfunction. It is important to enlist the help of several more people before starting work. This is because the suspension, cable and pump have an impressive weight at a depth of 100 meters. Will have to work with a mass of 250 kilograms. Initially, prepare a bench tool, supplies, scissors, a hair dryer, a soldering iron, a heat shrink sleeve. The next step is to disconnect the wellhead pipeline and equipment power cable from the trunk. After the lingering element is removed. As soon as the pumping equipment is lifted up, disconnect it from the line. Installation of a surface pump, like a submersible pump, involves inspecting the equipment to verify whether the installation is in working condition.
Replacing worn pump parts
When changing equipment, experts advise replacing the connecting mechanism, the coupling, and also the check valve. The listed components most often lose their quality characteristics during operation. Installation of deep pumps involves connecting the pipeline to the equipment, then the power cable is soldered. It is important to ensure maximum tightness of the connection. Do not forget about the safety cable, the tension of which should be checked before the moment of immersion. Only then can you start installing the pump.