"Chas Hurst" wrote in message
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"Chas Hurst" wrote in message
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"Tom J" wrote in message
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Chas Hurst wrote:
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At the top of a 40' well, we have a check valve prior to pump.

With the check valve below the pump, can a hand pump be put on and
used with the electrci pump?
Probably, but you will need a check valve between the hand pump and
the user for the electric pump.

In other words, the check valve there now keeps the water from flowing
back into the underground reservoir. When you add the hand pump, you
need to add another check valve in the pipe going to it to prevent the
electric pump from sucking air through the hand pump instead of water
from the ground. Both check valves are to stop back flow.

I'm assuming you want a way to get water when power is out??

Tom J
The hand pump will already have an internal check valve. An addition
check valve will be needed so the hand pump can't draw water from the
user of the electric pump.

I gotta add a valve will be needed to shut off the hand pump when it's not
in use, otherwise the electric pump will pump thru it.

Who comes up with these questions ? I need to know what he means by a 40'
well. A hand pump has limits as to how high it can lift. Then, if the lift
isn't too great, I envision a T in the main line and a shutoff valve between
the T and the hand pump.