Got er done!
My husband and I put together and installed the new hand pump yesterday.....
1st- we got the materials list and went shopping for all of the PVC and fittings needed. Our static water level is at 80 feet so per the directions we went down 105 feet. For all of the PVC and fittings we spent right around $150.00. The pump part (which is what we ordered) was 179.00. So in total we spent $329.00.
2nd- The directions that we got were pretty good. Some areas were a bit confusing but you are given a phone number for the gentleman that you order from and he was very helpful. We ended up calling him about 5 times to ask various questions.
Everything went together pretty easy. It was very time consuming though. It took us in total about 6 hours.
3rd- When we were all done we dropped the 105 feet of pvc pipe into the well (which was alittle hard for 2 people and VERY heavy, but we did get it done) we pumped the handle 23 times and out shot clean, fresh water! Due to the amount of pressure that has to build up in order for you to pump the water it takes quite alot of streagh to pump the handle. I would think if you have a shallow well it wouldnt be as hard.
So all in all we are very happy with this hand pump. It is not pretty..but it does work very well, costs alot less than the pretty ones and we now have peace of mind about our water storage! So I do recommend this hand pump
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