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fatlazyless · 02-03-2019, 10:46 AM

With regards to the laws of physics, and the viscosity of water, a pump located at the top of the well pipe, similar to sucking water up a straw, can only suck up water going down to a depth or difference in elevation of 32'.

A deep drilled well has the pump down at the bottom, contained within the narrow pipe, and pushes the water up from a depth of 100-200-300-500-750-etc feet.

A shallow well drawing water from a lake or from in the ground has the pump up at the top, capable to work drawing down to 32'.

The pump used for shallow well are sometimes called a jet pump. Am not sure what's the difference between a jet pump and the standard impeller pump that draw up the water, if there is any difference?

02-03-2019, 10:46 AM	#12
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,528 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	With regards to the laws of physics, and the viscosity of water, a pump located at the top of the well pipe, similar to sucking water up a straw, can only suck up water going down to a depth or difference in elevation of 32'. A deep drilled well has the pump down at the bottom, contained within the narrow pipe, and pushes the water up from a depth of 100-200-300-500-750-etc feet. A shallow well drawing water from a lake or from in the ground has the pump up at the top, capable to work drawing down to 32'. The pump used for shallow well are sometimes called a jet pump. Am not sure what's the difference between a jet pump and the standard impeller pump that draw up the water, if there is any difference? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!