Jet Pump and 1" filter install question

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Just finished buying parts for this project.
Got a new EverBuilt jet pump at the end of a line of stuff including a filter coming off of 1" black pipe with a foot valve at the other end. I'm ready to cut some pipe and glue it together.
Before I do this does anyone see a better set up ?
Is a there chance their would be a problem closing the valve and using the air adapter to drain the water once the foot valve is removed ?
Thanks.

 

Not exactly sure what you are doing there but it is vital to keep the line between the bottom of the pit and the input of the pump very simple. Any tiny leak will allow the system to lose prime and would be hard to locate.

I like to see the line coming out of the ground go directly to the pump.
A check valve is not required unless the foot valve at the base of the pit won't seal.

 

You certainly have come up with a complex group of fittings. I would remove all of it honestly. The check valve, and shutoff valve aren't needed and I have no idea how you'd use the air valve. After all, you don't want to add air.

Where is the pressure switch in your system? This is needed to turn the pump on and off. Many prefer to install it between the pump and filter. That way, if the filter clogs, the switch will turn off the pump.

Why are you talking about removing the foot valve? Are you planning on pulling the well to drain the system?

 

That's one of those self contained Everbuilt pumps with attached pressure switch.

 

Thanks very much for the input.
The water line is in a lake about 200 ft away from the pump. I've had a pump for years and wanted to keep anything from going into this new pump but water. Next I want to pull off the foot valve and blow air through it to drain the line. I will remove the check valve if that isn't going to do anything.

 

One of the easiest ways to drain the intake line is to remove the foot valve. Then open the piping near the pump or a faucet in the house or irrigation system to allow the piping to vent and drain by gravity.

If there are low spots in the intake pipe that can hold water you can use air to blow out the line. A Schrader (tire) fitting isn't good. It is so small that air cannot enter the pipe fast enough to blow out the pipe. The air just bubbles past the water without blowing it out. You need a piped connection so you can dump a lot of air into the intake pipe very quickly.

You want the intake as clear and free running as possible. This means no filter and you can remove the check valve since there is one in the foot valve. It also helps to avoid 90° fittings as they hurt flow. Keep the intake piping as clean, short and straight as possible. Restrictions like the filter, check valve and extra piping will slow the priming process.

If you are worried about debris getting into the system install a spigot or quarter turn valve after the pump. I'm calling that the "dump faucet" Turn everything off that you supply water to or install a ball valve after the dump faucet. When you close that valve the dirty water from the lake doesn't get past that closed valve. Then when the pump is primed and ready to work, open the dump faucet and let the water run until it runs clear. This will flush debris out of the system. After it's running clear close your dump valve and open the shutoff valve to allow the cleaner water to go into the rest of your system.