[AT] Off Topic Goulds piston pump

[Bo Hinch]

I think everyone is correct in what is being said . I have always had a
deep well ( two stage ) pump ( 180 feet ) up until about 15 years ago . The
motor and pump were above ground and as long as the check-valve located on
the foot valve ( 180 feet down ) sealed properly , it would always pump
water . If for whatever reason the pump lost its prime , we would have to
fill the suction line with water and it would again pump . So ,with the
suction line full of water , the pump thinks the water level is right there
, which it is .

Bo Hinch in S/W louisiana

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Jason <dejoodster at gmail.com> wrote:

> It could be like how windmills work where the pump head is at the bottom of
> the well and connected by a rod, but the pump machinery is at ground level,
> or in the case of a windmill, above.
>
> Jason DeJoode
> Eagan, MN
>
>
>
> > All I'm saying is my parent's well is about 250' and the original pump
> > was not submerged.
> >
> > David
> > NW NC
> >
> > On 6/6/2012 2:26 PM, Larry Goss wrote:
> >> It is a physical impossibility to LIFT water over one atmosphere of
> >> pressure (around 28 feet).  You can push it with a submerged or jet
> pump,
> >> but you have to have the actual pumping action (jet, turbine, cylinder,
> >> etc, within 28 vertical feet of the top of the water for it to do
> >> anything.
> >>
> >> Larry
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