pitcher pump

Liquid_wrench · May 21, 2014

Going to install a pitcher hand pump..on a shallow
well (18-20 feet deep)should i put a check valve
about 6 feet down or not? I live in nw ohio,so i
dont want it to freeze..also if i don"t use a check
valve....I"ll have to prime it every time i want to
use it. What do you guys think?

Bkpigs · May 21, 2014

use a check valve and remove the pump before freezing weather arrives

Liquid_wrench · May 21, 2014

I was going to cover it during the winter...with the
check valve 6' below ground level..it should not
freeze.

Richard G. · May 21, 2014

With a check valve anywhere, it will not drain back.
If you put a check valve 6 feet down with a very little hole in the pipe just above the valve, then it will drain back to that point and still work.
Richard in NW SC

Lazy WP · May 21, 2014

If the check valve is good, it should hold water right up to the top, so your pump will still freeze.

old-9 · May 21, 2014

You do not need or want a check valve. That is what the bottom leather in the pump is for. If you loose the prime you need a new set of leathers for the pump.
joe

casecollectorsc · May 21, 2014

Put a piece of copper wire in the little hole to keep it from plugging up.

ohiojim · May 21, 2014

what lazywp said

Richard G. · May 21, 2014

Good idea.
Richard

W_B · May 21, 2014

(quoted from post at 12:07:30 05/21/14) Going to install a pitcher hand pump..on a shallow
well (18-20 feet deep)should i put a check valve
about 6 feet down or not? I live in nw ohio,so i
dont want it to freeze..also if i don"t use a check
valve....I"ll have to prime it every time i want to
use it. What do you guys think?

If you live in NW Ohio (I'm in Central OH) no amount of covering it will keep it from freezing in the winter... especially after a winter like the last one. Don't use a check valve.

huntingreen2day2 · May 21, 2014

Put the check valve below freezing and drill a weep hole in the pipe above it.

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