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Hello.
Today we're going to install a new Everbilt Jet Well Pump
and replace an old one.
This is relatively an easy installation, and we're
going to lead you through every step of the way.
There's also a "Use and Care" manual that's
included with the pump as a reference.
If you need additional support, we have an 800 number
that you can call for professional service.
This video is for a shallow well system up to 25 feet.
If you have a deep well system, from 25 foot to 70 feet,
you want to go to the deep well video.
Refer to the list at the end of this video for additional materials
and tools needed for the installation.
You'll see that your convertible jet pump is pre-wired to 230 volt,
but this pump can also be wired for 115 volt.
So as you understand which voltage you're
going to need, to change the voltage to 115, we simply take this top cover off.
And we remove it.
There is a selector switch which, you can see,
is already set to 230 volt, single phase.
To convert this to 115 volt, simply slide the switch.
You'll see it now.
It says 115 volt. We can replace the cover,
and this pump is now operational for 115 volt.
You will notice that the convertible jet pump
comes pre-set to be installed for a shallow well.
This means the ejector is in the pump, and the pump
will be pulling water from the well.
Now, before we begin, make sure you have carefully
read the safety information in your installation manual
and follow all the warnings.
If you completed these steps, now let's get started.
Before we install your new pump, we have to remove the old pump.
So basically, the first thing you want to make sure you do
is you're following all local and state codes related to the installation.
The next step is shutting all the power off to the pump.
So make sure that you shut off the home disconnect.
Or if you have a breaker, shut the breaker off to the product.
The next point is to make sure that you've disconnected all the water,
shut the water off.
So you don't want any incoming water going out of the pump.
Once you've done all that, now we're ready to start removing the old pump.
First thing is to relieve the pressure.
So simply take an adjustable wrench, and we're going to take this loose.
And that should relieve the pressure in the pump housing.
The next portion is to drain the pump because there's water inside here.
So we're going to take this-- this is a drain plug, here.
We're going to take that loose and unthread it.
Now, you'll want to make sure you have a cup or something
to catch the water that's going to come out of the housing.
Once you remove that, the water should drain out nicely.
Then after you've done that, you can go and put the plug back in,
just to keep any residual water from getting all over you.
So now we're ready to actually start removing the piping.
This is the incoming line from the shallow well.
And we're simply going to remove this coupling.
This is a pipe wrench.
And we're going to turn it to get it adjusted so that we can turn the nut.
And you should be able to remove the pipe.
It takes a little bit of pressure, but you
should be able to remove the pipe out.
The next portion is to come here, and we're
going to remove the piping that's going to the incoming line to the tank.
So again, using a pipe wrench.
You should be able to remove that.
And now the pump has been released from the incoming and the outgoing lines.
Now that we disconnected the piping, we have one last step,
and that's to remove the pressure switch and the electric wire
to the pressure switch.
So we will simply take this nut loose, and that should unthread.
And we have two wires that will come in.
That's your incoming power along with the ground.
You simply remove those wires from those screws.
Once we've done that, now you can take the old pump out,
and it's time to start working on the new pump.
This is a simulation of a pipe for the shallow jet well.
Now, this pipe could be as far down into the ground as 25 feet.
But I wanted to show you one important feature to the shallow well system,
and that is the foot valve.
So imagine this being a long column of pipe.
And a foot valve, what it does is it actually holds
the water in the column of the piping.
And that helps you to keep the pump primed.
So for any reason that you're not able to prime the pump,
you probably need to replace this foot valve.
This could be located outside the home.
It could be in the home, depending on where
this pipe is going into the ground.
Once we replace the foot valve, you want to make
sure you're also checking the pipe to see any rust or calcium build-up.
If you see anything like that, you might have to replace the entire piping.
Once the foot valve on and you put the piping back in,
there is a priming plug that you'll want to remove.
And you'll want to fill this column completely full with water,
and that will help the priming process.
Now we're ready to install our pump.
So to be able to do this, we went ahead and used the existing piping as a guide
to be able to put it on the new pump.
And so this allowed us to come up with the [? mill ?] adapter that we needed,
a check valve, and to actually keep the water in the pump housing,
and then to the piping, and then a connection to the incoming line.
We also created a pressure outlet line valve
that we're going to basically screw into the pump.
And this will also--
it has a fill place so we can make sure that we prime the pump.
So to do this, the first thing you've got to do is have some Teflon tape.
Add the Teflon tape here.
Everything else has already been glued.
You want to make sure you get this good and tight to prevent any leakage of air
into the system.
If you let air into the system, the pump is going to possibly lose prime,
and it'll also lose the pressure that you want.
And we're going to tighten that.
Now nice and tight.
And we have pipe wrench.
Tighten it with torque.
All right.
Then we're going to go ahead and put the outgoing line,
which is at the top of the pump--
using the Teflon tape, let's get this sealed.
We're going to throw that right into the top.
Turn it as tight we can so that we can try to match up the piping.
Really torque it good.
There we go.
Now we're ready to install the pipe to the existing piping.
There.
Make sure it matches up.
And then we have our incoming line.
And if we did the measurements right, and we did, it fits good and snug.
So all the pipes are here.
We're going to go ahead and tighten everything down
to make sure that we have a good, tight fitting.
So everything is good and tight.
We have all of our fittings in place.
We're ready to prime the pump.
So what we're going to do is we're going to put water in here.
So you basically take a funnel and take bucket of water.
And you're going to pour it into the pump housing.
You want to make sure it's completely filled.
And you should get some bubbles at first.
But eventually, the air will come out of the pump housing.
And you want to make sure water comes all the way up to the prime plug.
Once you've done that, take your prime plug,
put it in, and make sure it's good and tight.
The next step is we want to make sure we hook up our electrical.
To do this, you simply remove this cap here.
And so this has now exposed the inside of the pressure switch.
I went ahead and pre-installed the grommet.
The grommet's going to snap in here.
But first, we want to make sure we hook up the ground wire.
And ground wire is going to hook right into the ground pin the bottom,
and screw that in good and tight.
Then you have two wires here from the electrical house that will screw in.
And the second wire, now, will complete our connection
from the electrical side.
And always remember to check your electrical code
for state and local requirements, and seek electrician help if needed.
Now we're going to simply put the grommet in
to make sure we have a good, tight seal.
We don't want anything getting inside there.
And we install the cap.
And the pump is now ready for electricity.
And everything's sealed up nice, and tight, and ready to go.
So we disconnected-- earlier, we disconnected electric.
Electric should be on.
We need to turn our electric back on, and then
we also need to make sure that we've opened up all of the valves
that we shut off earlier in the video.
Once we've done this, we're ready to try to turn the pump on
to make sure we have a good prime.
And one way to make sure you get all of the air out of the system
is to take a faucet.
Open it up about a quarter of a turn so that air
will be able to evacuate the system as the pump's running.
Get ready to turn this pump on.
Thank you for watching this installation video.
And if you followed instructions properly, congratulations.
You are up and running.
For additional information, you can reference your "Use and Care" manual
that was provided with the product.
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