Type of Pump | Advantages | Disadvantages | Applications |
Shallow Well Jet | Can be offset from the well | Efficiency decreases as total suction lift increases | Total suction lift less than 6m
(20 ft.) |
Can be adapted to wells of various yields | Easily damaged by sand | Commonly used on dugouts* |
Requires little maintenance | Gas locks easily | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Inexpensive | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Deep Well Jet | Can be offset from the well | Efficiency decreases as total suction lift increases | Practical for less than 25m (80 ft.) total suction lift |
Can be adapted to wells of various depths and yields | Easily damaged by sand | Used in dugouts in combination with dugout-side well |
Requires little maintenance | Gas locks easily | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Inexpensive | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Submersible | Very efficient | Easily damaged by sand | Depth not normally a limiting factor |
High capacity | Gas locks occasionally | Used in dugouts in combination with dugout-side well |
Capable of pumping water from great depth | Minimum well diameter 100 mm (4 in.) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Requires little maintenance | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Inexpensive | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Piston (Shallow and Deep Well) | Deep well pumps are more tolerant of sand than other pumps | Pump service can be costly | Shallow well; total suction lift less than 6m (20 ft.); commonly used on dugouts |
Can pump water containing dissolved gases | Low discharge | Deep well: depth not normally a limiting factor |
Constant rate discharge | Expensive | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Suitable for small diameter wells | Deep well pumps cannot be offset from the well | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Water pump required for: | Well ________ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Dugout______ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Intended Application | House______ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Barn________ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Feedlot_____ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Irrigation____ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Optimum Pumping Rate | _____L/min _____or gal/min | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Well Depth | ____________ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Pumping Water Level | ____________ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Well Diameter | ____________ | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Well Yield | _____L/min _____or gal/min | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Dugout: | Length_____ Width_____ Depth_____ ..... _____m or ft. |
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Distance between pump and well or pump and dugout (Shallow well pumps and deep well jet pumps only) | _____m _____or ft. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Distance between pump location and final outlet point | _____m _____or ft. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Height difference between well or dugout and outlets | _____m _____or ft. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |