WAYNE SWS75-3/4 HP Cast Iron Shallow Jet Well Pump - Up to 510 Gallons Per Hour - Heavy Duty Shallow Well Pump

I have a very shallow well for my livestock where the water level is 8 1/2 ft below ground. I placed the pump in a pit 4 ft below ground level to protect against freezing. I primed the pump and it quickly pumped the water. The water blasts out of the frost free hydrant. I had researched pumps and compared gallons per minute. While I remember finding another 1/2 hp pump that had a higher gpm flow, this Wayne pump is more than enough for my needs.The instruction manual (which also can be found online) is 12 pages.The pump did not come with an electrical plug so I had to wire one on the pump. The instruction manual gives recommendations on how to hook up the wire, and the wire size which depends on 115/230 volts and the distance from the pump to the meter.The reason I knocked one star off my rating: the pressure switch. I believe the pressure switch on/off is shipped at 30/50 lbs. It can be adjusted up to 5 lbs with 2 screws. Not too intuitive; I had to consult the instruction manual. I didn't find anything on adjusting the pressure switch. I had to try different screw settings. I have a pressure tank and I had hoped to adjust the on setting down by 5 lbs and the off setting up by 5 lbs to increase the range and reduce the times the pump would cycle on and off. Doesn't seem possible. It's been some months since I set the pump up but I believe the range stayed the same, the on/off is adjusted up to 5 lbs in lockstep. My suggestion to the manufacturer is to add instructions on adjusting the pressure switch.Otherwise the setup was fairly quick and easy.

I got this pump at the same time I purchased the Flotech 1/2 HP Jetpump. The Flowtec pump failed after only 2.5 years, it's no wonder the Warranty is only 1 year while the Wayne warranties are 3 year.In my configuration The Flowtec pump was the pressure tank pump only having to lift the water 3' coming from my reservoir then into my pressure tank. The Wayne pump has had to do all the heavy lifting, pumping the water up 22' through my 2" pipe in a very low flow well (1GPM). The low flow was because of silty sand and a shallow ground water table that's only @ 4' over a hard clay layer I couldn't penetrated. This caused the Wayne pump to suck air about ever 30 seconds and then have to re-prime itself for 2 years. After 2 years the Wayne pump stopped priming itself and I had the bright idea to use a pond pump in the reservoir tied into the priming port of the Wayne pump to help limp it along. It ran for months without water flow or a prime as I barrel fed water into my system. Despite all the horrible abuse in heavily ironed water the Wayne pump is still running with assisted prime and the POS Flotec pump couldn't even do it's job under ideal conditions for the same time period, never loosing it's prime and only having to lift water 3'. I've attached a few pictures from before I put the 8'x4' culvert on top of the wellhead. I've now had 4 Flowtec pumps fail on me counting the two other RV pumps and the one transfer pump and I won't be buying another one again.So I guess the moral of the story here is don't buy Flotec. If you want a jet pump that will last get this (or the 1/2 HP) Wayne models.

This pumped worked just great the first time I hooked it up....no problem at all priming......perfect for our 25 ft shallow well....runs very cool....only problem was the shut off point was not set at 50 psi....I found this out because my wife came running upstairs saying the pump blew up....it didn't, it over heated, then started humming, then quit because the shut off point was at 40 psi and the shut on point was at 30 psi, which caused the pump to turn off, on, off, on etc when my wife was trying to start the washing machine.....boy, was I mad, but turned off the electricity, took off the pressure switch cover and set shut off point to 50 psi. Then I turned it on, watched the pressure gauge as it stopped at 50 psi, then started the washing machine and watched the pressure gauge go down to 30 psi when it cut on again. Pump then operated just fine, cooled off.One thing you must realize is the top output hole is 7/8" NPT.....my old pump output hole was 1" NPT, which necessitated me going to Amazon to order a 7/8" NPT to 1" NPT adapter...it arrived late, too late, as my wife was having a fit with no water for over a week, so I wrote Amazon to complain and they gave me the adapter for free. Very, very nice of them.....so now we've had a perfectly operating Wayne shallow well pump going fine since 20 December 2017...just before Christmas.....I think my wife threatened to shoot me if I didn't get this pump in soon....as I said, over a week without water....had to run all over creation to get hard rubber 1" water lines, clamps, etc......since then, I hid my gun.I highly recommend this pump....just make sure, when you primp it, then turn it on, carefully watch your required pressure gauge to monitor shut on and shut off points (In this case, 30 psi ON, 50 psi OFF)

We ordered this pump because it was the same brand and specs as the one we've had in our well house for over 20 years. Once we had it, we called our professional to install it. Like most people these days, it took a while for it to be our turn on his list of clients. When he came out to install it, the switching out of the pump (and new tank we purchased separately) went well. However, after many more hours it was determined by him that the pump we received had a slow leak, which was coming from inside, in the internal structures, probably something wasn't tightened enough or too much at the factory. Of course, we cannot put the old one back in until a new one comes at this point. But there is a constant slow leak and not only is our pump house getting wet, but it's also affecting the pressure switch, etc. I reached out to the company who sold us this pump right away, but it's been weeks now and I haven't gotten a response. So BEWARE! My next step will be trying to do directly to Wayne.

Just installed pump. Seems to be working great. Decent pressure. Water flow rate is much more consistent than old pump.

Bought this one to replace a Red Lion unit that croaked after less than a year.This is quieter, and will build more pressure quicker than our Red Lion unit did. Highly recommend

Do not buy these Chinese know off not working

Works perfect

I have only used the pump for 3 days and it works great. there was no access hole to screw a pressure gauge in to it.