gould water pump model Jo5n
i am assuming you are referring to jet pumps, and not a submersible, you cannot convert a deep jet pump to a shallow. the deep well jet pump has the foot valve down in the well casing. it uses two pipes that go to the foot valve. the deep jet forces water down the well and uses a venturi effect to draw water back up to the tank. the shallow water jet pump only uses one pipe in the well casing. the foot valve is in the pump itself. the venturi is created in the pump itself, and uses a vaccuum type effect to draw water up from the shallow well.
move it up only difference is how far the pump will push water, you will get better pressure from a deep well pump,
The first thing is your static water level has to be above 20 ft. Static water level is where the water is at from ground level. With a shallow well pump It is difficult for the pump to lift the water and if you can get the water to lift your water pressure will suffer dramatically. I do this kind of thing for a living feel free to e-mail me if you want.
Any pump that works deep, will work shallow. Just make sure it doesn't pump enough water out of the well so it is not in water while it pumps. It depends on being in water for its cooling. Jet pumps, submersible pumps will work no problem. With the jet pump the motor is not in the water. So it would work in shallower water. The difference between a deep well pump and a shallow one is the shallow pump uses a vacuum to draw the water up out of the well. Where a deep well pump pushes the water up from the well.
