Different Types of Water Pumps
- A jet pump can be installed at a couple of different depths below the ground. The shallow and deep well jet pumps will pull water out of the ground between 25 feet and 100 feet. Both types of jet pumps use a vacuum effect to pull water out of the well and pump it to the well equipment outside the home.
- Submersible water pumps perform the opposite job to retrieve water from the well, pushing water up from the well instead of using the machinery to pull the water out of the hole. These types of pumps are lowered deeper into the ground, according to the specifications of the local water district for obtaining ground water.
- Manual water pumps are a throwback to the past because the consumer has to manually perform an action to pump water out of the ground. For example, you can obtain water by turning a crank or pumping a lever up and down.
- Sewer pumps are needed to pump sewage water from the house into the septic system. Inside the septic tank, the water will break down and return to the soil through the soil absorption system. The sewer sumpump is a pump submersed into the ground. Pumping the septic tank every few years will help to improve the life of the sumpump.
- Water circulation pumps are needed to circulate water around the house. Two examples are pumps that pump water from the water purifier tanks outside into the house and the water pumps that send water from the hot water heater into the bathroom, kitchen and laundry room. The water circulation pump may use centrifugal force to pump water from the source to the destination.
