Table of Contents Topic Page Safety Warnings Contacting QED/ Introducing Well Wizard Sampling Pump How A Bladder Pump Works Pump Tubing/Inlet Screen/Well Cap Well Cap Portable Components Installing the Components Installing the Inlet Screen Installing the Sample Pump Installing the Sample Pump With Bulk Tubing...
Saftey Warnings Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including safety glasses when working with QED sampling pumps. Disconnect air supply to the pump before removing the pump from the well. Do not apply more than 5 psi air pressure to the pump if the pump is above ground.
Sampling Pump A Well Wizard® sampling pump is an air-actuated bladder pump that you permanently position in the well. Page Well Wizard® Installation and Operation Manual Rev. A 2-1-2018...
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Sampling Pump As figure 1 shows, you normally position the pump inlet midway in the screened section of the well, suspending it by two tubes that supply air to the pump and convey the water sample to the well cap. Whenever possible, pumps are shipped al- ready preassembled to the tubing and the well cap assembly.
How A Bladder Pump Works The bladder pump has two alternating cycles (refer to figures 2 & 3). Discharge Cycle During the discharge cycle, air forced into the space between the pump body and the pump bladder squeezes the water inside the bladder into the exit/entrance holes of the fill rod.
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How A Bladder Pump Works Refill Cycle During the refill cycle, with no air pressure holding it down, the water pressure pushes the bottom check ball up, allowing the water to reenter the bladder chamber. The bladder expands as it refills with water. Simultaneously, the top check ball is forced down and seals because of the force of the water pressure above it from the water in the discharge tubing, this...
An inlet screen can protect the bladder in your Well Wizard pump by preventing sand from contacting the bladder. If you install a screen on your dedicated Well Wizard bladder pump, QED warranties the pump for a full 10 years. Well Cap You fit a well cap to the top of the well casing to suspend the pump and tubing.
Flow Cell The MP20 is QED’s optional flow cell. The MP20 lets you know when it’s okay to sample - generally saving you from spending a lot of time and from removing large volumes of purge water. The MP20 signals when stabilization has been achieved for selected water parameters.
Keep this tag for each pump you install. It’s your proof that the pump is contaminant free - if you need to, you can call QED with the serial number to find out which lab certified the pump.
Installing the Inlet Screen Install the Inlet Screen Well Wizard bladder pumps have a 10 year warranty that is valid only if you use the appropriate inlet screen. There are two types of inlet screens: One that you thread onto the pump inlet for 1100 series pumps, and one that you secure with set screws for 1200 and 1300 series pumps.
Installing The Sampling Pump Caution: Make sure that you don’t bring the tubing or other pump components in contact with the ground or any other surface. It’s often helpful to spread out a polypropylene tarp next to the well during installation. Still wearing the latex gloves, if you have a protected well cap, mark any necessary information - such as well ID and depth - on the label inside the well cap.
Installing A Pump With Bulk Tubing This section is for you if you ordered your Well Wizard® components and tubing unassembled, The following sections tell you how to assemble the components and tubing. Getting Ready It’s important to not contaminate pump components. Doing so can degrade the quality of the samples obtained using your Well Wizard system.
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Installing A Pump With Bulk Tubing Note: If you have difficulty installing the screen, use the Allen wrench to loosen the set screws a little. 3. Using the Allen wrench, lightly tighten each of the set screws, then make sure the screws have engaged the groove.
In wells in which this water column height is 5 feet or less, the pump is considered to be in a low-submergence application. QED sampling bladder pumps fill by hydrostatic pressure. As the inside of the pump’s bladder fills with water, the bladder expands. This filling and expanding of the bladder is referred to as the “refill”...
Install or Replace Pump Connectors The following sections describe how to install or replace the three types of connectors that may be included in your Well Wizard system. Stainless Steel Connectors Swagelok™ tube fittings, which include four pieces (see figure 5), come to you completely assembled, finger tight.
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Install or Replace Pump Connectors 3. Referring to figure 6, scribe or mark the nut at the 6 o’clock position. Figure 6 4. While holding the fitting body steady with a backup wrench or vise, tighten the nut as follows, depending on the size of the tube fitting: •...
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Install or Replace Pump Connectors Polypropylene Connector To install a polypropylene connector, follow these steps: Cut the tubing cleanly and squarely to length. 2. If the tubing is larger than 1/2 inch, push an insert into the tube. 3. Push the tubing into the completely assembled connector until it contacts the shoulder inside the fitting (see figure 7).
Sampling System Type A Figure A-1 shows the Type A sampling system, the basic bladder pump. Page Well Wizard® Installation and Operation Manual Rev. A 2-1-2018...
Sampling System Type L Figure A-2 shows the Type L sampling system, a bladder pump with an inlet extension. Page Well Wizard® Installation and Operation Manual Rev. A 2-1-2018...
Q.E.D. without its consent, and Q.E.D.’s obligations of repair, replacement or refund are conditioned upon the Buyer’s return of the defective product to Q.E.D. IN NO EVENT SHALL QED ENVIRONMENTAL SYTEMS BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF SAID WARRANTY.
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2. Specifying where, when, and from whom the product was purchased. 3. Describing the nature of the defect or malfunction covered by this warranty. 4. Sending the malfunctioning component, after authorization by Q.E.D. to: QED ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS P.O. Box 3726 AnnArbor,MI 48106-3726 USA Page Well Wizard®...
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