ECO-FLO Products EFCWJ5 Deep Water Well Jet Pump, 1/2 HP, 4.5 GPM

I purchased this pump to replace leaking (and no longer made) Craftsman Hydro-glass jet pump that came with my house (well water). The attachments transferred from the old pump to this new one nicely, with a few minor exceptions. THe main OUTPUT adapter has so much mineral build up, that it was better to buy a new one for $6 then chance that crud breaking lose and ruining my new pump. This pump only has 1 output port, so I had to repipe a little bit, adding in a 3 way splitter to include the blue tank. The pump came with a pressure gauge, and I used it to replace a broken one outside the blue tank.Points of interest:1. My old pump said it was wired for 230, so I left this one alone and wired it right in. I don't really think it has 230 going to it, at it runs off of a single breaker (One white wire/one black wire/one bare ground wire). I don't really see HOW this would be wired up any differently, as there are only 2 placed to attach power wires, and 1 place for the copper ground wire.2. PRIME! OMG, this thing took FOREVER to get water flowing. The screw to take off to prime the pump was a bear! And the damn thing is square. After finally removing it, I primed the pump, capped it, ran it, and got nothing. I unscrewed, primed, and ran it several time before it FINALLY kicked in and started creating pressure. It ran from the very start, but took a long time to pump water.3. Pressure regulator? I video on the company website shows that you need in install a $12 plastic (from Lowes) pressure regulator. But the pump is already set up to turn off and on at 30 and 60 psi. And I see nowhere to hook up the hoses to if you id install it.4. Extra parts: The from of my pump had 2 holes in it, an I had 2 hoses to hook up. If I needed to use only 1, there is a metal chunk that attaches to the front of the pump and converts it to one input. I found several websites that complained that this part was not included, and was $75 extra. My came with it.5. Pressure gauge: It came with one, but because I used it elsewhere, I'm not sure if you could screw it in the same hole that you use to prime it.Overall, I'm very happy. It took longer to hook up than expected, but the extra time was on installing new pipe sections, 3 ways, master shut off valve, and here's the worst.....Trying to get this new pump at the correct level to connect with the 2 big hoses coming out of my wall from the well. That was battle, but only because I was unprepared, and that damned hose leaked water until it was secured.ps. It run SOOOO much quieter than the Crafstman it replaced!

I didn't expect much from this pump, as the water is 45'-50' down in a 2" casing. I'm not done tweaking it yet, but I have a flow rate of 7 gallons per minute @ 30psi.This pump does need a regulator or something to maintain some back pressure, since I'm running it pretty much wide open. I am working around that at the moment by partially closing a gate valve in order to provide some restriction. I'm kinda hoping for a modest increase in the flow rate once I install a proper regulator.***Edit: Forget the regulator. I installed a $25 regulator, and it did not solve the problem of providing the needed back pressure, and dropped my flow rate to about 4 gallons per minute. Worse yet, I had trouble getting the regulator to stop leaking, even using pipe dope. I had to really tighten the fittings, which caused the housing to crack after about an hour. My son had a gate valve he had salvaged from a demolition job which did the trick nicely. I opened all hose bibs to permit maximum flow, then opened the gate valve a little at a time and found the point where the pump started making cavitation noise, then closed the gate valve down just a hair. My flow rate is now back over 7 gallons per minute. I removed the handle from the gate valve so it doesn't get turned accidentally in the future.*** </End Edit>I tweaked the switch by loosening the nut on the small spring to have it kick off @ about 45psi. I don't think the pump would make it to 60 psi, but it was running way too long trying to do so. I believe 60 psi is a bit much even for household application. You really are not gaining anything, and are just working the pump, and in some cases (older trailer homes) the plumbing too hard for no benefit. Since my application is garden irrigation (eventually, a drip system), I'm more concerned about volume than pressure.One thing I really liked, as warning labels are a pet peeve, is the stupid warning labels peel off easily, and with no residue.One thing I thought was odd is the 1.25" and 1" ports are too close. Not only did that prevent it from lining up with my existing well cap and the adapter plate for the old pump, but you cannot even thread in two PVC threaded adapters because there isn't enough room. That problem was solved by using a 3" long 1" galvanized nipple in the lower hole, and then a female threaded 1" PVC adapter on the end of the nipple.

this item arrived quickly and installed easily but was not secured inside of shipping box. the bolt on one side that was to secure the pump to a piece of plywood for shipping was not even installed. when i opened the box there was one bolt through one side of the pump and a loose nut and washer in the bottom of the box. that allowed the pump to be loose inside the shipping container, which let it roll around inside an get banged up. there were several dents and scrapes on the pump, and after i installed it i discovered a leak on the small line that goes to the pressure switch. i had water spraying everywhere and into the electric motor which was running. i shut it down and bled off the water pressure and used a razor blade to cut off about three quarters of an inch at the end of the line at the pressure switch and pushed the small line back on the bottom of the pressure switch connection; where it had obviously been damaged while banging around loose during shipping and made a hole through it. the pump seems to operate correctly and builds pressure like it should - only problem was how it was packaged for shipment.

I bought one of these about six years ago. It worked well until a couple of weeks ago and then the motor seized. This is a replacement. After installing, I opened the old pump and found it full of sediment. I will repair and keep as a spare. The well is used with a driven point which requires extra power and suction. It does the job!

Installed this pump approx 3 months ago.While the pump itself works great (a bit nosier then the old one) the pressure switch is pure junk.I'm replacing it today. Had I read all the reviews I would have seen this is an issue.Do yourself a favour if you buy the pump and replace the pressure switch with a known good quality one before you install it.

Works fine so far. Fairly easy to instal, although the suction line on this pump is above the return line unlike our previous pump, which meant some adjustments were necessary. The priming port is very small and located on the side, as well as being the opening for fitting a pressure gauge. A larger separate priming port on top of the pump would have made priming easier and faster. Amazon.ca initially shipped us a shallow well pump instead of the deep well pump we had ordered, which added a week's delay to the pump replacement project, but the proper pump arrived OK with all the necessary bits and pieces, and the process for returning the wrong pump was easy.

Works good

Product and box was damaged. Missing parts and broken pressure gauge.

best price around!!