Submersible pump lake installation

[Donald MacQueen]

I plan to to do this at our lake house using a submersible well pump. Obviously these pumps are vertical in a well.

So the question is, do they have to be installed vertically in a lake, or is a 45 degree install ok?

Thanks in advance.

[Dean Hoffman]

Do you want to pump drinking water or lake water for some reason? Irrigation wells in my area of Nebraska are dug vertically because of the way drilling rigs work.

[trader_4]

If it's a well pump, I would question if it's suitable for use in a lake. A well has clean water, a lake I would think is going to have debris, vegetation, etc that could clog a well pump. There may be better choices, eg a sump pump, but it depends on the lift, pressure needed, etc.

[invalid unparseable]

I did not spend a lot of time googling but this question has come up and there are cages to protect from debris:

He may find his answer on line.

[Donald MacQueen]

It's a very clean lake. We have been pumping drinking water out of it for years.

I had to drag the current pipe from the lake last week for the first time in recent memory, clean the check valve and replace the ABS pipe which had developed a leak.

The lift is not more than 30'

[Dean Hoffman]

There might be more about wells than you need to know. It might satisfy others' curiosity.

The first thing dropped in the hole after drilling is the concrete casing. It has openings at the lower levels to allow water in. Gravel is dropped in the space between the casing and actual hole that was drilled. That serves as a filter for the incoming water. The last thing is the column which holds the bowls and possibly the well motor. Irrigation wells are generally turbine pumps because of the motor size needed. The wells I've seen were all vertical, just because of gravity pulling things straight down.

[Dean Hoffman]

More about well drilling and such if anyone is at all interested.

[invalid unparseable]

This is well drilling in my front yard a little over three years ago:

They said they were going to 150 feet but hit water before that. Recharge rate estimated to be 25 gallons per minute. They cased first

50 ft and I think pump is submerged to 100 feet. After the first couple of feet of topsoil it seemed that only rock was coming up.

Op only pumping from 30 feet and I do not know if pump would be out of kilter at angle but would not think so.