QED Well Wizard 1100 Series User manual

Well Wizard® Installation and Operation Manual Rev. A 2-1-2018
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Well Wizard® Installation and Operation Manual Rev. A 2-1-2018
Topic Page
Safety Warnings 1
Contacting QED/ Introducing Well Wizard 1
Sampling Pump 2-3
How A Bladder Pump Works 4-5
Pump Tubing/Inlet Screen/Well Cap 6
Well Cap 7
Portable Components 8
Installing the Components 9
Installing the Inlet Screen 10
Installing the Sample Pump 11
Installing the Sample Pump With Bulk Tubing 12-13
Bladder Pump Operation In Low Submergence 14
Install Or Replace Pump Connectors 15-17
Well Wizard System Type A (Basic System) 18
Well Wizard System Type L (Inlet Extension) 19
Sample Pump Troubleshooting Guide 20
QED Well Wizard Warranty 21-22
Table of Contents

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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.
Saftey Warnings
Contacting QED
Please call our Customer Service Department at one of the following numbers for
assistance
• Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST: [phone]
• After Hours and weekends: 1-800-272-9559 (or 1-734-746-8045 if you are outside
the U.S.)
Introduction
To monitor the quality of ground water, you need an efficient way to collect unbiased
samples. Well Wizard® is a total system for meeting all your ground water monitoring
needs - with the flexibility to meet your special requirements. This section describes
the components of the Well Wizard System.
The Well Wizard system includes both dedicated and portable components. The water
contacting components are dedicated; you permanently install them in each well. The
control elements are portable; you transport them from well to well.
BASIC DEDICATED COMPONENTS
• A sampling pump
• Pump Tubing
• An optional inlet screen
• A well cap
• Discharge Adapter
• Freeze Protection
The following sections describe these components.
Introducing Well Wizard

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Sampling Pump
A Well Wizard® sampling pump is an air-actuated bladder pump that you
permanently position in the well.

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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.
Several types of Well Wizard® bladder pumps are available.
1100 Series Pumps
The 1100 series pumps include 4 major components:
• Upper-end check valve assembly (polyvinyl chloride (PVC or Teflon®)
• Lower-end check valve assembly (PVC or Teflon)
• Bladder Cartridge (Teflon)
• Pump Body (PVC or Teflon )
You can totally disassemble the pump without tools by unscrewing each end cap and
pushing the bladder cartridge out of the pump body (for more information refer to
the instructions included with the field-replaceable bladder kit).
1200 Series Pumps
The 1200 series pumps include 2 major components
• Bladder Cartridge assembly (either Teflon and stainless steel or PVC and
stainless steel)
• Pump Body (Stainless Steel)
You can partially disassemble the pump (for more information refer to the instructions
included with the field-replaceable bladder kit).

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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. As air pressure
increases, liquid having no place else to go is forced
up the discharge line and to the surface. At the same
time, the top check ball rises with the discharging
liquid while the bottom check ball is forced down by
the air pressure; this seals the pump inlet so that no
water can enter the bladder chamber.
How A Bladder Pump Works
Figure 2

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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
prevents the water in the discharge tube from
reentering the bladder chamber.
Caution: A Well Wizard® pump bladder can be
punctured if you pump sand. So be sure to use an inlet
screen in wells with high sand and sediment content,
or when the inlet of the pump is placed within 2 feet of
the bottom of the well. Remember, the Well Wizard
10-year warranty is void if you do not use an inlet
screen.
Figure 3

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Pump Tubing/Inlet Screen/Well Cap
Pump Tubing
A ground water sample is only as good as the tubing it runs through.
Your Well Wizard® was shipped with one of the following types of superior-quality
tubing:
• Polyethylene
• Teflon® -lined polyethylene
• Teflon
Most tubing is supplied as a bonded pair (air supply and discharge), to save time and
avoid tube entanglement.
Unless your order specified that you wanted bulk tubing, the tubing for your
Well Wizard bladder pump is pre-cut to the correct length for your well.
Inlet Screen
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. There
are two terminal fittings inside the basic well cap (see figure 4).
• A compression through fitting for the discharge line
• A short brass quick-connect nipple for the pump air-supply line
The protected well cap has a lid with a lock pin. You can record well identification and
reference date information on the cap label. The unprotected well cap is meant for
wells located within a user-supplied protected standpipe.

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Well Cap (Figure 4)
Figure 4

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Portable Components
Portable Well Wizard® components include a cycle controller, water level meter,
disposable sample filters, and a flow-through cell.
Controller
A controller controls operation of the Well Wizard pump by regulating the air flow
from a compressed-gas source to the pump. When connected to an appropriate
compressed-gas source, the controller alternately pressurizes then vents the air
supply line to the pump, allowing the pump to discharge and then fill with water.
For more information, please refer to the operation and installation manuals for the
individual controllers.
Water Level Meter
The model MP30 drawdown/water level meter can be connected to the QED cycle
controllers to automatically control the drawdown during purging and sampling.
The series 6000 electronic water-level meters use a portable conductivity probe
attached to a calibrated tape. There is a light and audio signal when the probe
touches the water surface.
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.
QuickFilter®
To ensure accurate samples of dissolved metals, you can use an optional QED
QuickFilter. It removes solids larger than 0.45 micron. Because QuickFilters are
disposable - you use one for each sampling event - there’s no need to try to clean or
decontaminate the filter from well to well.

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If you’ve received a set of preassembled dedicated components, you’ll find that
unpacking them and installing them is easy when you follow the following
instructions. Because not everyone needs to read this whole section, the first section
helps you decide which of the other sections you need to read.
If, instead of preassembled components you’ve received unassembled components
and bulk tubing, read the section titled “Installing a Pump Using Bulk Tubing.”
Unpack the Components
Here’s how to unpack the Well Wizard® dedicated components.
1. If you need to install a Well Wizard system in more than one well, decide
which well you want to do first. Then find the box of components with the correct
well-identification number written on the outside of the box.
2. Open the box, then before unpacking the rest of the box, put on a pair of
latex gloves. Check your shipment against your order confirmation and packing
list. Make certain every component you ordered is there, and familiarize yourself
with how components go together before you go to the field.
3. Carry the box to the well site.
Caution: Put on a pair of latex gloves before touching any of the pump components.
Touching well components with your bare hands can contaminate the components
and degrade the quality of the samples obtained using the Well Wizard system, and
at any time when your hands might touch a water contacting component.
4. Taking care to not kink the tubing, gently remove the plastic wrapped
pump and tubing from the box. A label on the package provides the
well cap ID, cap, and tubing length. You may need this information later,
so save the label.
Note: The plastic bag also contains the lab-clean certificate on which is
recorded the pump batch serial number. 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.
5. Open the plastic wrapping, then gently slide the pump out of the bag.
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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.
The correct screen for each pump is usually included with the other components for
the well - the box label tells you where to find the screen. The following sections
describe how to install the two types of inlet screens.
Screens For 1100 Series Pumps
To install a screen on an 1100 series pump, follow these steps:
1. Still wearing the latex gloves, open the plastic wrapping, then remove the screen.
2. Thread the screen onto the male-threaded pump inlet, making sure the screen is
firmly tight.
Screens For 1200 and 1300 Series Pumps
To install a screen on an 1200 & 1300 series pump, follow these steps:
1. Still wearing the latex gloves, open the plastic wrapping, then remove from the
bag both the screen and the small plastic bag that contains spare set screws and
a small Allen wrench.
2. Find the groove around the inlet end of the stainless steel pump body
(the end opposite the air and water connectors), then slide the screen onto the
bottom of the pump assembly, aligning the top rim of the screen with
the top groove.
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.
4. Using the Allen wrench, firmly tighten each of the set screws.
5. Check to make sure the screen is secure.
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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.
1. 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.
2. Slowly lower the pump into the well while uncoiling the tubing bundle, until the
entire length of tubing is in the well. Be sure to control the rate of descent. Do not
let the tubing free fall into the well.
3. An optional support cable is available for the ST1102 and ST1102M pumps, and for
all deep well applications on all sampling pump models.
Attaching Tubing to the Well Cap
To attach tubing to the well cap, follow the instructions included with the shipment
for the appropriate well cap.
Installing The Sampling Pump

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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. Always wear latex
gloves when unpacking and installing Well Wizard components, and any other time
when your hands might touch a water-contacting component.
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 screen: 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.
The correct screen for each pump is usually included with the other components for
the well - the box label tells you where to find the screen. The following sections
describe how to install the two types of inlet screens.
Screens For 1100 Series Pumps
To install a screen on an 1100 series pump, follow these steps:
1. Still wearing the latex gloves, open the plastic wrapping, then remove the screen.
2. Thread the screen onto the male-threaded pump inlet, making sure the screen is
firmly tight.
Screens For 1200 and 1300 Series Pumps
To install a screen on an 1200 & 1300 series pump, follow these steps:
1. Still wearing the latex gloves, open the plastic wrapping, then remove from the
bag both the screen and the small plastic bag that contains spare set screws and a
small Allen wrench.
2. Find the groove around the inlet end of the stainless steel pump body
(the end opposite the air and water connectors), then slide the screen onto the
bottom of the pump assembly, aligning the top rim of the screen with the top groove.
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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.
4. Using the Allen wrench, firmly tighten each of the set screws.
5. Check to make sure the screen is secure.
Connect the Pump to the Tubing
To connect the pump to the tubing, follow these steps:
1. Separate the discharge (larger) tubing from the air-supply (smaller) tube for 8-12
inches from one end.
2. Loosen the nut-and-ferrule assembly as much as possible without actually
removing the nut.
3. Push the air-supply tube into the matching fitting on the top end of the pump.
4. Tighten the nut.
5. Cut off a short length from the end of the discharge tubing to
compensate for the offset height of the discharge tube fitting.
Note: This is usually 3 to 4 inches. You determine the exact length by checking both
fitting nuts for full tube insertion after loose assembly.
6. Make sure that the tube-to-pump fit is correct before proceeding.
7. If the discharge tubing is 3/8” O.D. or larger, or if it has a Teflon lining, you must use
a tubing insert, just push the insert into the tubing before inserting the tubing
into the tubing fitting.
8. Tighten both fitting nuts finger tight.
9. For each fitting nut, hold the fitting base with one wrench and the fitting nut with
another wrench, then tighten the fitting nut one additional turn.
Cut Tubing to Length
To cut the tubing to the correct lengths, follow these steps:
1. Lower the pump into the well until the pump touches the bottom of the well.
2. Raise the pump up, as follows:
• 1 foot, for low recovery wells
• To the middle of the screen, for high recovery wells
Attaching Tubing to the Well Cap
To attach tubing to the well cap, follow the instructions included with the shipment
for the appropriate well cap.
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Bladder Pump Operation in Low-Submergence Applications
Pump submergence is defined as the height of the static water column above the top
of the pump. 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” half of the pump cycle. When air pressure is applied to the
outside of the bladder, the bladder is squeezed, forcing the water up the discharge
tubing. This is referred to as the “discharge” half of the pump cycle.
In low-submergence applications, there is less water pressure available to expand the
bladder during the refill.
This can result in a smaller volume of water being pumped with each pump cycle
because the bladder may not fully expand.
As a result of the lower volume per cycle, more time will be required to bring the
water to the surface. An easy way to verify that the pump is working, prior to the
water reaching the surface, is to submerge the pump’s discharge tubing in a beaker
of water. Each time the pump goes into discharge, air in the discharge tubing, which
is displaced as the water level in the tubing rises, can be seen as air bubbles coming
from the end of the tubing. To optimize the pumping rate, the refill time should be
set long enough to achieve the maximum volume of air bubbles on each pump cycle,
and the discharge time should be set long enough to ensure that the air has stopped
bubbling out of the tube before the pump controller switches back into refill.
In low submergence wells, it is critical that the air pressure driving the pump not
be more than 10-15psi higher than the minimum requirement of 0.42psi per foot
of pump depth. Higher pressures than this can cause the bladder to be squeezed too
tightly during discharge, a condition which can prevent the bladder from expanding
during refill. To avoid this condition in deeper wells, it is suggested that the air
pressure applied to the pump be gradually increased as the water level in the pump’s
discharge tubing rises. It is recommended that the air pressure be set at 15psi
initially, and slowly increased in increments of 10psi as needed until the water reaches
the surface. Submerging the end of the discharge tubing under water as described
above will verify whether the air pressure is set high enough.
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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.
Caution: If you disassemble a connector before you use it, dirt or foreign material can get
into the fitting and later cause a leak.
To install a stainless steel connector, follow these steps:
1. If you are working with a 1/2- or 3/4-inch connector, wrap the male threads under the
nut with Teflon tape.
2. Insert the tubing into the Swagelok tube fitting as follows:
• For 1/4 -inch tubing, insert it approximately 5/8 inch
• For 3/4 -inch tubing, insert it up to 7/8 inch
Make sure that the tubing firmly contacts the shoulder of the fitting and that the nut is
finger tight.
Note: If the discharge tubing is 3/8 inch or larger, you must use a tubing insert, just push
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3. Referring to figure 6, scribe or mark the nut at the 6 o’clock position.
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:
• For fittings larger than 3/16 inch, turn the fitting one and one quarter turns
(watch the scribe mark make one complete turn, then continue to the 3 o’clock
position).
• For fittings sizes 1/6, 1/8, and 3/16 inch, turn the fitting three quarters of a turn
(watch the scribe mark turn to the 9 o’clock position).
Note: These are guidelines, you may need to further tighten the nut.
Install or Replace Pump Connectors
Figure 6

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Polypropylene Connector
To install a polypropylene connector, follow these steps:
1. 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).
4. Tighten the nut with a wrench, but be careful to not over tighten it;
the nut should not come in contact with the shoulder of the body
(see figure 7).
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Figure A-1 shows the Type A sampling system, the basic bladder pump.
Sampling System Type A