Booster & Jet Pumps
Above-Ground Pumps for the Right Situation
Jet pumps pull water from relatively shallow depths and push it into your pressure tank — you will usually hear them run from the basement or pump house. Booster pumps are different: they take water that is already under some pressure and add more, which is useful for long pipe runs, irrigation zones, or homes that never quite reach comfortable shower pressure.
Klutz Well Drilling installs and services jet and booster pumps across North Manchester and surrounding Indiana communities. When your drilled well is deep enough for a submersible, we will explain the tradeoffs instead of defaulting to whatever was there last century.
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When Jet or Booster Pumps Come Up
- You have a shallow well, cistern feed, or convertible jet setup that will not hold prime
- Pressure at the house is weak even though the well pump or city meter seems fine
- You are adding irrigation, a long yard line, or a second story and flow drops off
- An older jet pump is noisy, hot, or weeping at the shaft seal
- You want to compare a jet pump repair with upgrading to a submersible on a drilled well
How We Help
Jet Pumps for Shallow Wells
Convertible and shallow-well jet pumps sit above ground and use suction lift plus an injector assembly. They are a fit for some older or shallow sources when a submersible is not in the cards — with honest limits on depth and priming care.
Booster Pumps for Low Pressure
When water is already there but pressure falls short — long runs, small pipe, or marginal municipal supply — a properly sized booster can lift pressure at the house or barn without overloading the source.
Install, Prime, and Tune
Jet pumps need correct foot valves, piping, and priming procedure. Boosters need check valves, pressure controls, and sometimes expansion or bypass planning. We set up both for serviceable, safe operation.
Matched to How You Live
Peak demand from bathrooms, irrigation, or livestock determines pump size. We size for real use so you are not short on pressure when everything turns on at once.
Our Process
Define the Job
We confirm whether you need suction lift from a shallow well, a replacement for an existing jet, or a booster on a line that already has flow — each path follows different rules.
Pick Equipment
Horsepower, jet assembly or convertible configuration, and booster curve all depend on lift, pipe size, and target pressure. We choose hardware that fits the plumbing you have — or flag upgrades if the pipe is the bottleneck.
Install and Connect
We mount the pump, run suction and discharge with proper fittings, wire to code, and integrate controls so the pump starts and stops with demand without hammering the line.
Test Under Load
We verify pressure at the tank or point of use, check for leaks and cavitation noise, and show you how to prime or reset if your jet loses suction after service.
Service Area
We serve North Manchester, Wabash, Warsaw, Huntington, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, and the surrounding Indiana communities.
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Drilled wells often use submersible pumps. Jets and boosters still work with pressure tanks and pressure controls. See everything under well services.
Get in Touch
Call (260) 571-7380 or contact us online. For jet pumps, mention if the pump is above or below the water level and whether you have lost prime recently.
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