WayneCWS50 1/2 Cast Iron Convertible Jet Pump for Wells up to 90 ft, 0.5 HP, No Color

This Wayne 1/2 horsepower pump installed easily and works great. I like the fact that the pressure switch is not adjustable, because the water pressure it puts out is quite high and not having to adjust it makes things easier. Surprising that it was just $225, a great value, and seems well made and likely to give many years of service.The very old pump I was replacing was of the same type so I was able to reuse some of the piping. I removed the back cover of the motor per the instructions and switched it over from 110 to 220 volts and connected the wires from the old pump. I am using the deep well configuration with the jet in the well and two pipes going down. I am using black plastic water service line for that which came from the old pump. My well is only 35 feet deep and the water is 17 feet from the surface and probably draws down to 20 or a little more feet. For a well of this type theoretically you may be able to use shallow well single pipe configuration, but I think the two pipe system is safe and less likely to lose suction.This Wayne is putting out 50 psi which is more than adequate for household uses and irrigating the garden with a sprinkler.

Worked great.

Quiet pump. But no where near enough pressure.The motor is fine, being 1hp. But the pump itself is too weak. Takes a while to fill the tank. Means the pump works longer to do what others can do in half the time. Old pump, Starite, way bigger pump. Same size motor. Big difference.

I had a nearly 50 year old 1/2HP deep well pump go bad. Replaced it with a Lowes brand Utilitech 1/2HP pump. That lasted 3-1/2 years. Purchased the same identical one (in a hurry when you lose water to your house) and replaced it. It would only build pressure to 33psi, with a 40psi cutoff. Finally did some research and this seemed like the pump with the best overall comments, and a reasonable price.It has all of the same fittings as the old pump so installation was easy. However, the pressure switch is mounted on the opposite side, and for me, the pressure switch on this Wayne pump is right up against the crawl space wall. So I had to wire it up first, and then rotate it and install it. If it ever goes bad, I'll probably just disconnect the wiring and install a new pressure switch somewhere else in the output water line. Otherwise, that will be a pain. I wish this Wayne pump had a port on either side to switch where the pressure switch could go.After getting it installed, it built pressure and eventually (it took awhile), it cutoff at 50psi as expected. That is a nice bonus, as the 20-40psi of our old pump and switch was just too low. Much nicer now! From cut-on to cut-off, it takes about 3 minutes if no water is running. Not too bad.The only other real issue I have with this pump is it is loud. Much louder than our previous one. Granted, this is putting out double the horsepower. But, maybe adding some noise isolation components would be nice, like rubber grommets or washers in various places internally to kill the sound and vibration? Currently it is mounted to a steel L-bracket against the crawl space wall (just like the others), so I am going to try to slide some rubber washers in between the mount and the motor mount and see if that helps.Oh, and I should also mention I didn't use any other components; the original foot valve, etc. in the well are all the same...Overall, a good pump that does indeed work as advertised.

I suspected my old pump was on its way out at nearly 20 years old, so I purchased this prior to being without water on what would of course be the most inconvenient time when my old pump died. I am not a professional plumber and in fact, was a bit intimidated with replacing the old galvanized with PVC for the new pump. I got this new pump in place (NOTE: don't forget to switch the selector on the back of the pump if you need 230 volts BEFORE you get it positioned), wired, PVC attached and pump primed with relative ease. Upon flipping the breaker, I had leaks, yeah, my biggest fear. Turns out my PVC glue job was flawless-the pump was leaking were the motor attaches to the housing. I called Amazon, they shipped out a new pump which I got next day and problem solved with some minor inconvenience. The new pump is perfect, runs quiet and has a 3 year warranty-you won't find a better pump at this price and made to this quality. Don't hesitate to buy this pump!

Keeps up with my water demand. Quiet compared to the old pump. Easy to change to 240 volt. Can run continuously without overheating for watering lawn and garden. It was a good value for the cost.

I trust this pump/motor assembly to last more than 10 years in my home without service, I wish my vehicles would last as long!

Just exactly 💯💯 what I was looking for, I have plenty of water now, thank you.

Great pump and quieter than the original gets up to pressure quick too. Only downside it did not have the foot valve to convert to a shallow well pump with it, fortunately my old one fitted and working ok. You might want to check dimensions as with the foot, on this pump is about 3 inches longer that the original too, so had to cut a hole in the wall to get it to fit in the space available.

A magnificent and quiet pump. I just installed it to replace my 40 year old one. It's much more powerful and works well with the 20 L pressure tank. I would recommend this to anyone.

Did not come with convert or for shallow well,and was unavailable to Canadian buyers, dissapointed. Returned no problem

Arrived on time easy to install and seems to work well

Great pump. Took my flow from 4.8 GPM with the 1/2 hp, to 8.2 gpm with the 3/4hp.