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Approved water well equipment
The approval and listing of a product do not ensure compliance with the requirements of the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976 PA 399, as amended, and the Administrative Rules.
Pitless well adapters and units1
| Company | Equipment |
|---|---|
| DICKEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (MAASS, MANUFACTURING) |
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| DUPLEX (WHITEWATER MANUFACTURING COMPANY) |
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| MAASS, MANUFACTURING |
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| MARTINSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (MONITOR, BAKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY/CAMPBELL MANUFACTURING CO.) |
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| MERRILL MANUFACTURING |
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| MONITOR, BAKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
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| PAULUS PLASTIC COMPANY |
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| WELLS, INC. |
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| WHITEWATER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
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1Advance Pump Equipment Company, Boscott, Inc., Dayton Precision Manufacturing Company, Flow-Rite Products Company, Sears, Roebuck & Company, and Williams Products Division pitless adapters are no longer available. EGLE removed these products from the Water Well Equipment Approved List on 8/13/2018. If approved model information is needed regarding these manufacturers, please contact EGLE Source Water Unit.
2As of 7/20/2018, company listed products as “Lead Free” as defined within Section 1417 of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Well caps
The following well caps/seals meet the requirements set forth in R325.1657A of Part 127, Act 368 PA 1978 Administrative Rules. Caps and venting requirements became effective May 1, 1985. Vents must be installed on all wells except those having deep well, single pipe, packer jet installations or on flowing wells.
| Company | Equipment |
|---|---|
| A & B DIE CASTING |
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| BOSCOTT, INC. |
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| BROTHERS CASTING |
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| CAMPBELL |
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| CAMPBELL-MARTINSON |
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| DAYTON |
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| DUPLEX |
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| FLOW-RITE |
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| HARVARD |
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| LUNDE FOUNDRY, INC. |
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| MAASS4 |
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| MERRILL |
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| MIDWEST-DICKEN4 |
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| MONITOR (BAKER) |
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| PAULUS |
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| W.D.B., INC. |
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| WELLS |
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| WHITEWATER |
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| WILLIAMS |
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3Caps have separate vents which must be threaded into cap.
4These companies are now called MAASS Midwest.
Hand pumps
The hand pumps listed below meet the requirements of Rule 153 of Part 127, Act 368 PA of 1978 and may be used on public or private water supplies. These hand pumps have a closed spout, directed downward, and a pump rod that operates through a stuffing box and packing nut.
| Company | Equipment |
|---|---|
| DEEP WELL HAND PUMPS (LIFT CYLINDER REQUIRED) |
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| SHALLOW WELL HAND PUMPS (LIFT CYLINDER BUILT INTO PUMP) |
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5These hand pumps use the drop pipe into the well as the pump base or may be threaded onto a 2” well casing by using a 2” x 1.25” reducer. If the drop pipe is used as a pump base, the opening between the drop pipe and well casing is sealed using the manufacturer’s well cap base and a vented sanitary well seal.
6These hand pumps include a shroud which provides additional sanitary protection by enclosing the pump rod and packing nut.
7This pump operates with a rotating pump rod and has a hand operated gear box rather than a lever fulcrum type handle operating type handle operating a reciprocating pump rod through a packing nut.
Yard hydrants
The following frost-proof yard hydrants do not use a stop-and-waste valve and are approved for installation on any water supply. Yard hydrants with buried stop-and-waste valve are prohibited on all types of water supplies, under Section 608.8 of Chapter 6 of the Michigan Plumbing Code, R325.1674A of Part 127, Act 368 PA 1978 Administrative Rules, and Rule 1108(3) of Act 399, PA 1976.
| Company | Equipment |
|---|---|
| CAMPBELL |
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| HIDE-DRANT CORPORATION |
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| HOEPTNER PERFECTED PRODUCTS |
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| MERRILL MFG. CO. |
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| MURDOCK, INC. |
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| SIMMONS MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
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| WHITEWATER MFG. CO. |
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| WOODFORD MFG. CO. |
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Buried pressure tanks
| Company | Equipment |
|---|---|
| ADVANCE-MORRISON |
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| AMTROL, INC. |
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| CLAYTON MARK |
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| FLEXCON INDUSTRIES |
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| IN-WELL TECHNOLOGIES |
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| MEDALIST MFG. CO. |
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| MERRILL MFG. CO. |
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| MONITOR (BAKER MFG. CO.) |
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| PENTAIR WATER TREATMENT |
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| STA-RITE INDUSTRIES |
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| THE AMERICAN GRANBY CO. | HARVARD CHAMPION UG SERIES (underground tank) |
| TITAN INDUSTRIES, INC. | COMBO TANK |
| WHITEWATER MFG. CO. | PAT (PITLESS ADAPTER TANK) 60 - 1,500 GALLONS |