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Just replace my deep well pump

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steppinthrax

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The worst experience ever. Pulled out 240' of flexible pipe. Pump was at the other end. Luckily Home Depot sells deep submersible pumps. Replaced the pitless connection with a new stainless one and the well head connection. New pipe clams as well.

This should hopefully last another 15 to 20 years.
 
Fritzo said:
I'm your neighbor and I got your whole job on video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SZleBWouXEw
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Woah did not realize wells had that much pressure. I always pictured them as being a really deep hole where in the old days you'd have a bucket on a really long rope, but in modern days you just have a pump. That was pretty hilarious too. :awe:

We had a well at our church till a few years ago when they built a whole new subdivision around it and the city brought in water and offered to bring it to our building too. There's a ~3' concrete cover outside, always been curious to know what it looks like in there and how deep it goes. Imagine falling in such a hole. 😱
 
lupi said:
times like this make the city sewage bill not so bad.
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Yeah from what I hear it's quite a lot more work. You also have to worry about things like freezing during winter because the cold can basically radiate down as there's no ground to act as insulation, just the cover.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Woah did not realize wells had that much pressure. I always pictured them as being a really deep hole where in the old days you'd have a bucket on a really long rope, but in modern days you just have a pump. That was pretty hilarious too. :awe:

We had a well at our church till a few years ago when they built a whole new subdivision around it and the city brought in water and offered to bring it to our building too. There's a ~3' concrete cover outside, always been curious to know what it looks like in there and how deep it goes. Imagine falling in such a hole. 😱
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That's not the same kind of well dude.
 
Red Squirrel said:
Yeah from what I hear it's quite a lot more work. You also have to worry about things like freezing during winter because the cold can basically radiate down as there's no ground to act as insulation, just the cover.
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Below 8' underground, the Earth's heat keeps a constant 55 and ends up getting warmer the further down you go.
 
fstime said:
I wouldn't use some Home Depot junk pump for something that is as important as a well pump.
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Yes, you want to use one that comes with a cast iron pan, cooked medium rare, with no beans, and sold by a woman without pointy elbows, and....oh....sorry. After a while, all of ATOT's pickiness starts to run together. 😳
 
Red Squirrel said:
Yeah from what I hear it's quite a lot more work. You also have to worry about things like freezing during winter because the cold can basically radiate down as there's no ground to act as insulation, just the cover.
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Not true, county requires well drillers to liscense the well they drill, there are requirements regarding how deep the well lines need to be. The connector from the pump to the feed to the house is below the frost line. The line is also below the frost line.
 
waggy said:
yeah having a well and septic system are one thing that makes me wish i lived in a city.
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Same here, I am on a dug well and in the summer it goes dry and I have to get water trucked in and poured into the well.

My septic has worked flawlessly for over 10 years. The toilet starts to bubble after a flush when the septic tank need to be emptied. We had it emptied 3 times since we have been here.
 
Number1 said:
Same here, I am on a dug well and in the summer it goes dry and I have to get water trucked in and poured into the well.

My septic has worked flawlessly for over 10 years. The toilet starts to bubble after a flush when the septic tank need to be emptied. We had it emptied 3 times since we have been here.
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wow. thats a lot for a septic tank.

we had ours emptied when we moved in. the previous family (8 girls 1 male) lived here 10 years and never emptied it. so we had it done BEFORE we moved in (also had it checked out). he said the tank was in great shape and really didn't need to be emptied.

we have been here 7 years and had it checked last summer. same situation the tank is in good shape and so we didn't have it pumped.
 
Holy shit you two have deep wells!

I used to buy these all the time from lightning claims and the deepest ones were like 50'.
 
Two years ago January, the pump started running very frequently. The house and of course the well were new in '87. Called up the well guy and after asking a lot of questions of me, he brought out the rig and pulled the pipe and pump. The drop pipe had rotted out and was leaking.

He asked if I wanted to replace the drop pipe with plastic or steel and I chose steel. Hell, the original lasted a long time. I figured I'd be dead or moved out before it needed replacing again. Had the pump replaced too of course.

Fast forward to this past January (two years hence) and the pump is running continuously. I call him up and we do some more troubleshooting on the phone and out he comes with the rig. The drop pipe had rotted out in two years. Chinese steel. Gotta love it. Replaced it this time with plastic.

The well guy steered me towards steel pipe on the first visit. I have no doubt that he knew the replacement pipe would rot and he'd make some more money. He's made his last dollar off of me. If there is a next time, his competition will have his rig out here.
 
To get a reliable water supply Santa Fe New Mexico had to drill two thousand feet down. Their altitude is six thousand nine hundred feet above sea level.
 
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