Heating Well Pit

[brokenknee]

How do you guys keep your well pit from freezing? This is the first house I have owned that has a pit. My other houses I had, the pressure tank was in the house.

I plan on getting some straw to put over the top of the pit. I did see the previous owner had an extension cord running to the pit, not sure if he had a heater down there for when it got real cold or not.

BIL and his friend are up deer hunting this weekend, both electricians, one a master, one journeyman. To show their appreciation for letting them hunt on my property they wired in a outlet down in the pit to plug a heater into.

 

[wykubotaguy]

If the pit is deep enough and decently insulated, use a 100w light bulb.

 

[brokenknee]

If the pit is deep enough and decently insulated, use a 100w light bulb.

About six feet deep, poured concrete no insulation.

 

[bearhawk]

If the pit is deep enough and decently insulated, use a 100w light bulb.

and use a simple thermostat to only run it when it gets really cold..

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[turnkey4099]

Well pits, houses. You will grow to hate that thing over the years. Why people build them is beyond me. Miserable place to work in, hardly any room, difficult to get in and out of.

I would move the tank at least into the house. It does not need to be at the well head and doesn't even need to be where the electronics are, e.g. the pressure switch can be in the pit along with all other electronics while the tank is 2 miles away...exageration but not by much.

Harry K

 

[brokenknee]

If the pit is deep enough and decently insulated, use a 100w light bulb.

It is not uncommon for it to get to 30 below here and was wondering if a 100 watt light bulb would be sufficient or if I should get a space heater

and use a simple thermostat to only run it when it gets really cold..

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I did see that at the northern web site, do you have any experience with them. I like the idea of not heating the pit more than necessary.

Well pits, houses. You will grow to hate that thing over the years. Why people build them is beyond me. Miserable place to work in, hardly any room, difficult to get in and out of.

I would move the tank at least into the house. It does not need to be at the well head and doesn't even need to be where the electronics are, e.g. the pressure switch can be in the pit along with all other electronics while the tank is 2 miles away...exageration but not by much.

Harry K

It didn't take me that long. I didn't like it when we bought the property, but liked the land. The house isn't even it that great of shape (but making progress),

 

[Gate Lavallee]

Few questions..... is the pump in that hole or just the tank,,just for this winter i would put one 100 watt bulb for energy consumption and as a back up if the bulb burns put another one in with a photo cell and it will turn on if the other burt. Done this for a few yes and it works well but changed the setup to in house tank and pressure switch.....submersible pump never freeze and it getｧ some days to -40 and below here. Good luck and stay safe.

 

[brokenknee]

Few questions..... is the pump in that hole or just the tank,,just for this winter i would put one 100 watt bulb for energy consumption and as a back up if the bulb burns put another one in with a photo cell and it will turn on if the other burt. Done this for a few yes and it works well but changed the setup to in house tank and pressure switch.....submersible pump never freeze and it getｧ some days to -40 and below here. Good luck and stay safe.

Just the tank, I do have a submersible pump. Not even sure how deep the well is.

Do you have your lights on a thermostat?

 

[Gate Lavallee]

Lights could be on thermostat....would save more energy.....my sugestion when gets warm next year is to take every thing out of there and just piteless adapter to the submersible pump ....easy if you have steal casing but cement would work but make sure to extend casing at least 6 inches above ground and just backfill the hole.( piteless adapter....thats how it is called but cant spell it to get pass the computer spell program) but check it out on you tube and thats the way to go next year. Salut

 

[wrooster]

piteless adapter

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