Well Help

[MossRoad]

Thanks for your replies. My well (I'm told) is 80 ft deep with a good light I can see the top of the pump. My concern is the pipe from the top of the well to the pittless valve is pvc. If I pull too hard (FEL) or tap with a hammer I risk breaking the pcv pipe. In the photo note the aluminum cross piece with the ground contact this is where the pvc is connected and runs down to the pittless valve. How much lift will the pcv take before it all goes wrong?

Ours is a similar length as yours. Its PVC from pump to pittless as well. I watched them pull it out in one length with a motorized puller that consisted of small driven rubber tires that pinched the pipe on three sides and drove it right up and out of the well, wires and all. If you pull it and break it, or the well company pulls it and breaks it, its still broke.

 

[paulharvey]

Mine was 100 ft, and I was able to lift the pvc and have helper (wife) walk the pvc back as I got more out. (After a about 30 feet, it bowed back to the ground under its own weight). I didn't disconnect any of the couplings pulling it out or putting it back in. Pvc has a good bit of flex in it, but don't force it, cause it will break.

 

[Whiskey Sniffer]

Thanks for your replies tomorrow is the day I'll let you know how it all works out.

 

[oosik]

Good luck Whiskey. With the pump set at 80 feet or so and the drop pipe being pvc - weight should not be a problem.

 

[PILOON]

LOL! remember pulling about 300' of PolyB with 3/4 hp pump by hand with the owner.
First 1/3 went relatively OK but we forgot that the pipe was full of water and once we exited the reserve area of the well that pipe suddenly became extremely heavy as the pump itself exited the water.
As luck would have it a friendly delivery driver showed up at just the right time and between the 3 of us we pulled it all out.
We had the strength to lift but the pipe simply wanted to slip out of our hands. With 3 guys we were able to have enough hands on the pipe to overcome slippage.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If it's the black flex pipe below the pitless, you can rent a wheel that attached to the well head, that allows you to pull it easier. I've pulled 200' without a wheel, wasn't easy. 100' shouldn't be bad. I'm surprised they leave a piece of pvc above the pitless. Here they normally leave it open so you can thread in a piece of 1" steel pipe to pull with.