well problem

[Carl_NH]

Place a 55 gallon drum on its side against the well casing and hold it tight with a couple of T post.
Tie the poly pipe to a 4 wheeler and pull slow.

My pump is about 225' down and it worked perfect, no problems. I replaced the wire and the problem was fixed

Scott,

Great idea and good for those of us that have a tractor or unit to pull. The drum or roller (I am thinking my lawn roller) would work very well to keep the pipe from chafing. Depends on the height of the steel casing above ground (mine is 24") but a little bit of on site "engineering" would solve this - great idea - thanks for sharing. Our well is 400' and the pump is at 380' so not one that you can pull by hand..

Carl

 

[luscsmith]

Yes anything with a large radius to stop the tubing from kinking will work.
My well driller is a good man, he even gave me 250 feet of new wire.
After I pulled mine I took it to his shop and he ran it under a load and said all is good, all of this on a weekend.
Guess he needs to be on my Christmas list.
Scott

 

[jinman]

Nice-looking unit. Who makes the engine?

Steve

The engine is a JD. . . as in Jiang Dong, not John Deere.

 

[TheGoose]

Don't try that with anything other than polypipe in the well, you'll have a big mess on your hands. A fair amount of pumps are hung on either sch 40 pvc in 20 ft joints or galvanized pipe.

 

[forgeblast]

Update. Recieved the bill on friday. needed one new 7gpm 3/4 hp goulds pump fitting, labor etc. about 1500.00. Ouch, but the water pressure is better then it has ever been and i didnt need to move the carport.

 

[luscsmith]

That is good! That might seem like a lot of money, but it beats a $50.00 per month water bill and going higher.

Scott

 

[forgeblast]

I agree, if you figure we have been in the house almost 10 years, the pump lasted 11 then its less then 150 a year for water. I can handle that, then again its easier making payments then on lump sum lol.

 

[gauthier]

Did they replace the pressure tank and stuff for that?seems high,if not,,mine was 130 ft down,buried well head,[I dug it out],they pulled and replaced with 3/4 hp goulds pump,hooked it all back up plus a little more for 800 plus bucks.

 

[forgeblast]

No i replaced the pressure tank and switch myself. The pump was 1k, and labor was about 300 for 4 hours, add the little bits and pieces (bushings, adapters, clamps, cable package and chlorinate the wells) and its about 1527.34
GOULDS 0.75 HP 7 GPM {CLICK HERE}
just saw hes selling it for 860 plus shipping.
That being said, i have used these guys before and the customer service and dependibilty on their warrenty coverage more then makes up for the couple hundred extra. (would i like it for less, heck ya)

 

[gauthier]

Well,I got the same pump and the extra stuff like you,and it cost me 800 plus bucks,about 2 months ago,,just saying they made way more than my guys did,[who do this for a living],did.

When I needed a new pump in an old well I had,I let my figers do the walking as they say,guys who did my other well did not call me back,so,,went searching,not many to chose from here,,three of the 4-5 I called did call me back,,one wanted 1,500 or more,said his stuff was the best,etc,and that was as low as he could go,,next person called me back,said about 1,500,after talking to him for 2 min,,price went down to 1,000-1,1000,,,next people who call,do this basicly for a living[others were plumpers and water conditioner type people also],,he said about 7 hundred,,I said sold,,he said I was number 20 on his list,,two weeks later,,he has it in and working in about 2 hours or less,,charged me 150 labor I think,him and his buddy,,little extra and I bought some fittings,bill came to 850 about...

Now,I have another well,and could wait 2-4 weeks,,so,,,just saying some of these people want 300 400 dollars an hour,for doing basicly manual labor,,because they know they can,,cause you got to have water,,and that ain't an ethical way to do any bussiness,,[welders with 40,000 dollar rigs don't charge near that much,people who do dozer work don't charge near that much],for example,,,also,they bought that pump for a good bit less than you or I could..