jimc91
DIY Senior Member
I need some advice from you professionals. I just pulled up 147 feet of galvanized 1 inch drop pipe (man that stuff is heavy) and my 1 HP submersible pump. The well appears to be about 225 feet deep and the water level is about 42 feet from the top of the well casing. The first 6 sections of pipe looked almost new but the last section attached to the pump was coated in a red thick mud substance above the seal just above the brass check valve. The pump did not have this stuff on it, all of the muck seemed to be on that one section of pipe. (well is at least 10 years old I think, I just bought the property about 1 year ago. I would like to buy a roll of black poly pipe and am curious about what specs to ask for and if you guys think this is advisable. Also, should I consider lowering the new pump more than 147 feet? Any advice would be great!
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