wbnethery3
Member
Thanks in advance for answering a newbie's question...I did a search but didn't find an answer to this exact question.
I recently rearranged the plumbing around my well, and want to pivot the well seal about 90 degrees in order to accommodate the changed location of the tank. The piping rotates in the hole on the seal, but interferes with the electrical conduit. I need to move the seal in order to fix that.
When looking at some other posts, I saw mention made of loosening the bolts that compress the rubber seal, but not going too far. I am wondering whether the bottom half can come loose and fall into the well, or are there stops that keep that from happening? Mine is a 4" split seal with four hex bolts on top.
Prior to finding this very helpful forum, I had tried loosening the bolts and rotating the seal by hand. This was futile, and I suspect it is just due to the friction (rather than compression). It is hard to get a grip on the flange of the seal, and I don't want to torque the piping for fear of doing some damage.
Thanks for any advice!
Bryan
I recently rearranged the plumbing around my well, and want to pivot the well seal about 90 degrees in order to accommodate the changed location of the tank. The piping rotates in the hole on the seal, but interferes with the electrical conduit. I need to move the seal in order to fix that.
When looking at some other posts, I saw mention made of loosening the bolts that compress the rubber seal, but not going too far. I am wondering whether the bottom half can come loose and fall into the well, or are there stops that keep that from happening? Mine is a 4" split seal with four hex bolts on top.
Prior to finding this very helpful forum, I had tried loosening the bolts and rotating the seal by hand. This was futile, and I suspect it is just due to the friction (rather than compression). It is hard to get a grip on the flange of the seal, and I don't want to torque the piping for fear of doing some damage.
Thanks for any advice!
Bryan