Hi everyone.
Bought a house outside Denver, 420 ft well. Original well (1971) was abandoned and new well put in in 1996.
I wanted to disinfect with bleach but am having problems getting the well cap off. It appears the well cap resembles one that is used for an 'above ground' installation, as it has 4 nuts and a pipe that is a bit off center, with a flat notched cap on it (only sticks up about 5 inches and doesn't go anywhere). The electrical box is on the side of the casing. I assume there is a pitless adapter as the the water line enters through the basement foundation just below the frost line. Looks similar to the URL below, except the electrical is on the side, and "to house" is capped:
http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/assist/homeassist/water/spipe.jpg
The 4 nuts were really rusted, so I sprayed some wd40... a bit later I attempted to unscrew one of the nuts and with barely any pressure, it snapped off flush with the well cap.
So, I can guarantee the other 3 will do the same, and will relieve the pressure on the seal, but am afraid the bolt side underneath the cap could fall into the well.
Also, would it be wise to replace this well cap with what I'll call a standard well cap as I see in most images, where the cap is bolted down around the outside of the casing?
Any thoughts?
Bought a house outside Denver, 420 ft well. Original well (1971) was abandoned and new well put in in 1996.
I wanted to disinfect with bleach but am having problems getting the well cap off. It appears the well cap resembles one that is used for an 'above ground' installation, as it has 4 nuts and a pipe that is a bit off center, with a flat notched cap on it (only sticks up about 5 inches and doesn't go anywhere). The electrical box is on the side of the casing. I assume there is a pitless adapter as the the water line enters through the basement foundation just below the frost line. Looks similar to the URL below, except the electrical is on the side, and "to house" is capped:
http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/assist/homeassist/water/spipe.jpg
The 4 nuts were really rusted, so I sprayed some wd40... a bit later I attempted to unscrew one of the nuts and with barely any pressure, it snapped off flush with the well cap.
So, I can guarantee the other 3 will do the same, and will relieve the pressure on the seal, but am afraid the bolt side underneath the cap could fall into the well.
Also, would it be wise to replace this well cap with what I'll call a standard well cap as I see in most images, where the cap is bolted down around the outside of the casing?
Any thoughts?