View down the well. What do you see?

bonfis · May 3, 2009

I don't know if I'm looking at a pitless adapter (unit?) down my well. Any of you experienced well guys ever seen this setup? What is the bolt for and how would you pull the pump?

Gary Slusser · May 3, 2009

I've never seen anything like it.

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Thassler · May 4, 2009

Some type of 'Pitless Unit' perhaps?

http://www.purdue.edu/envirosoft/private/src/pumppro1.htm

Speedbump · May 4, 2009

I haven't used a pitless in over 25 years. So it may be just that. I wouldn't know. There are several different brands out there and drillers all have their favorite ones.

I don't know how to tell you to research it either.

bob...

mudpuppy · May 4, 2009

mudpuppy

How far down was the camera?
To me, it looks like it could be the top of a submersible with the drop pipe broken off.

bonfis · May 4, 2009

This is the view from the surface. The plate visible in the photo is about 5' below grade. The well dates back to 1967.

mudpuppy said:
How far down was the camera?
To me, it looks like it could be the top of a submersible with the drop pipe broken off.

Waterwelldude · May 5, 2009

That is a pit-less adp.
The thing in the center is a thread protector. The well co. that set the pump has the tool to remove the plug, and screw in a piece of pipe to pull the pump out.

Travis

bonfis · May 6, 2009

thanks Travis. That makes sense to me. The thread protector looks like it has normal hex head bolt. I bet I could remove it with a socket if I had a long enough extension.

Waterwelldude said:
That is a pit-less adp.
The thing in the center is a thread protector. The well co. that set the pump has the tool to remove the plug, and screw in a piece of pipe to pull the pump out.

Travis

Speedbump · May 7, 2009

I bet I could remove it with a socket if I had a long enough extension.

Remember, you have to get it out of the pitless pipe too.

bonfis · May 8, 2009

Do you mean threading in a section of pipe and lifting the adapter free from the joint? I think the well is about 100' deep. Do you think pulling the pump by hand (2 guys) is realistic?

speedbump said:
Remember, you have to get it out of the pitless pipe too.

Speedbump · May 9, 2009

Actually I meant the thread protector. Once you get it loose, you have to get it out of the pipe.

Lifting a pump by hand is not unrealistic, but it is a challenge. I don't know what kind of spool is down there under that thread protector, but I would guess there are a couple of O-rings that aren't going to come out real easy.

bob...

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