OK I'm a little green at this so please forgive any ignorance on my part. I've gone through all the checks for low pressure issues and now believe that I need to pull the submersible for some checks. I'm using a 1/2 ton electric hoist to pull up but it's not moving. How much lifting power is needed? am I doing something wrong? do all submersibles have the same pitless adapter which requires a straight pull up or is possible the pipe needs to be turned/unscrewed?
Pulling a submersible - not sure if this is right
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LLigetfa
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I know of at least three different styles of pitless and only one pulls up without any special release mechanism. One style needs to be unscrewed and the other style has a crow's foot with release cable.
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LLigetfa
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Can you get a down-hole camera in there and get a pic? Any chance is looks like the following with part A at the top of the casing?
http://www.merrillmfg.com/product/02-PitlessUnits/MCK-Kit/parts.htm
http://www.merrillmfg.com/product/02-PitlessUnits/MCK-Kit/parts.htm
LLigetfa
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You need a special tool that goes down through the support pipe and unscrews item F or M.
LLigetfa
DIYer, not in the trades
Did you follow the link I provided? You can find the instructions there and a picture of the end of the tool.
http://www.merrillmfg.com/product/02-PitlessUnits/MCK-Kit/installation.htm
http://www.merrillmfg.com/product/02-PitlessUnits/MCK-Kit/installation.htm
Thanks for the help. local hardware or big box stores didn't have the tool and it didn't want to wait for one to be shipped so I ended up using a 1/2 inch pipe and notched out the center like above and worked fine. Thankfully I didn't do any damage all is working good now.
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