Well sealing question

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Chintzy looking thing ain't it? Wouldn't be any good up here cause it only comes 6" and smaller. We don't drill anything that ain't 8" Either way though our code won't allow rubber couplings of any type, nor PVC.
 
Yeah yeah, you've told me before but I don't agree with you and I think a Fernco will work better than that short thing. They probably costs less too and use the same hose clamps.

And PVC can't rust, is much easier to find and costs much less than 4" to 8" steel pipe. And as a DIY home owner I can choose to use whatever I want to and suffer any consequences of my choice if I'm wrong. Get over it.
 
Well Sealing Question follow-up

I didn't think that this question would stir up this level of controversy but I do appreciate all of the comments. Using this information and doing some research on how wells are constructed I now have a better idea of what was done with the well in question. The casing ends at ground level although the highest point in the paved driveway. The six inch casing has a sealed cap. There is another casing of about 10 inches surrounding the well casing that forms a type of pit. The top of this second casing is higher that the well casing and is capped by a loose steel disk. As I am in a semi arid zone this "pit" seams to be very well drained. What it doesn't have is a sealed cap that I'm adding as a temp fix. This set up in probably not code in my area (Okanagan, BC) but is much better than I first thought. I'm going to have it inspected by a local well driller and will probably add some height to the casing to extend it above ground level. The "drive into" issue can be solved by creating a decorative structure in the middle of the turn around, probably with some lighting.

Thanks again for all of the information.
 
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