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Well Pump Repair on Pitless Adapter Style Hook-up. The
Well Pump Repair on Pitless Adapter Style Hook-up. The Drop Pipe was Broken! No Water Pressure
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This is about the only type of well you see in the midwest due to the cold air, cool to see one being worked on cause I have a property with one!
Only practice to have in the north, due to freezing
Awesome, very informative, enjoying your videos and explanations
Excellent video. Found myself shaking my head yes, like I understand what your saying.
Great video!
Do you sell tht pump dog device 🤔
Thank you for the close up on the adapter at the end of the video.
Can you[or another well tech] tell me what size that o-ring is??I have a maass model 6J1[I bet you know what that is ]and it VERY hard trying figure out what size it is .Its part#001030.I was wanting some spares in case I need them. I bet you may know the answer in your head and tell me where to get them. The manufacturer does not sell to individuals. My well pump that I installed in 2010 has been working fine for nearly 14 years and I have all the spare parts except new o-rings. Even bought a pipe dog. Thank you!!!
Every video that I watch of yours I become smarter and I don't even have a well but I have family that does.
best explanation…Thx
Excellent video and explanation! I will check my amps first but I’m pretty sure my pump went bad after not replacing my bad pressure tank for over 6 months. Learn from my mistake people! Replace bad pressure tanks immediately!
What is the name of the clamping tool for the pipe?
Not sure how I happened across this channel but I'm glad I did. You've helped take the mystery out my own well setup. Seeing that pitless adapter with your explanation gives me the confidence to take on a future repair myself. I will need to replace my pitless adapter at some point as the water here in my locale is very corrosive and has done a number on mine. So far it's holding pressure down at that connection point but I know at some appointed day it will work loose again and I will hear my well pump short-cycle. I will have to excavate and do a replacement then. Hopefully in the summer as I'm in northern IL.
Always wondered how those work, that's about what the well at my Grandparents and at my last rental looked like (we're in Virginia). Don't know anything about it but the top cover at our rental would sometimes "pop off" the top of the casing and they'd "push it back on" but all I knew was it had wires in there not how it worked.
The guy stands there and wathes him struggle to remove the bench Dog, figures. Great Video, though.
I’m glad you showed what happens when you mix brass and iron in the water system.
I found your channel 2 weeks too late.
Northwest Pennsylvania and this is what I have going to a jet pump in the basement
I grew up on a rural California property wit a well. It was drilled to 275' with water at about 175, and the pump hung at about 225. The concrete well pad accommodated the well, and the bladder tank, which was 50 to 75 gallons. It was a steel cased well. That water was so good! And crystal clear. During our 1 and only major pump failure, we just ran a garden hose from our neighbors well, and that kept us going until the pump was replaced. The wells in that area must have had really good flow rates because I never heard of anyone in the neighborhood running their well dry. The housing development was on a 2.5 mile oval with houses along the inside, and outside of the oval with 2.5 acre lots. Each lot had it's own well.
I have a pitiless ,so I am glad to see and understand how it works. Thanks for the info
You're awesome brother! Thank you for what you teach!
Great video and explanation of pitless adapter.
Where can I buy one of those pipe dogs
Thanks, great explanation on how these pitless adapters work!
What would you do besides digging if the pitless pull threads was gone?
Thank you. Learned something new today
Great video!
I am assuming the ONLY reason a submersible pump installation is like this is fear of the water pipe bursting. It is much more difficult to gain access than how it’s done here in NC. Using PVC is terrible. Roll plastic is best. Thanks for sharing.
Why did the well head have insulation around it?
Good information.
Very fun to watch. It helps to see everything in detail like this before working on my well.
Wow. Great video, wish you were in my area so I'd hire you… I have this type of well pump at my 1920s old farmhouse… I've been trying to unscrew those bolts/nuts on the cap to remove it so I can shock the well with chlorine/beach..do you have a video on this process?
It important to mention that the pitiless adapter needs to be below the frost line….he mentioned 2-3 feet but in the northern states it’s minimum 4 feet
What do you do if your well seal bolts are rusted out?
Great video. I've got this set up, with a jet pump and 2 lines. It's pulling up very small amount of air. The pressure can't go above 32psi so the pump never shuts off. I think this is the next connection to check!
Every tool has a hammer side lol. Great work!!
Great clear instruction! Another great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
@H20 Mechanic So where does one get a "Pump Dog"?
Question for you mabey you can answer it? By the way I am amazed at the way you show how things work I'm a visual learner so thank you! My question is I keep getting super fine sand in my filters. Quite a lot what causes this? I know mine is hanging on PVC. Can it be that it's too low? My well is 280ft.
If your ever in Albuquerque, I need to replace my still functional 110 foot pump that I use to irrigate. Still works great but it’s 18 years old. They used PVC.. my best.. Dan Albuquerque
We have a pitless well out front of our house. Never understood how it worked. Thought the electrical conduit pipe was the water pipe. Now makes perfect sense. But… you have to wonder who dreamed up that system of well installation and why. Pretty ingenious but also weird.
YOUR VIDEOS ARE FABULOUS!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I am having to learn about pitless adapter hook up for well way up north. No house yet.
I have watched many of your videos already which are extremely helpful. You give excellent instructions!
Great video! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.
My 2nd comment today…You have incredible teaching skills and now I'm prepared to attempt to replace a well pump. Thank you very much!!
You could have glued a "T" on two the plastic extension!
I have a 405' deep well producing 2 1/2 gallons a minute with my pump at 300'. I need to drop my pump (25 yrs. old) 100'. Provided electrically I'm good can I simply attach 100' more black pipe with a brass barbed coupling and splice on an additional 100' of 10/3 wire? Also any suggestions on pump size would be appreciated.
Are pitless orings universal? Or are there a varietie of different types? Are they silicon or advanced material to make them last or basic rubber?
You are definitely a great instructor! I like the way you put it in "laymens" terms for the averagat guy. KUDO's
This is the most thorough video I've seen yet. Trying to figure out how I can get emergency water from a well on my property and this has me a lot less nervous!
This is probably my most favorite video. I have a well that I just pulled up of 225' of PVC. The pipe had broken about 4' up from the pump at the bottom- and had burned up. I used a hitch deer hoist (I dont hunt….but now own a deer hoist. LMAO), vise grips, two 8' long ratchet straps, and a 2"X6" board with a U shaped cutout for pipe and wire to come up through. It wasnt bad…just time consuming…a lot of cranking. Sure beat the hand over hand removal. Now I have a new pump, polypipe, pitless adapter and all new fittings. So glad I found your channel. Thanks so much for your tips and knowledge.