Tony B
New Member
This has been a goatrope from the beginning. My pump from 1992 finally died. I got a new Franklin 1 1/2hp motor with a Berkeley pump. A very solid setup. I rented a well pump pulling machine that uses three tires and an electric motor to pull the pump. With a lot of help we pulled 500ft of 20' gray PVC pipes and installed the new pump and motor. This time I put a steel cable on the pump and sent it back down. Flipped the breaker and waited............. no water. I checked the power connection at the well head and there is an electric draw so I can assume that the pump is pulling power. There is a check valve about halfway down the pipe and one as soon as the pipe comes in the house. After reading the post about multiple check valves I'm wondering if that isn't the issue. Possibly the valve in the middle of the pipe is frozen closed and not allowing the water past. My thoughts are to somehow use the steel cable and pull all the pipes back up again to the check valve, take it off, and turn the pump on and see if water geysers out. Any thoughts? Also, any advice on how to use the cable to get the pump out? I am trying to think of a way to do this myself without asking for my 'crew' to come back and help. After all that work the first time I'm sure they are hesitant to help me again. Thank you for any thoughts or advice you may have.