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Had a couple of stuck pumps that took some time to get out. One of these days one will not come. What is the best method to get the pipe off and leave the pump so we can install another just up from that one? Last problem was 1 inch steel pipe and stuck at 150 ft. If it had been PVC we...

Installed a new system couple months ago. 550 ft well with 1 hp pump at 260 ft with 150 static. 30 GPM well. Owner called saying he has air in lines. Pitless adapter with tank under house and well about 100 ft out in yard. There is one check valve one ft below the pitless inside the 6...

Had a "dog dish" I had gotten from Franklin Electric several years ago and we used it on every job involving a submersible 4 inch pump not attached to a pipe. For those who don't know it looks like a dog dish and is just for setting a pump in to hold it upright while you install the pipe and...

Few years back a company with the name Hotch in it, can't remember exact name, advertised a metal tool that you stick inside a pvc pipe and it locked in. You pushed down to let go. Video showed them lifting a small truck rear end with it in a pipe hooded to the truck. Anyone know how to...

Find this pretty often. Usually when you get nothing on the Ohm meter you have this. Sometime it looks like it was rubbing on the wall but not really that often. This AM went to a warranty job to see what the problem was on a pump system we installed last summer. Half way down, 100 ft...

Pulled a 10 year old Red Jacket 3/4 hp today to find the splines stripped. I have sold and installed a bunch of these and I hope they don't start doing this at only 10 years. This was a light use household system. If it had been a farm might not have lasted this long. Not at all like...

Some methods to get the pipe free from a stuck pump?

Setting up system on a low yield well. 3/4 HP submersible run by a PumpTec Control going to a Poly 1000 gallon tank with another pump and pressure tank to supply house. Looking for the best option in switches to shut down the well when poly tank is full. Thanks. LB

How many PSI are used up lifting water from a 90 ft water level to the surface using 1 inch drop pipe? I have a used pump that can do 70 PSI max in my test tank. I figure the water column has a weight of 25 to 28 pounds and I need 50 to 55 PSI to reach switch kick off. Thanks, LB

What would be the tool of choice for catching a 1 inch Sch 80 PVC with no coupler, just a slick pipe? Had one last week where in this case the well house had burned and the PVC got hot and pulled out of the top T, falling down the hole. I was not set up to do the job so let a well...

Just getting ideas for the future problems. Lets say your pulling a pump, 240 ft down, 1 hp, set on sch 80 pvc. It jams on something after it comes up a joint or two. You know your going to break something if you apply any more pull. Plus it will most likely break at the top if you do...

Anyone bought one of the well cameras they sell on Ebay that comes rolled up on an extension cord roller? You plug into a laptop or other monitor that you provide. They are cheap as cameras go. $275 for a 350 ft kit. I'm mostly interested in having one on hand for fishing use...

Removed a Sta-Rite last week that was installed April 1971. 47 years of service. 1 hp 3 wire set at 360 ft. LB

Can short --say 6 0r 8 inch long SCH 80 with male pipe thread on one end and blank to make a glue join on other end be purchased somewhere? LB

Troubleshooting a system with 1.5 hp, made in the late 80's, Red Jacket with the Red Jacket made motor. Does anyone have actually knowledge if a Franklin 1.5 hp control box will run this motor? Ask for future problems I m ight encounter as I refered the owner to a local Red Jacket dealer to...

Anyone have experience with this product for going thru concrete, and if so was it positive? What's the best way to drill a hole in a basement wall for this item? LB www.noleaks.org

Neighbor, do it yourself type, pump out. Replaced P switch, no luck, so went to town and got a new control box and installed with nothing still. Ask me what I thought so I had a look. Lid on old control is missing so brand and HP of pump is not known. Had the old style box with overload. I...

keithspecialty.com I'm impressed with their good quality offerings and low prices. Plus an 800 number to talk direct. They actually answer the phone. Never hurts check out everything you can before you spend your money. LB

Looks like some of the folks here are in the pump business. I'm interested to know what kind of cost for this system. Maybe someone, or more than one could give a price you would charge if it were a customer in your business area. That will give me a ballpark idea of what to expect and what kind...

How are the motors on the new Red Jacket pumps working out? I'm a fan of Franklin products but have reason to be interested in the Red Jacket 3/4 and 1 hp models. Thanks for any comment from anyone with experience with this pump line. LB