Hi,
I have a 53 yr old point well in our basement. I'm sure the pump isn't that old but it is very old (maybe 30 years or more) and is starting to get extremely loud and taking longer and longer to get up to pressure. It is a Sta-Rite CLC-2 Pump with a Franklin C1921XB 1/2 horse motor. From what I can tell the point is about 45' to 50' down base on figures written on the basement wall next to that area. Not sure what the water level is but we have very good tasting cold water and can run a
garden hose wide open for hours and still have pressure for a shower or to run the clothes washer. It is a 2" casing with a deep well packer system and when I talked to a well pump installer they said I will probably not get the old 1 1/4" pipe out. He recommends trying to rebuild the pump and motor without disturbing the pipes but I'm not sure if we will find parts.
Has anyone had experience with old wells like this? If I need to pull the old 1 ¼†pipe out will a new pipe system seal ok and not get the new leather ejector damaged when being installing into the old 2†pipe with all the years of corrosion and
possible rust on the inside of the 2†pipe? I will try to add a picture but looking at the existing packer cup (sorry if not using the right terms) the old bolts are almost rusted through. They are so old they still are square nuts and bolt heads on it
I would look at putting a new cased well outside but with two kids in college right now I was hoping to make this one last 5 or 6 years longer. Also any of our neighbors with much deeper drilled wells tell us that we have much better water then
they do. We are in south eastern Wisconsin.
Thanks,
Mike
Sorry if the pic is sideways.
I have a 53 yr old point well in our basement. I'm sure the pump isn't that old but it is very old (maybe 30 years or more) and is starting to get extremely loud and taking longer and longer to get up to pressure. It is a Sta-Rite CLC-2 Pump with a Franklin C1921XB 1/2 horse motor. From what I can tell the point is about 45' to 50' down base on figures written on the basement wall next to that area. Not sure what the water level is but we have very good tasting cold water and can run a
garden hose wide open for hours and still have pressure for a shower or to run the clothes washer. It is a 2" casing with a deep well packer system and when I talked to a well pump installer they said I will probably not get the old 1 1/4" pipe out. He recommends trying to rebuild the pump and motor without disturbing the pipes but I'm not sure if we will find parts.
Has anyone had experience with old wells like this? If I need to pull the old 1 ¼†pipe out will a new pipe system seal ok and not get the new leather ejector damaged when being installing into the old 2†pipe with all the years of corrosion and
possible rust on the inside of the 2†pipe? I will try to add a picture but looking at the existing packer cup (sorry if not using the right terms) the old bolts are almost rusted through. They are so old they still are square nuts and bolt heads on it
I would look at putting a new cased well outside but with two kids in college right now I was hoping to make this one last 5 or 6 years longer. Also any of our neighbors with much deeper drilled wells tell us that we have much better water then
they do. We are in south eastern Wisconsin.
Thanks,
Mike
Sorry if the pic is sideways.