Having a problem with pooling water around my well, actually not around the head of the well but from the area of the pipe feeding the house -- there isn't any standing water near the well head actually. I remember in my other home, had pooling water and it was the pitless adapter but it was around the head of the well.
Do all wells that have a below earth incoming pipe use a pitless adapter?
But isn't the pitless adapter on the well itself?
So if the water that starts pooling is about 4 - 5 feet from the well (I turned everything off, let the water drain and noted where it started to pool), what could that be?
The pipe itself ? (I did plant a boxwood bush close to it last year).
Maybe a check valve or something?
The water pressure is fine in the house and the water isn't "dirtier" (at least not to the naked eye). The pressure tank cycles between 30 and 50.
Another question --
If by chance it would be the pipe itself leaking (I see it coming into the basement and it's metal -- cast iron?), could you possibly fit a new plastic pipe INSIDE the old one and pull it out to the well? Can that be done? (wishful thinking no doubt).
For the time being, I'm doing all of my water things in the morning and then turning the breaker off to the pump and pressure tank.
THANKS for any clues.
Do all wells that have a below earth incoming pipe use a pitless adapter?
But isn't the pitless adapter on the well itself?
So if the water that starts pooling is about 4 - 5 feet from the well (I turned everything off, let the water drain and noted where it started to pool), what could that be?
The pipe itself ? (I did plant a boxwood bush close to it last year).
Maybe a check valve or something?
The water pressure is fine in the house and the water isn't "dirtier" (at least not to the naked eye). The pressure tank cycles between 30 and 50.
Another question --
If by chance it would be the pipe itself leaking (I see it coming into the basement and it's metal -- cast iron?), could you possibly fit a new plastic pipe INSIDE the old one and pull it out to the well? Can that be done? (wishful thinking no doubt).
For the time being, I'm doing all of my water things in the morning and then turning the breaker off to the pump and pressure tank.
THANKS for any clues.