Recent content by chris r

i want to thank everyone for your help. right now i found out i bought the wrong pump - only .5hp. bought two rolls of 100' polypipe but now thinking about returning them for 200'roll after long wait special order. oh well.

my wife want new pipe and i think it's cheap. the problem is i have to special order 200ft at menards and i'm worried about splicing it halfway. should it all be one continuous piece? it's a 5in casing at the top but could be less below the pitless-unit -not sure. don't i need a torque arrestor?

probably poly pipe. i was thinking to use one piece poly pipe with a torque arrestor and a simer pump from menards. i hope that is a good brand. where can i order o-rings? i pulled the pump out yesterday and am ready to start planning the new setup. i think the brown goo clogged my pump...

no. i still haven't found any reason for it sticking. i started pulling huge flagpoles out of the ground today. my wife saw how the pipe has lots of brown rust colored goo in it. now she wants me to replace it with plastic pipe. my question is will the pitless seal without all the heavy steel...

after about 25 attempts the pitless finally came out. i now have a picture i will try to post. i think the o-rings might need replacement so any help identifying it is appreciated. the only writing on it is "ub 205" which means nothing to me. i assume you have to use a gas torch on the...

i would love to hire someone but am unemployed right now. i can't take a picture of it. like i said it has a 1in RECTANGULAR hole on one side about .5in tall. nothing unique about it but that. can't find one online anywhere. the casing is rough with light rust but i didn't see anything for it...

please advise. i am trying to pull my well pump. it was installed in 1997. i have a 180ft well. the pump is on 150ft of metal pipe. the problem is when i pull it with an overhead winch the pitless adapter tilts to the side and gets stuck. everytime. i try to hold it straight but it always tilts...