So glad for this forum; lots of quality posts. Thank you ahead of time. I did a quick search but didn't have luck.
My pump (2 wire) is on the way out and looking to replace it myself. It goes into thermal shutdown under heavier use, and also seems to back-drain.
Casing is 6" steel. I took the cap off to find a hollow ~1" hollow rod terminated just below the top of the casing. I assume that connects to the pitless. Strangely, there is a ground clamp with a short 1" stub of wire connected to nothing else. I presume it was used as a ground at some point.
My problem is that there is a impenetrable layer of debris at about 6-7 feet. I've poked at it with a narrow piece of wood and it won't budge. I connected a 6hp ShopVac through a 1 1/4" PVC pipe and sucked away all the loose debris I could but there is still so much I cannot see the pitless. Picture attached is after vacuuming.
The other problem I see here is that the pipe protruding to the top is somewhat centered in the well. All the video's I've watched seem to have the pipe near the outside of the casing. I called a local company and they gave me some tips including that it may be an "older snappy" style pitless adapter.
I have the oldest house in the neighborhood, original farm house. The only clue I have as to service date is the monitor cap which is 2002 (right before I bought the house)
All questions:
1. How to loosen up and clean debris to get to pitless?
2. What kind of pitless adapter may I have? Where is the release cord if needed?
3. Can/should I use the same adapter once I get the new pump in?
4. Any other precautions or words of warning?
My pump (2 wire) is on the way out and looking to replace it myself. It goes into thermal shutdown under heavier use, and also seems to back-drain.
Casing is 6" steel. I took the cap off to find a hollow ~1" hollow rod terminated just below the top of the casing. I assume that connects to the pitless. Strangely, there is a ground clamp with a short 1" stub of wire connected to nothing else. I presume it was used as a ground at some point.
My problem is that there is a impenetrable layer of debris at about 6-7 feet. I've poked at it with a narrow piece of wood and it won't budge. I connected a 6hp ShopVac through a 1 1/4" PVC pipe and sucked away all the loose debris I could but there is still so much I cannot see the pitless. Picture attached is after vacuuming.
The other problem I see here is that the pipe protruding to the top is somewhat centered in the well. All the video's I've watched seem to have the pipe near the outside of the casing. I called a local company and they gave me some tips including that it may be an "older snappy" style pitless adapter.
I have the oldest house in the neighborhood, original farm house. The only clue I have as to service date is the monitor cap which is 2002 (right before I bought the house)
All questions:
1. How to loosen up and clean debris to get to pitless?
2. What kind of pitless adapter may I have? Where is the release cord if needed?
3. Can/should I use the same adapter once I get the new pump in?
4. Any other precautions or words of warning?