"If you ever get this bad motor out Fred, you might want to consider a 3" submersible pump."
>>>>Too late - the pump that's stuck is a new Ace/Franklin I just bought from Lowe's.
"rope you tied to the pump is a joke"
>>>Too late - I used 3/8" rope rated at I think near 200 lb. The pump had only a 1/4" hole for the rope so I made a stainless steel collar with a 3/8" hole.
".. sounds like that first ever sch 40 plastic I mentioned; ABS IPS thin walled plastic from the 1960s."
>>>You're probably right. The house was built in the early 60s.
" . ..I'd do my best to pull this pump and get rid of any rope and arrestor if you used either."
>>>Yes, I also installed one of those expandable torque arrestors. I left the upper clamp just loose enough so the thing could slide a little. It's probably expanding when I pull up and jamming against the barnacles in the casing!!
" . . change to PE tubing if you used PVC. The other thing to think about is to not put it down the well as far. You have maybe 50' of water over the pump when it's at 80' so it depends on how much water you use at one time and the recovery rate of the well."
>>>I used a 100' coil of 1" black tubing from HD. The pump is jammed at a level where there is not enough water to keep it submerged. I ran the pump in a few short spurts to see if it worked and you could hear the sucking noise when the water dropped below the pump intake. I previously measured the water depth at 33'.
>>>I have the camera water-proofed so it works underwater, but your messages make me realize I cannot get the camera past that &&^##**@@ torque arrestor!! aaarrgghhh again - woe is me
Fred - gonna go bury head in sand