lmidgitd
New Member
Any idea how to remove this well cap? The four stainless bolts do not expand the seal. Idk what the center bolt goes to, but I loosened it 2 turns and can pound the top half of the seal half an inch in any direction with quite a bit of resistance. I tried to pry the top half off with no success. The well casting is 3". The 3" pipe runs inside the house and necks down to a 1.25" pipe that leads to a deep well jet pump. I took the piping apart and the 1.25" pipe runs inside the 3" pipe.
The reason I need the well cap off is because I need to get some Nu-Well in the well to clean the point screen. The jet pump will suck air, and this causes bursts of air from faucets. I've checked the connections before the jet pump and they are all air tight (even went to far as to saran wrap them to be sure). I presume that the well screen is clogged or my well is running dry. I called several well drilling companies but nobody knows how to get the cap off, and most well companies won't even come out since a jet pump is involved. I wanted to find the water level and depth of well (I have no information on the well. Contacted the DNR to try and get records, but they have none.) I googled the patent number on the well cap, but that didn't return anything helpful.
I've spent days researching trying to figure this out, but I'm just about out of ideas. Any help is appreciated.
https://i.imgur.com/cCpBwGG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ULCSOgW.jpg
The reason I need the well cap off is because I need to get some Nu-Well in the well to clean the point screen. The jet pump will suck air, and this causes bursts of air from faucets. I've checked the connections before the jet pump and they are all air tight (even went to far as to saran wrap them to be sure). I presume that the well screen is clogged or my well is running dry. I called several well drilling companies but nobody knows how to get the cap off, and most well companies won't even come out since a jet pump is involved. I wanted to find the water level and depth of well (I have no information on the well. Contacted the DNR to try and get records, but they have none.) I googled the patent number on the well cap, but that didn't return anything helpful.
I've spent days researching trying to figure this out, but I'm just about out of ideas. Any help is appreciated.
https://i.imgur.com/cCpBwGG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ULCSOgW.jpg