Water Line Fell Down Well

[thwikehu]

Hi all,

My brother disconnected our water line from the elbows, and it ended up falling down the well (it's only 15~ish feet from the top, luckily). We tried doing a hangman noose, and ended getting it on one of the lines. When we got it, we ran a block and tackle with some pulleys, and the rope broke and hit my brother in the eyes (had to go to the ER, he might have surgery). After that happened I told my Grandma's husband I'm not messing with ropes. Are there any other possible ideas you may have to retrieve it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Craigpump]

For jet pumps I made a shepards type hook out of some 3/8 steel rod, welded it to a 1" steel coupling, threaded that to steel pipe and ran that to the bottom of the well, hooked the jet assy. and brought the lines up

 

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[Valveman]

Unless it is braided Kevlar, a rope is going to break. Use a good cable instead.

 

[Reach4]

So you are looking at two threaded pipes 15 ft down? Suppose you took 20 feet of PVC with a threaded coupling on the end. Screw that onto the end of one of the pipes.

I wonder there is some way to prep the coupling so that the thread starts easier.

 

[LLigetfa]

There are couplers made with a blank start for easy thread alignment.