luckyj
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Hi,
I've been trying to get the cover of an old well head removed....so far it has proven impossible. I assume that the cover is threaded into the downpipe. There are no bolts, set screws, etc, and everything is solid cast iron. This well setup is probably 50 years old and hasn't been opened for years.
It is a cast iron cover & well pipe and I've tried using a pipe wrench tightened on one of the protruding cast iron square hubs with a long metal pipe for leverage but it won't budge. I had sprayed around lid edge with PB Buster but this didn't seem to help at all. Before doing this I checked to see if it would pry up at all but it appeared securely attached by threads.
I've attached some photos....if anyone can provide ANY advice on how to go about getting this cover opened I'd really appreciate it. THANKS!
I've been trying to get the cover of an old well head removed....so far it has proven impossible. I assume that the cover is threaded into the downpipe. There are no bolts, set screws, etc, and everything is solid cast iron. This well setup is probably 50 years old and hasn't been opened for years.
It is a cast iron cover & well pipe and I've tried using a pipe wrench tightened on one of the protruding cast iron square hubs with a long metal pipe for leverage but it won't budge. I had sprayed around lid edge with PB Buster but this didn't seem to help at all. Before doing this I checked to see if it would pry up at all but it appeared securely attached by threads.
I've attached some photos....if anyone can provide ANY advice on how to go about getting this cover opened I'd really appreciate it. THANKS!
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