Working on well. Need one more bit of advice

[Terry Coen]

Thanks to all for help and support on my well questions - I need one more bit of advice.

As stated in an earlier post, I have a 2” well casing with a 2-pipe jet pump adapter that was buried about 5’ deep and 10’ away from the house. The well is about 30’ deep. I want to replace the old galvanized down pipe along with the pipes feeding the pump in the house. The old drop line is out and as a result of some great advice from this forum I have decided to go with the 1" schedule 80 pipe and special adapters; this seems like it will be the easiest to work with in the cold weather.

My problem (or question) is that I intend to place the new drop line set-up into the well and run the new lines into the house this week-end but won't be in a position to Prime and test the system for a week or so because I am also in the middle of insulation and furnace work inside the house. I will not have that all complete for at least a week or so, so freezing water, pipes, pump, etcetera, would be a problem. Unfortunately, I need to need to get the hole back-filled and return the expensive back-hoe this week-end. Sooooo - with all that said, is there a potential problem with the leathers not swelling up and sealing properly since it will be a while before I actually prime the system? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you all again for your great advice - much appreciated!

 

[Reach4]

Sooooo - with all that said, is there a potential problem with the leathers not swelling up and sealing properly since it will be a while before I actually prime the system? Any thoughts or suggestions?

The leathers will be under water, right? Priming introduces water above the water line.

 

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[Texas Wellman]

As a rule of thumb I never rig down until we have water pumping. It's bad luck.

Use this well head:

Prime it all up before burying. Make sure the jet assembly is tight and there is no trash in the jet nozzles or on the drop pipe. Put a little chlorine in the well before putting the jet line in. Put a good smathering of grease on the well head before you bury it. It will be a rusted hulk next time you dig it up but maybe the grease will help you get the bolts out. Put unions just after the well head. Big pipe to pump suction, little pipe to the "drive" pipe.

 

[Craigpump]

As a rule of thumb I never rig down until we have water pumping. It's bad luck.

Use this well head:

Prime it all up before burying. Make sure the jet assembly is tight and there is no trash in the jet nozzles or on the drop pipe. Put a little chlorine in the well before putting the jet line in. Put a good smathering of grease on the well head before you bury it. It will be a rusted hulk next time you dig it up but maybe the grease will help you get the bolts out. Put unions just after the well head. Big pipe to pump suction, little pipe to the "drive" pipe.

Yep, I never move the truck until I'm satisfied the pump runs and pumps as it should.

 

[Valveman]

As a rule of thumb I never rig down until we have water pumping. It's bad luck.

Yep, I never move the truck until I'm satisfied the pump runs and pumps as it should.

Now that is funny! I thought I was the only one superstitious about rigging down before making sure it works.