Plumbing - day five
Day five without water. I was all set to drop the new pump, did so, turned it on and heard a very loud pump whine. It is sitting above the level of water in the well... Rats!
When I did the pump a bit over a year ago, I measured the well casing -- dropped a weight down to the bottom and then dropped a weighted float to the top of the water level. About sixty feet of water depth. I sited the pump at thirty feet off the floor of the casing -- the higher you go, the fewer problems with sediment and contaminants.
That was the spring water level and this is mid summer.
When I had done the old pump, I used a couple feet of black iron pipe at the top and that was showing some crud. I didn't use that this time -- just brass to plastic with stainless fittings. I also had to cut a few feet off the hose to get around where the wiring had failed. The new pump is sitting just above the water level about ten feet higher than where the old pump was. The new pump will be fifteen feet off the floor.
I am headed into town tomorrow to do the store buying run and will pick up some more hose -- Lulu and her son are coming out Tuesday and he and I will drop the pump for it's final time.
Whenever I work on something, I like to build it out of P. F. Kryptonite so this time, the pump should last for a while. It is a matter of concern that the new pump (about $500) has a one year 'limited' warranty. For $500, they should stand behind it for five or ten years at least. Whatever happened to engineering and craftsmanship...
Posted by DaveH at July 14, 2013 10:27 PM