treasurehunter
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- Jul 22, 2018
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Are there any well drillers or repairmen on this forum?. I have some questions that google can't help with.
Get the shovel out and dig! You might have to cut and replace a few feet of PVC. Might have to put some bleach in also "if" the casing broke and dirt fell in the well.Well, I ran into my well with my big tractor, actually the front tire went up on side and down the other leaving tire tracks on the well cap. It pushed the pvc casing which is above ground about 18 inches over about 6 inches but did no visible damage other than black tire marks on the pvc. I pushed it back and wiggled it but can't tell if I damaged something below ground. Like a crack etc. How would someone go about checking it?.
I will take another better look tomorrow if the weather permits. I see the pitless adapter down there. One person said if it broke it would be right below the pitless adapter where it is weakest. Can a few feet of pvc pipe be replaced without pulling the pump out?.
read this twice, good adviceDO NOT mess with it,, UNTIL you dig down and clear the dirt away from around the exterior of the PVC casing down a few inches below the crack.
We have lost a few wells from landscapers hitting/breaking the casing and rocks getting down and wedging the pump. Some have been saved backblowing with a diesel air compressor.
If the crack is above the "Pitless Adapter" (where the well hangs from and the water heads to the house),, Then you are in good shape. Undo the electrical connections, cut the pipe just below the crack,, glue new pipe/coupler on and rewire.
AgreedDO NOT mess with it,, UNTIL you dig down and clear the dirt away from around the exterior of the PVC casing down a few inches below the crack.
We have lost a few wells from landscapers hitting/breaking the casing and rocks getting down and wedging the pump. Some have been saved backblowing with a diesel air compressor.
If the crack is above the "Pitless Adapter" (where the well hangs from and the water heads to the house),, Then you are in good shape. Undo the electrical connections, cut the pipe just below the crack,, glue new pipe/coupler on and rewire.
You can use a borescope to go down a few feet. Both of mine will do about 4 feet or so.Well, I ran into my well with my big tractor, actually the front tire went up on side and down the other leaving tire tracks on the well cap. It pushed the pvc casing which is above ground about 18 inches over about 6 inches but did no visible damage other than black tire marks on the pvc. I pushed it back and wiggled it but can't tell if I damaged something below ground. Like a crack etc. How would someone go about checking it?.
I have, and IMHO going PVC is stupid. Steel well casing are significantly stronger and frankly are going to last more than a century as is, unless the ground is extremely acidic or extremely basic. I love me some plastic in the ground for its resistance to most stuff, but for a well, I am at a big nope. I've seen too many issues of things like a tree falling and smashing the top of the casing to want one. All of that stuff CAN be fixed, but talk about a PITA having to excavate down till you find clean pipe and then gluing a connector and fresh pipe for the new cap and then reburying it all. Sure, a steel casing can also be damaged, but it is going to take a hell of a lot more force to do.With a good light you should be able to get an idea what got hurt by pulling the cap. The pitless adapter should be about 3’ below ground level. I can say I’ve never seen a PVC casing. GL