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KC

On 8/27/2014 2:31 PM, wrote:
**** CAUTION READ THE WHOLE NOTE ****-

That looks like a 4" well with a submersible pump at the bottom (on
the end if that pipe).
When the cap comes loose you should be able to pull the whole deal out
but it is going to be heavy. There is a 35-40 pound pump and a pipe
full of water. How deep do you think it is?

The caution part STOP NOW
Either glue a T fitting with stubs of pipe on the end of the well pipe
pr drill a hole in it and put a rope through it, tied off to something
solid

When you get that cap out, the pipe may (and probably will) come loose
and go down the hole
Then you are ****ed. A "T" with stubs of pipe bigger than the casing
give you a good handle and also keeps it from going down the hole.
You may even want to back that up with a screw through the fitting
into the pipe
At least drill and tie a rope on it.
Usually guys put a rope on the pump when they install them and attach
it to the cap but YMMV on that.

I have seen plenty come out, simply hanging on the wire.

So, by your statement I assume that pipe and pump is suspended and not
resting on the bottom of the well? If so, there must be something else
besides the well cap holding it up? The design of the well cap doesn't
suggest that but I am off to grab a Tee and a couple stubs now..

And thanks for the idea, drilling a hole and using a steel rod might be
a good solution to holding that pipe between grabs and cuts as it comes
out of the ground.

The well is 200 feet +/- 25 feet. I found specs on line for 1 1/2 inch
pipe and it said is was 2.78 pounds per running foot so at 200 feet I
have slightly under 600 pounds of pipe plus pump, plus water, plus wire
and anything else they might have put down there, doing all my figuring
based on 2000 pounds, although I feel it will be closer to 1000.

I haven't decided if I am going to build a staging out of 6x6's or use
the winch off a 4x4 (12 v) orrrrrr a block and tackle, come along, etc.
But I am heading out to get a tee and make a "top" for that pipe.