Aug 5, 2011 · The pipe works great but my 3/4 hp shallow well pump is struggling to maintain a prime. After consulting with some locals it appears I should have used 1" or 3/4" pipe from the …

Nov 30, 2014 · 1" pipe, 23 psi pressure drop for PVC, 33 psi for galvanized 1.5" pipe, 3 psi pressure drop for PVC, 3.7 psi for galvanized 2" pipe, 0.9 psi pressure drop for PVC, 1.05 psi …

Jun 23, 2014 · We drove a shallow well down about 15' deep, and the water (static level) is only down about a foot (below ground level). I can see the water in the pipe. I didn't put a foot …

Nov 21, 2004 · Fordy, to hold the pipe remaining in the well as you remove the joints I use a pair of modified vise grips. I have two short 6 inch long pieces of angle iron welded to the jaws. I …

Nov 5, 2017 · Lots of different well systems. Is the single galv. pipe go inside the well, like a 1/2 or 3/4 pipe or is the well itself the only pipe, likely 1 1/8 to 2"? The well setup is different for a …

Jun 20, 2011 · The well had a cylinder and pipe in it so isn't a driven well. rambler has it right, you will need to pump the well to test it. Generally around here a well driller will install a temporary …

Dec 8, 2009 · I need to replace my deep well jet pump, the jet is down in the well(60ft), the defunct pump is at the top of the well. I basically need to pull up the pipe a couple of feet and …

May 9, 2008 · You can let the pipe back down into the well a bit and let the pipe rest on the couping and the setup cannot fall into the well. With a pipe wrench on the coupling unscrew …

Jun 12, 2014 · Before I got my new pump plumbed in I managed to break the pipe at the top of the well head but I had the wire for the pump tied to it so it didn't fall all the way down. I was …

Nov 7, 2023 · Before the new pump went in, I pulled the downpipe, at the direction of the contractor, it seems to me it was no more than about 15 feet to water and about 25 feet to the …