Deep Well Pump Replacement, Troubleshooting, and Easy Removal Using Your Lawn Mower or ATV
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Same here. New to wells. Water went out yesterday. Without your videos id have been screwed. I got 5 kids n a disabled wife so money is really tight. I aint got 1 or 2k laying around. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make these videos for us brother. I pulled 330' of well line up. Fixed a rub break. Put it all bk together and its working perfectly. 💪
Fantastic!!
Awwwwesome!
@Wendell Gordon leak back towards the well. It could be a leak in the well or a leak in the flat run. If you aren't sure where to start I usually look for abnormal wet spots in or around the line from the house to well. Then with the power off I will either disconnect the line if it's a well seal which you see in this video. If it on a pitless adapter you will need a 1in threaded pipe about 6 ft long to screw in and pull the adapter out. If you put you finger in the pitless and there is water then chances are the leak back is not in the well. However there is a check valve in the pump and sometimes another place in the drop pipe depending on depth. Those can't intermittently run forward and don't seal off properly causing a leak back.
Right on Bro, let's hope I can pull off some similar magic.
Was water leaking into your yard?
I had a construction company for thirty five years and I did well service as well, I would of loved to have you working for my company. I could have made lots of money with your knowledge, you are very informative and do wonderful work. Your father did a great job training you. I also want to thank you for your great videos.
Hopefully you are not the asshole I just called and wanted 2500 to replace our pressure tank...3 hour job plus 850 parts, so guess what the labor was and he even refused to work with our insurance company due to not wanting to be involved with scamming when the tank is 27 years old and the bladder went out, everything is rusted, guess I will do it my fucking self like everything else, maybe times were different a long time ago, but damn I hate working with other people, zero help, zero respect.
Nice try. But this kid is to smart, talented, and ambitious to become your minimum wage lackey ;-). He will be working his own bidness(sic) .
You have major talent in teaching. Like major. I wouldn't be surprised if a big well/water company sees your videos and hires you for big money. What your dad taught you is priceless and it's fucking amazing to watch in action.
You're one of the best explainers about these systems I've ever seen. I've talked to a lot of guys about my well, pump, pressure tank, etc., and no one has explained the setup and how it works as succinctly as you have. Nice job.
Best presentation on a DIY video that I've seen on the CZcams wasteland. No wasting of words, great video shots of what he is describing, gets to the point in a clear and concise way and leaves me feeling like I learned something worth remembering. Great job, man. Subbed on the spot.
Definitely a southern installation. Up here in Canada we use a pitiless adapter to keep all water below ground and the frost level.
I retired from well repair due to health about a year ago. Over the years it has been one of the most annoying things to find the well embedded in overgrown brush or trees. A few memorable ones:
1- a 1 hp submersible in a 4” PVC well with a loblolly pine growing next to it at a nursery feeding greenhouses. Recommended the tree be removed several times, but the owner kept putting it off. Pump failed and had to be pulled. Unfortunately, by that time the tree had grown so much it had bent the casing over and the pump could not come out of the top of the casing. Oops! Luckily it was one of two wells feeding that set of green houses.
2- a 3hp submersible in a 4” PVC well at a small nursery feeding a can yard. Again a small pine came up a few feet from the well. Recommended it be cut. Owner thought it would be a shame since it provided shade. Yep, a couple of years go by and lightning struck the motor. Pull the pump and get to the las few feet and it starts to be hard to pull because the casing is bowed by the tree roots. This time the owner cut the tree, dug out the roots, and the casing eventually straightened back out so he did not lose the well.
3- well for water source heat pump. 1 hp and 4” well. Owner planted a ring of small plants around the well to hide it. Small plants did not stay small. New owner buys the house. When the pump had to be pulled I had to dig them up to even get close the well. Luckily the ground around here had a hard clay layer less than a foot down so the roots weren’t that deep. New owner wanted to know why anyone would do something so dumb.
Let’s not even talk about the ones where a business decided to put the walk-in cooler over the casing or pave over the well for a parking lot or the ones where they built a house over the well (have to move the carpet in a bed room and take a panel out of the floor to pull the pump with the pipe going out the front window), or where the contractor decided to build the house so that the well was inside the custom built cabinets in the dining room (pump fails… demolish cabinets). For some reason people just never realize that a mechanical device WILL wear out or fail at some point and will have to be serviced. Gotta have access to work on the stuff!
Hello, I have a well. The lawn was getting really wet around where the spout comes up. I would still have water pressure inside. But once I dug into the ground and can see the tank, the water in the house has stopped running. Now I have no water pressure inside. What do you believe happened there when I dug into the ground? I don't want to go purchase the pressure tank if I just have to replace part of the pvc pipe. Could it just be that the pipe broke by someone possibly running int the spout? When I turn the water on under the house the hole I dug fills up with water.
Maybe the best DIY video I've ever seen.
A true professional in his line of work can be seen in this video. This is the definition of a "skilled trade" or "skilled labor". After seeing you perform this task, I wouldn't hesitate to pay any amount of money you ask for doing this as it is easy to tell you have the experience, knowledge and workmanship that it required to get it done properly/precisely. Thank you!
Exactly what I tell children you don't have to go to college. Just find a nice trade and perfect it. With a trade skill you could go and live just about anywhere you want.
Any amount of money you ask..... HA! Guess you are really impressed, huh?
Thank you for providing these videos. You clearly take pride in what you do, and thats exactly how any tradesman should be.
What a great way to pull a pump! Best technique I've ever seen. This video is worth 5 stars just because of that.
I’m new to a house with a well and this is very valuable information. It’s nice and technical and not dumbed down. Thank you so much!
put about 30$ a month away and dont touch it, by the time it goes bad you'll have enough to cover it. put more in if the house or well is older.
Thanks for a fantastic "How To" video. My pump is running constantly and is only running up about 25 LBS. of pressure. No leaks in the system. I now know how to replace the pump. The pump is over 18 years old.
Nice video, with alot of great tips. However, the high current reading you got with your ammeter does not necessarilly mean the pump is bad. One or two wires shorted to themselves or to the casing will also give that reading. I always check the resistances between the 3 wires....should be more than 3 ohms, and less than 20. Good idea to take resistance readings before pump removal, and then once it is out. If they differ alot, you probably had a short from the wires to a metal casing. You could also check the resistance readings again after you cut the motor wiring free. You can then tell whether the short is in the 400' of wiring or the motor.
I've got a thousand foot well the pump was replaced about 45 years ago and for about 30 years it supplied water to 3 households and we even used to fill 300 gallon spray tanks for farming out of it it has survived through four small bladder tank replacements and that thing is still growing strong never misses a Beat but now I sit around worrying all the time cuz I know pretty soon it's inevitably going to give it up catastrophically of course albeit I live here by myself now for 4 years and barely use a fraction of the water that used to be drawn from the well so I know now I'm looking forward to replacing it soon probably in the coldest throws of winter because that's what I usually always have well problems last year it was the heater that went out on me and caused my Maine pipes to bust on the coldest day of the year of course almost 20 below zero
That tape is called Scotch 130C - it's made for generator or motor connection - when you wind it onto itself it seals and sticks - there is one other thing you can do to help ur connection - at your electrical supply house ask for some hear shrink with the self sealing compound in it - as you heat up the heat shrink and it gets hot the internal sealant will melt and seal the connection - you will actually see it ooze out the end - start in the middle of the heat shrink and shrink it to the end - utility companies and anybody that does much underground terminations swear by it.. they sell it in 3 foot lengths - good luck - another thing you should do is when you get the wire out - cut them and tie the two hots together - then take your meter put it on ohms in the wire - if there is no ohms the wire is broken - all wire has a spec on how many ohms it should have per thousand feet -so with a accurate ohm meter you can determine if there is a short between the wires. There are some really spendy tools that send an electronic pulse down the wire and the short will reflect back a signal to the tool - the fancy tool will measure the time it takes from the pulse to the reflected pulse and then tell you how many feet away the short is. I have used these in the past to locate shorts in underground cables ... nice videos - I'd be interested in seeing how you pull an old well that has PVC or hard pipe in it...
15:54 the name of the tape that you can get at Home Depot is aqua seal tape. This was recommended by the professional who installed our well 20 years ago. It was still intact when we removed the pump. With his advice (he’s now 70), and this video, we were able to replace the pump ourselves today. Thank you and good luck to anyone watching this.
To all the folks here in the comments to see if this guy is legit or not I would like to say you found the right guy.
Ignoring the fact the video is about pulling a well pump you will find out more handy to know things about your system just by watching and listening.
I subscribed right away because I know that sooner or later I will need some bit of info or another. Doesn't matter if you think you know it all already, If you are a DIY'er the day that something goes foul in your system you will be hustling to get it going as quick as possible and that's when you overlook things. This channel will save you time and sorting thru a dozen other places to get up and running again.
Perfect video! You don’t waste anyone’s time and I learned a lot in a very short time. Thanks for sharing.
Have you ever seen a bad pump that will pump water to the pressure tank but won’t allow the pressure tank to pressurize and push water to the house? We had water that would come out of the line before the pressure tank and the pressure switch stayed on constantly. Company that installed the well 30 years ago came out and put in a new pump because supposedly the pump was cracked. After install we had water for a hour then back to no water. They came back out and said the filter was clogged. I questioned the filter from the beginning but was told no. So after $2400 for a new pump then they said the filter was clogged. I feel like I got taken for a ride here. All because I didn’t know shit about a well. You are teaching me a lot for the future and I appreciate this so much.
Nice job. Up here in Pa we use pitless adapter where the ground freezes. And I'm with you 2 wire pumps. One thing we do is tie a nilon rope to the pump and run it too the top of the hole in case the clamps would ever slip. And there are star like things u can put on the pipe that keeps it from rubbing on the wire when pump kicks in..after drilling wells for 30 years and putting in pumps . I like your pump pull set up. We had a pump puller. Just hooked it to the 240 wires kick on the braker . still a drrty job. At one time we where running 2 drills every day.most wells where less then 200 feet. 5 and 5/8 hole. Then we went to a 6 and a 1/8 hole bottom hole that is. Thanks for sharing.
My well was very old. Everything went out in it! My old bladder tank and the old galvanized fittings were welded together with rust and disintegration.
I am in the process of completely redoing it. I've put in a new bladder tank and all new brass fittings. That's a job in itself! This included a brass 3/4 pressure relief valve, a brass valve to empty bladder tank if needed, a new pressure switch.
Added a whole house sediment and water filter. Ran new 1" PVC water lines to the bladder tank. Put in double connections to easily take the tank out if needed.
My top well seal completely rusted out. Rusted bolts barely came out! Replaced my old 3/4 submersible well pump. I'm visually inspecting every inch of wiring and pipe down to the submersible well pump.
It is a job that I wouldn't wish upon any man? You have to break it down into segments. Then you can put all the pieces together nicely.
Doing it myself I've SAVED thousands and thousands of dollars!
Thank you for your video!
Excellent work and video! I’m thankful that there are still highly skilled professionals such as yourself who take pride in their work. It’s hard here in rural Alabama to find technicians who will still work on residential water wells.
I love watching a true craftsmen at work !
Absolutely one of the best repair videos I have seen on CZcams. Just excellent. Much thanks.
One of the best instructional videos ever 👍
I had no idea it was that simple (most of the time). You are the man. Thanks.
Thanks so much for posting this! I have no idea how old my well pump is, and even though it's less than 100ft I'm so concerned it's going to die and it'll take me weeks to get someone out to replace it. Watching this was such a great example of how to replace a well pump that I will see if I can pull my pump, find out what size it is, buy a spare, and have it ready so if it dies I can jump right on it! You definitely earned a subscribe with this video, thanks for making it!
A pump replacement is in my future. This is an excellent tutorial. Thank you.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! I have a 90' deep well pump and it runs but doesn't pump water, I think my pipe broke. I've been trying to get my son to help me pull it for 2 years, and now I see your pump pulling wheel tool, I will build one and pull the pump myself this summer. I run my water from a spring tank so I'm not without water but the well water has iron in it and is used as a backup or in the summer to water the grass. Thanks!👍
Hope this channel is giving you a nice extra income! I've used CZcams soooo many times to do everything from mower valve adjustments to a civic headgasket but plumbing scared me for some reason. I'm watching your stuff just because and I've never seen DIY repair videos so in depth, yet simple. Amazing sir 👏 idk when I'll need these, but the funny looks I've gotten covered in motor oil ain't gonna be nothing compared to the looks I'm gonna get dragging the well pipes across the yard with the mower. 😆
Great video!!! You do a great job explaining everything.
An update, I finally built the courage to yank the submersible up after watching your videos and coordinating with a handy pal. I had to go to the hardware store to buy a 1" threaded pipe, to pull up the pitless. Once we had the pump on the ground it was obvious, the connection at the end of the pump was corroded with a 1 inch hole. Had to pick thread out in pieces. A new fitting and down she went. Brown water ended up plugging various fawcett filters and did a number on the washing machine, but we're back in act action. Around here that would have been a $5000 with a new pump.
I heard my pump short cycling for quite a while. It was the pressure tank. I replaced the tank and that eliminated the short cycling. I already bought a new pump, wire, and all the accessories because I figured she could quit any time. That was two years ago. That darn pump is still working fine. It was pulling sediment which had me cleaning my washing machine hose screens and the screw in screens on my fixtures so I put in a large sediment filter. No problems now, but I'm ready when she gives up the ghost.
Simple stuff and your great teacher. This is about the only thing I haven't worked on 🙏🤟
This is great content. I own a well drilling business in NB Canada 🇨🇦. Not much content like this for our industry. Great video quality and very informative. Thanks for the upload
Awesome video, really well explained. Valuable information. Thanks a lot for sharing everything as you did. Amazing job.
I learned a lot from this video. Thank you.
Thank you for your time, help and goodwill to share your experience with this job. God bless you
Very good videos I have installed pumps for 40 years you are doing a great job
Excellent instructions and walkthrough!!
Definitely appreciate all your knowledge and sharing.
Great video I will now do this myself instead of paying someone else to do it thanks a lot brother
Many years ago in my Plumbing apprentice days we did wells and pumps, this video brought back a lot that I had forgot. Thanks
very clear and to the point explanations, thanks for posting your work
Thank you so much for making this clear video for us well users. You are a natural at teaching. We need to replace our pump today, and your instructions are priceless. I appreciate you so much.
i personally would use heat shrink, torch is already out. Good job
Thanks so much. Very easy to understand and in plane language. Not all that hyper stuff and fluff. That many CZcamsrs always do. Making it so boring I can't stand it. Very informative, you're the greatest. Subscribed and Liked !
Excellent instruction coming from the voice of experience!
I had no idea about well systems and now I have a clue you're a very good teacher thank you for the videos I will share this with my other friends we have well problems currently and are unable to get anyone to come look at it West Virginia
An insulation resistance test on the drop cable will confirm whether it is okay before placing a new pump back down the well. Thanks for sharing!
Most ELECTRICIANS don't have a megohmmeter lying around, let alone how to use one.
Great video! Very informative and helpful. Lots of wonderful pump details. Thank you!
Very informative for an amateur like myself who’s trying to learn how well pumps works and proper replacement
I’m buying a house with a well system and I wanted to see what’s going on down there - thanks for the great explanation 🍻
Great Great video!! Lots of common sense advise given in clear and understandable language!!!
Thanks for helping us out and God bless you!
Another well explained and thorough video, good job!
I wish you could be the one to explain all the other diy tasks needed in life.
Great, no nonsense videos! I have a 6" casing well that came with the property. Not active, no pump, electricity, etc. We own 5 acres and have county water so until now, having to irrigate a garden (and thinking a backup source would be nice) I dropped a weighted clean white nylon line. Found water at 12'. Dropped 200' of line in (all I had) and didn't hit bottom. Left the line in overnight and brought it out; clear water, clean line. Since it is mostly for minor irrigation, I'm thinking about investing in a shallow well pump rated for max 50' lift on a 20 gallon pressure tank. Set up for seasonal use. There is nobody to ask about this well's use, water recovery or lineage. Well installers are all in favor of a deep well submersible set at least 100' down. But it would take decades to justify the difference in expense. Our max use would be less than 50 gallons a day. Your opinion would be helpful, Thanks!
I foresee having to do this in the future. Thank you very much. 👍
Great video. You showed me exactly what I needed to do to fix my cousin's 300ft. well. When i need to know something i'll only watch your videos from now on. Thanks man, you saved me a lot of hard work.👍👍
As a plumber I really enjoyed the video good info
Simple words, for simple people leaving in the country, yet explaining fairly complex system for some. Good video!
Well, I'd say the well is done, and well done!
Loved the explanation about the pressure requirements of the well pipe. It makes sense when someone says it but it wouldn't cross my mind. GRAVITY!!
Very thorough, good job man!
Thank you for explaining the proper way of checking tank
Man thank you I'm a new home owner and also new to water well you saved me big time man I appreciate your time and expertise
Great video(s). This has taken all of the mystery out of my well concerns. Fabulous tips! It’s the little details that make all the difference. I can’t express how much I appreciate you and the time you took to show us and post this and the other videos!
That was the best information since I have a deep well in Montana . I will indeed follow you . Thank you
Wow, very cool video! And informative. I've done solar well pump removal for cattle "stock tanks" but only 160 ft. But pulling by hand was a chore!
Wow. Thanks for the informative video. Great step by step and why you are doing what you do so there is no guessing. I have to pull mine which is actually over due because of a leak in a pitless adapter. But at 68 yo. it would have been almost impossible to do by myself. Now I can either use an old rim or make a device like yours and my lawnmower. Keep the great videos rolling
Thanks for the great video. I learned a lot and have a way better understanding of how this is done.
Thank you for sharing and educating us. I sure needed. "Well" done.
Thanks for the tutorial much appreciated.
Great Work - that pulley system you made is great engineering
Thanks buddy…..saved me a bunch of money
Thanks for the excellent video! Learned so much I feel like an expert now!
Thanks for the great video
Awesome video! Very informative and well presented!
Thank you for your vast knowledge. I hope I can use it someday.
Great video. Thank you for making it.
Great video. You did a really nice overview on this. TY!
Well explained bro !!
Very good and down to earth presentation, thanks!!
Some great instruction and great advice! Thanks for sharing!
excellent video you covered all the bases thank you
Really enjoyed that process, was really cool to see. Subscribed!
Thanks for this video. I learned a lot👍❣️
That was full of good tips. Thank you for sharing all of your information. I appreciate it.
Thank you, I learned a lot!
Thankyou for your clear instructions.
God bless you for making such a great video! Our pump is 150' deep and has been in 30+ years and I am afraid it will die before I do (I am 71). So thanks so much!
Yes yes yes, keep your well site clean and assessable.
Use ohm meter check pump wire to ground for insulation leak
Excellent stuff and I appreciate it a lot!
Very entertaining video. Thank you.
Thank you for this video.
I’ll never change one but was always wondering what the pump looked like and the procedure for pulling it up. Thanks
Great work guys! I noticed a bunch of darn ol junk tires out by the well head, those mosquitoes were probably breeding there. I try to take very good care of my well, pressure tank and all in my well house, and waterlines, especially in the winter. All year around I try and make sure there is no water running anywhere when I'm not using it. Thanks for your video
Amazing content! I've learned so much in the last hour. LOVED the wheel thing for sending pipe down the well, I saw in a different video.
My well problem is at a recreational property I own.
Next time I'm up there and get the specifics on the pump installed. I will have many questions. I appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge!
Excellent video
Best video out there!
Very helpful video you made that look easy .