Friday, September 29, 2023

Installation

 We arrive and get the parts out of the truck. 3 metal pieces (head, pump, t handle), 3 pipes (big one, thin one, spout), 3 down hole plastic parts (foot valve, plunger, collar), tool bag (PVC cement, connectors, tape measure), and 2 pipe wrenches.


Get to the well site to find it cleared off (if they had warning we were coming). Attaching the head comes first. 



Then drop the big pipe down with the foot valve attached to measure the depth of the well and the water. Cut it off about 6 inches short and attach the collar so that it doesn't disappear into the hole. While that is happening a second person is putting the pump on the t handle and attaching the thin pipe that will then get measured to the big pipe and the plunger attached. 



All is dropped into the well and screwed in as tightly as possible. A small fire is lit to heat up the spout so that it slides onto the pump and voila 1 new well!!





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