Hi. Thanks for any advice upfront here. (I have not donated but I certainly will once I get past this hopefully fairly inexpensive fix.) Serious leak must be right below my well head cap...I can hear it gushing. Please see attached photo for this post...I’m not a plumber so I do not know all the terminology. I did replace this pump myself about two/ three years ago plumber it, wired it, everything. Has been fine till now. Pump still strong, will hold the pressure at 10 psi roughly, but I am only running pump when I need the water now, to save the pump. My plan is to detach all top plumbing fixtures, loosen all four top bolts....only enough to pull cap. I plan to use my tractor front loader to raise the string...after first tying on a good safety catch cable of course. I just hope that the leak is not one from one that might indicate a plumbing connection problem right under the cap...one that might break all the way and make me drop the string before I can even tie it off good. Hopefully the leak is right under the cap and I won’t have to raise it too high to fix the leak. So this is my issue and my plan to fix it. I’m requesting any and all cautionary notes and/ or task advice . I will be forever grateful.
No photo attached because I can’t get the server to load it. Basically a typical submersible pump well head with the outlet line coming up from the pump...I think mine is about 230, maybe 260 or so deep...and the power cable will bread through its own hole. Has the four bolts also...I am told that I need to loosen those just a bit in order to pull the pipe string. I’m not sure about the four bolts. In any event, since I can hear the leak right underneath the wellhead cap, I am most concerned about the initial lift...to get it high enough to put a safety catch tie off on the pipe...don’t won’t to drop that sucker. Any pro tips greatly appreciated.
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No photo attached because I can’t get the server to load it. Basically a typical submersible pump well head with the outlet line coming up from the pump...I think mine is about 230, maybe 260 or so deep...and the power cable will bread through its own hole. Has the four bolts also...I am told that I need to loosen those just a bit in order to pull the pipe string. I’m not sure about the four bolts. In any event, since I can hear the leak right underneath the wellhead cap, I am most concerned about the initial lift...to get it high enough to put a safety catch tie off on the pipe...don’t won’t to drop that sucker. Any pro tips greatly appreciated.
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