Hello guys,
So I have a 24-volt submersible well pump that seems dead. I have had this house for 20 years, so the pump is way older than that. The connection part about 8 feet down the well pipe is very rusty; it took a great deal of effort just to remove what seems like debris from the top of this "connector," and even more challenging was getting the one-inch black pipe to thread. After banging the T part of my hand made removal tool to get the connector to lose, all I was able to accomplish after ten minutes was to get my pipe disconnected. The threads are OK, but covered on green rust,, and only about 1/4 inch threaded, which will explain why it came out loose. I was able to reconnect my "pulling pipe" again with no problem, but it started to get dark, so I decided to try again tomorrow. As far as I know, green rust is from brass connectors, but to me, that does not make much sense because brass is a soft metal, so I think it needs to be a better way to just keep banging this thing hoping it gets lost. Any tricks that I am missing? Is there a better material to use for my pulling tool instead of black pipe? Is there a way to apply lubricant to that connector piece? Your help is greatly appreciated because not having water is really a no-fun situation to be in right before the holidays.
Steven
So I have a 24-volt submersible well pump that seems dead. I have had this house for 20 years, so the pump is way older than that. The connection part about 8 feet down the well pipe is very rusty; it took a great deal of effort just to remove what seems like debris from the top of this "connector," and even more challenging was getting the one-inch black pipe to thread. After banging the T part of my hand made removal tool to get the connector to lose, all I was able to accomplish after ten minutes was to get my pipe disconnected. The threads are OK, but covered on green rust,, and only about 1/4 inch threaded, which will explain why it came out loose. I was able to reconnect my "pulling pipe" again with no problem, but it started to get dark, so I decided to try again tomorrow. As far as I know, green rust is from brass connectors, but to me, that does not make much sense because brass is a soft metal, so I think it needs to be a better way to just keep banging this thing hoping it gets lost. Any tricks that I am missing? Is there a better material to use for my pulling tool instead of black pipe? Is there a way to apply lubricant to that connector piece? Your help is greatly appreciated because not having water is really a no-fun situation to be in right before the holidays.
Steven