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Failed Home Submersible Well Pump Removal From 500FT. Deep Well By Myself, By Hand
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I'm 65.
I was raised by a man, who did many things by himself. He "made do" with what he had.
Partly due to being unable to afford hiring others, and partly because he 'believed' he could.
You are among the few, and a valuable young man.
Well done sir.
Tomorrow I begin the same process. Hopefully will be much easier as our well is 150 feet deep
How can anyone dislike a guy who gets his well pump fixed? What's wrong with people? Thanks for sharing!
I can't believe I never saw this video. I'm almost 60 and have been pulling my 500 ft well by myself for the past 24 years. I've pulled it maybe 8 times??
I butt up against the well casing a big rail road tie. Then I add half of one on top of it then a quarter and another. Then I took a chainsaw and cut a rounded slope into the casing so when I toe the pipe and wire it rides on the curve cut into the railroad tie. On each side of the stack I nailed a piece of outdoor plywood so the pipe doesn't wonder off an edge. I use a tripod I got long ago for pulling car engines. I winch up the pipe and lay it over the ties and hook it to a truck or garden tractor. The first couple times I attached it to a riding mower in gear spinning to go forward. I manually pulled on the pipe till the mower started to grip and took off with the pipe. Then I ran like hell to catch up to it running down the hill by itself. lol.
I just happen to search because I'm sick of this method and am getting older. I recently got a heavy frame for holding an outside wood burner tank. I'm planning on that supporting a 5 ft wheel. I'll turn the wheel and wrap up the pipe and wire.
I've gone through so many pumps, motor control boxes (actually only change the capacitors now. The switch never goes bad) and pressure switches its unbelievable. The cheap junk square D contacts burn up from being cheaply made and never aligned. I went to a heavy duty one but now think I'm installing a large relay. Actually a off delay time relay. So if the pump runs more than 10 seconds or whatever it shuts off itself and doesn't burn up. Thinking about an arduino and making it dance.
You have great mechanics , how you figured everything out ,There are people intellectually smart doctors lawyers , ect..ect..ect, But you are truly a doctor in your own trade just how you figured everything out .....very impressed
Job very well done, glad people like you take time to show how the impossible can be accomplished.
Make sure you put the date of replacement of the pump on the cap for anyone wanting to know last time it was installed. Good job. You or anyone might use a wooden spool that electrical wire comes on for pulling out the pump and hose next time. Just anchor the supporting rod and spool with some heavy in opposite direction of the pull.
Nice job for such a deep well. My Dad's well died during December back in the late 90s. 200 feet down and no water, so we hung a come-along from a 2x4 tripod and pulled it up a few feet at a time, just like you did, in single digit temperatures outdoors. Replaced the pump, put on two sets of wires in parallel in case one broke later, then lowered it back down the well. Start to finish was less than a day and that pump is still running more than 25 years later. Your video brought back some memories. Glad to see your 'fun' happened during warm weather.
Wow, I’m loving that redundant wiring idea!
I have a water well service company in Alberta. You did great with adapting with the tools you had. I’ve seen people try and pull it themselves only to find out it’s 1200 feet deep and they drop it.
What happens after its dropped? How do you get it out?
@@euonymus1980
There’s a few steps to prepare for that. Find the total depth and the pump setting depth off the well report. Then you know how far it dropped. Go down with lengths of steel till you get to the depth of the pitless. Try and thread into it. If that won’t work I made a length of rebar with splines welded to it and a coupler to thread to the steel. Lower that down past the pitless and turn it so it wraps the pipe and wire up and pull and pray it all comes with it. Will cost some hose and wire but at least you get it outa the well
Makes me happy with my 40’ well
Good thing you got good water! I have a 150ft deep well (pump set at 60ft) I'm considering tackling mine, but my water has a lot of minerals and iron in it,I'm sure it's got a lot of build-up on it. After seeing this video, I feel more confident about pulling it out, thanks for sharing!
No balls, no glory. You da' man on this project. I love how you addressed the well head as you finally got the pump up and out. Great improve on the tools and techniques. Most people would have given up long before. I am sure the air was filled with some nasty words all during the process. Thanks for sharing this.
I would have looked at that number saying that it is 500 ft down and said, well looks like I'm not going to have water for a while 🤣
Great video. Instructive. Straight forward. No bull. Creative. Inventive. Inspiring. Thank you.
I learned a lot from this video. Both about replacing well pumps, and that apparently a $50,000 truck can’t drive through muddy grass😂😂😂
Lets rephrase that brother! You learned that a Dodge couldn't travel through muddy grass! lol
Funny I was getting my ass tore up for making a anti Dodge comment saying that a Chevy or Toyota Tundra was better than any pos dodge any day of the week 😂 looks like another great video proving that dodge still really sucks 😂 😂 😂
Chevy I’m the driveway is doing just fine... but no water right after a long hot day at work didn’t make me to happy today. Now I’m trying to figure out if I’m fixing it myself or am I paying someone to fix it.. meanwhile I live on 100 acres of open fields and woods and have plenty of bottled water for a outdoor shower 😆
Ford is the best, 2nd is Toyota Tundra.
Yeah my 15 ram was a pavement princess...not because I had it dolled up...but because it would get stuck on flat level ground when it got damp...and that was with all terrains....
Wow,500ft. is no joke! well done!
Loved the video!! Learning something new just makes you a wiser person in the long run!
Yes , I hear you brother ! I had same situation . I would gladly let some professional to work on my well pump ! But it was Friday night , and no one answered my frantic calls . So I end up to spend all Saturday to make my new well pump to work , but I have to say , depth of my well was only 250 feet compared to your 500 ! Great job !
Great job! Thanks for the inspiration to tackle my pump removal for the 2nd time.
I thought about using my winch off my dodge ram to pull my pump 300 ft down, and you just validated my idea. No trees over the well head for block and tackle, but I like your motor hoist idea! Thanks for the video!!!
Thanks...you have determination. I figured something like that could be done except didn't figure out how to make a strong enough rig to put a pulley on that could hold a 90* bend. Well, now I have a place to start.
Backyard engineering. I like.
Kinks in cable: I don’t like. But do what you have to do. Get the job done.
Great job and commitment !! Next time check out our WellHose DIY Drop Pipe. Easy to pull and set pumps.
My well is 450 ft. If I did that work my back would be so blown out that I wouldn’t be able to take a shower. You da man!
Came for the race truck. Stay to learn. Great to see this kind of work because we all have houses thanks
Great job. Getter Done ! The best part is having a sink in the garage !
With a 2001 Goulds pump there is good chance that the impellers were breaking the center off the shaft. They switched to clear impellers back then and had an issue with that. If you want to check it out both ends are left handed thread to take it apart. Make SURE you can not drop that cable because if you do it stacks on top of the pump and there is no chance of pulling it out. You could spend days fishing or re-drill the well because of it. Next time tape it to the pipe like the rope so it couldn't fall down hole. Also take some silicone to the bottom of the cap to keep the critters out of it. Stay safe, Kenny
Good safety tips,hopefully my pump will last for ever.
@@jeffreyhaynes5774 They are all supposed to last for ever, or at least a very long time. If it doesn't make 5 years something else killed it.
I'm watching this way late...but KUDOS! A great mechanical mind can accomplish anything. I do not recommend anyone ever trying this, glad you didn't get hurt. And to the contractors bitching about pump types...All manufactures make crap pumps to sell to box stores, hopefully the well drillers/installers are buying the quality pumps that aren't sold over the counter. Good job TOM!
Just 20 minutes ago my pump went out. Thank you for posting this
This guy has big balls to tackle that job. Hats off to you!
Fun! I'm planning to install a new deep well pump, it helps to see what's involved. I think I'll try to spool the pipe too, cheers!
Quite inspiring. A lot of hard work in there, but it really helps.
Thank you and greetings from Portugal.
Thank-you for the Video.... Good Solutions on how to pull and install again... Kenn YUKON, Canada
Great job ,your hard work paid off.
installing that stainless cable to haul it out next time was GENIUS !!! thnx for the time you took to post and vedeo this for us lil' folk :o)
Good call on using heat shrink! Lots of people would just use tape and then wonder why they had problems later.
U just became my …… well HERO…
3:59 is what I was looking for. Thank you
Dude, that was AMAZING!
Great Job! Thanks for the post
“YES! 🖕🏻” to the well. I hear you brother.
I pulled 70 ft of iron pipe out of my well a couple months ago. The pitless adapter was messed up so wouldn't release so I just pulled it. I started out using my a frame with a chain fall but switched to the wrecker when I learned it was iron pipe! Brother in-law was standing in skid steer bucket unscrewing pipe as I pulled up with the wrecker. I replaced it with black plastic pipe like yours. I started mine on Saturday and than when I realized I needed a new pitless adapter I ran the pipe out the top and across the yard to my outside spicot on the house cause I wasn't going with a shower or shitter for 2 days! Lol. Pulled that thing 3 or 4 times before I was done!
we just got a quote of $2200 to replace our well pump (Lord knows we don't have that just laying around) and ours isn't near as deep as your well. it is great to be able to look stuff up on youtube to see if it is something we could tackle or something to leave to the professionals.
Thanks for doing this video. I got to the T handle point and couldn't lift it for my life. Then I found you. Gonna try my engine hoist!
Did it work
@@ambergreen6714 It did! I was having trouble disconnecting the crow's foot thing where it does a 90 degree bend into the house. Once that was off it lifted out with the engine hoist and a couple of vices used to grab and lift and to brake and hold.
your kool ,i felt your pain, FLOW....what a good feeling,ive done mine 5 times only 100 ft; i feel like rubber when done pulling,plus the money you saved it was worth it,yes and its a workout, my first pump lasted 32 yrs, thanks for the video pal ,
YOU my friend are a man after my own mold. You had a problem, you created a number of solutions to yank that bugger up. Great thinking with the engine crane, pulley, winch,,,,,,,, It may not have been the fastest, easiest or most efficient, but it did work in the end. Now to watch 9:09 to the end.
Great video. I hate to have anyone do work for me... not because I'm cheap. Mainly because I enjoy learning new things.
Kudos on a job well done!
Good attitude tom.
Thanks for this video man! Water table here is like 7’-10’ so I’m sure that I will be able to do it myself instead of paying a crazy amount of money to somebody else to get my water going again.
Excellent video.
Thanks
Good job got to be one good pump to bring water 500 ft up then carry another good distance to pressure tank what a work out I pulled one 800 ft I know how bad it is good job man lol I used tractor front end loader to do the 800 ft one had one guy standing at well while I backed front loader up the road lol
Great job! Learned a lot.
Nice video, man. Thanks for the info!
You are one awesome dude to do that yourself! Props for a job well done (no pun intended). :)
I’m glad my wells only 140 feet good job
Good video enjoyed it. I see people being Sissy about fresh paved driveways all the time ,you can drive on a paved driveway within hours you don’t need to wait days. I had a neighbor wait weeks on a fresh concrete paved driveway insane.
Thanks for the share , I learned alot
Thank you for this informative video
That was a great video had me laughing, had fun watching,, thanks
it works i did my with a cherry picker last night 200ft
Thanks for the video! My pump quit a few days ago and i was looking for some diy videos. I just happen to have the same tools at my disposal but i hope ours comes out a little easier its only 180 feet....i think.... old colonial farm house there is always something needs fixing smh
kick ass, great video
American ingenuity at its finest! Sometimes you gotta just improvise and make shit up.That's a deep well you've got there. I'd love to have a conversation with you about it. I'm getting ready to dig a 450ft plus well in West Virginia... at least, that's what my water witch told me. I'm hoping to get 20 g/m at 100ft. :-) Anyway, great job, and thanks for the video!
Too many people lack initiative but you did not...good job!!!
Getting ready to do a 350 foot well of mine here in AZ. had well company come take a look and they are so busy they basically said I should do it myself with a dc pump and run it on solar. So thanks for the confidence builder.
Cool video Tom, thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
Favorite part, looks at the well "Fuck You" lmao, awesome
TT, WELL DONE SIR......LOL ON TO THE DIESEL STUFF....POPS.
Very nice job thanks...
“Well” done👍
i never seen this or tested this by myself but i heard that you can flood the well and you will be able to pull it easyer
Excellent post! Thanks for sharing. I got 600' well - 23 years old. No doubt on borrowed time. I don't have the tools and I am a hell of a lot older. Gotta bring someone in! I have no idea how much you spent and how much you saved for 500' deep. Great job. I learned a lot too!
My 610' just shit to bed and I'm pulling it tomorrow. The owners of the home had it changed in 2014 but here I am setting the tripod up and watching pump pull videos. Hopefully it don't happen to you because 610 is not going to be fun in the am! Not going to pay thousands for someone to do it either though! Country boys can survive!!!!
RIP Tom we love you bro
Excellent Video, I need to replace my pump for auxiliary water supply, as I got connected to city supply in 1985.
I am only approximately 100 foot down, so it should be some what easier then what you had to contend with.
My pipe is 1 inch galvanized, I will likely reinstall new pump with pvc.
Thanks For Informational Video.
every body watching are pleased you have water.
They forgot to put the quit in these one , great job , stay clean.
Just did one at my place. It was also a bastard although it came right out. No fighting the T handle and I used antisieze when putting back in.
Awesome!
You saved thousands be glad it was roll pipe .its a whole different ball game with sch 80 PVC or stainless
Old.borvel.kesingremo
Old.borvalreper
Nice job. Just be glad it was poly and not pvc, or even galvanized pipe!
Good well job buddy !!!
I know I’m extremely late to the party, but next time, If you get a larger pulley, maybe a 24” hook sheave, you can tie a rope to the top of the pipe and that black pipe will flex around the pulley and you can just drive your quad 500’ out in one go. Could have it pulled in minutes. Probably better to use a truck because it’s heavier, but could probably make it work with the quad.
Great setup. I'd do likewise but mine is rigid iron pipe and won't bend away like that. Maybe I'll give it a try and just remove or cut away the sections as they come up.
I'm also guessing you might have substantial voltage loss with that length of wire unless it's nice and oversized for that pump?
Tom you have big brass one's to tackle some thing like that. I'm so happy for you getting it done. 0 to 500 ft in two days. Ha ha I really wonder how much it all weighted. Know i can do my well.
Go for it don't be scared.Check all other parts of the system before you pull the pump,slow and safe.
I believe your “hose” is poly pipe. Tractors with front end loaders work well too!
When's the last time those calves saw sun lmao. Nice work man
I wish MY water was that clean!
Did you remember to put a few gallons of bleach in there? With 500FT of hose, You've got a lot of surface area to bleach the insides of those pipes.
Only one bag of pool shock that contains calcium hypochlorite will treat a well up to 700ft and bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is very Corrosive and it is not recommended.
The puns at the end killed me!
Looks to me like for a non plumber you did it the best you could and no doubt saved a ton of money! This was very helpful and the Gould pump is the only choice! I’ve been reading the ratings common folks like us give and I wouldn’t buy anything else after reading them.
Unless you like doing the job twice? Thanks again, From The Bluest Skies you’ve ever seen in Seattle 👀.
Good Job. 500ft.! Musta cost a bundle to put down that well in the first place! Thanks.
Спасибо!
Great for you. The well pump replacements are ery expensive here. Highway robbery. Quote for neighbor was 2800, ridicules. I have done a few wells myself. but no more then 200 feet.
smart !! Dude
It worked
Same as I
Im fighting a stuch pump !!
Im doing the same ss cable , WHAT SIZE CABLE ?
I'll stand downwind
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Thank u
I pull these things for a living and still remember my first 500 footer
how do you guys pull them out?
@@jamzempire crane
Jevvy Boss a hoist truck
my first pump was a 10” line shaft turbine set 1000’
i preferred drilling to pulling and setting pumps
Self determination! Thanks for sharing.
my uncle ran over the well and now we have to somehow fix the casing cheaply because we dont have money to hire anyone.
my mom has stage 4 cancer and cant work and my stepdad just passed away. were swamped with bills and hiring someone is far to expensive.
im the only one in the house with a full time job...
so my plan is....
get a pvc coupler and a section of pvc pipe
pull out the pump
dig down around it
inflate a balloon inside below where I'll cut the pipe to catch debris
then cut the pipe using tape for a straight cut guide
clean debris and dirt from pipe
Remove balloon
glue on the the repair section
unbend the section of steel pipe
and replace the pump and cap.
i hope that sounds reasonable. shouldn't cost more than $20 for the PVC its just a ton of work.
Great job dude!!!!
Good old “Yankee Ingenuity” at work!
(No offense if you’re from the South lol!)
Thank You for the ride!
P.s. that is one bad ass diesel truck!!
He’s definitely up north somewhere. We don’t use those pitless adapters on wells down here.
Brother I'm halfway thru the video. At this point I am hoping that you checked the relay and capacitor first. I have seen stuck relays send power always to the start windings and cause the overheat protection on the pump to go bad. Usually this will fry and short the capacitor and stop. Once and a while it will keep current to the pump.
Flichen bad ass man. Props to you