How to Install or Replace A Well Pump. Professional Guidance, Great information for DIY
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This video I installed a 3/4Hp submersible pump at 300ft. Although the video is long, I try to fully explain from start to finish & why I do the things this way. My average life span of the pump I install all 15-18 years on 1/2Hp @ 100ft & 12-15 years on 3/4Hp@ 300ft. I do NOT use torque arrestors or plastic centering rings. They can cause issues when they get old or if the well needs camera inspections. Tapping the wire every 3ft to the bottom side of the pipe is key to not having wire chafing issues. If you need Help please comment and I can diagnose any issues on here or the phone. Help is completely free & any donation would be appreciated but not neccessary at all. I will help anyone with absolutely any water issues! Thanks for Watching & I hope it helps!
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I’m a plumber in Ga and sometimes well guy when absolutely necessary.I’m very impressed with you,you are articulate, you take pride in your work and thoroughly explain in a manner most people can understand.You’re 30 years younger than me and just wanted you to know I recognize talent and professionalism.Thank you for sharing and I will keep watching.Thank you for sharing.
Well stated. Haha.
I’ve never heard this before and I’m about to do a well… I’m disabled… but I’ve found nothing to stop me with knowledge! Thanks
In the first 4 minutes, I learned more than I did from watching 4 hours of videos. I don't have a well system, I just find myself walking down rabbit holes sometimes. Great video!!
Thanks! Thats why I share my knowledge! Happy you learned alot!
Ha haa... Rabit Holes;-)
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LOL me to , rabbit hole, I don't even have a well.... 🤷♂️ 🤦
knowledge is power
Same here man
Fantastic advice and professional how to tutorial. Thank you for that and the bonus technical answers to all the questions. Extremely helpful.
Awesome video, I learned and lot as I am about to repair an old well. Thanks, always cool to see a real pro with no BS or fluff!
During the third week of January, I had no water, I was in a fog trying to figure out what to do. I glad that I fumble across this TH-cam, and he actually return my email. He was out in the next day, and boom...... I got water up and running in about two hours. Lasts of a few professional that are out there. He knows his stuff, thank again
The wheel you made for dropping in the pump is SWEET! Great video.
Thanks for the video! Very helpful and to the point. I’m in the middle of a DIY well project on my property. This has been more informative then all the other videos I’ve watched.
Very informative and fantastic device to raise and lower the pump. Thank you so much - you're a star for helping us learn!
I appreciate you making this video and making what I felt was a daunting task quite manageable! Thank you sir!
Best video I have found, hands down. I never had a house with well pump, but our new custom home needed a well and unfortunately I was out of state when the well and the pump was put in. This video show me everything I wanted to know about what does it take to set up a well pump. Thanks.
Man am I glad my pump cover bolts were to rusted to get off last night. I would have been in a pickle removing all four nuts. Very educational, thank you
Always learning. Thanks for your effort.
Appreciate the knowledge sharing. Straightforward, lots of tips, clear info, understandable. Wish everyone covered their subjects this way
Thanks for the video mister. Very professional!
Those Franklin 5 series are amazing
Thank you. Not exactly what I started out looking for but nicely done, helpful and informative.
I happy to share my knowledge. Any questions feel free to ask.
It's awesome there are people like you on this planet. Like the pinned comment says.
I wish you mentioned how much this stuff costs.
This is a phenomenal video in every way.
Thank you very much. Great job.
Thanks for Your Kind Comment! My Channel is filled with informative Videos like this one!
I really like your advice!
Well explained and easy to understand with reasons. Thanks a lot. Hope the pump can work on my 400 feet depth.
Excellent video. Thank you so much for taking the time. Im in a position where Im just gonna have to DIY. I will be watching this several times.
You rock dude. I learned everything I needed to know. Thank you much!
This is an amazing video, thank you!
Awesome video thanks! I'm trying to get an existing well going so I can water my garden and this video was very helpful!👌
Thanks!
Fantastic video.
excellent speaking skills & obvious high knowledge level. great job!
This is really cool and great helpful info. Thank you
Great video. Definitely learned a lot from you. Greatly appreciated.
great video thank you
Thanks for sharing the knowledge m8. Saved me a hell of a lot of time. Cheers!
Extremely informative! Thank you.
Impressed how you take time to answer people questions, even giving what to get.
TH-cam was Created for multiple reasons. I use it to teach & Help people. So yes, I take the time to answer 99% of people who need help In hopes they will pay it forward! The World needs more of that & all we can do is our part in making it better❤🤍💙
You're a genuinely good person.......That is what the world needs more of.
From Scotland, these videos are top quality, extremely informative mate 👌
Great information and presentation
Epic video my man!! Much appreciated!
Thank You so much for taking the time to make this video
I did pull and replace the pump with a Zoeller. Used several of your tips and they were helpful. Mine was 220 feet deep/long. The property I manage next to my place had a company coming out to service the geothermal system, so I asked the tech to quote replacing my pump. The guy was nice, friendly and all that but said they needed to replace everything or no warranty. Pump, wire, torque arrester, pressure tank, and switch, For a small sum of $8000 he would fix me right up. I called a friend and we pulled it by hand, installed the new pump and were done in three hours.
Yea $8000 is crazy high, but bc its a geothermal system, it might have costs that im unfamiliar with. A full change out of everything including the tank should be no more the $2500 to $3000 max. But I'm glad you got it going & you were able to follow my tips on installing a pump!
@@h2omechanic no this is a regular system. The geothermal is on the other house. I replaced the pump and fittings for under $500 You can have a new well drilled around here for less than eight grand.
Thanks, really helpful. Great video as well.
awesome video, thanks for sharing the knowledge and skills!
Extremely informative . every action , no matter how seemingly insignificant was verbalized . 👍👍👍
This was freakin awesome. So much good info. Thank you!
I appreciate your sharing your advice and experience. Your videos have helped me a lot. I just opened my well today and lifted the pipe and seal to verify drop pipe.. it's black poly... which is good. I'm in north Georgia, so no pitless adapter. Will probably pull in a few days when I have some help. This well was installed around 1984 and the casing is steel. There is pretty serious rust at the top of the casing. Inside diameter of casing is about 6 3/8". Is there a way to maybe cut off a few inches of casing and adapt to a new piece of casing?
Great video, I need to fabricate the wheel assembly, It would be helpful to do a video on that piece of equipment, as I'm sure many others would also be interested.
Much appreciated man amazing thanks ❤
Thanks! Very informative and helpful.
Ingenious little device for lowering the pump and pump lines down the well
Home made ingenuity! I have a few tools like that. Makes it a 1 person job!
@@h2omechanic hi I watch your video I’m very impressed. I like to know i have 260 feet well what size pump do I need and how much is going to cost. I’m very sure the pump I have right now is one and half hours power. What do you suggest? Thank you
@eoffedc7322 the most important factor is How deep is the static water level (how far down is the water). You could choose a few different models but I would suggest using a Grundfos SQ 290 I have listed on my website in the Video description. That is a 1Hp 10gpm & will work for any possible scenario regarding your well.
Nice job thanks for sharing
Well done, retired UT1, very informative, and presented very clear, as i m a deaf vet voice clear excellent. Thanks.
awesum video. Im a plumber and never seen it done before but guna help a friend on weekend.
This is incredibly informational!
Great video very helpful
NICE WORK. KEEP IT UP. ALL THE BEST.
I just have to really thank you for making this video. It was clear and easy to follow. Our pump died and this video really showed how to do it right. I put the new pump in and it is working great. For me, adapting the wiring from a three-wire pump system to a two-wire pump that I installed to replace the dead pump took a bit to wrap my head around, but I figured it out and your vid made my install easy. Thanks again!
Great video! You're really good! Thanks for sharing! :)
Great video.....thanks for the information.
Great video. I learned so much. Seems like an easy endeavor but experience says otherwise. Thank you for the time you took to make this and show us how to do this stuff correctly. God bless you!!
Thanks for posting. I have watched a number of videos on this nd you know your stuff..
thank-you very much for your knowledge and kind way of sharing what youve worked so hard in life to get.
Mate that is the best information I have come across for installing the sob pump,Thank you👍
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Awesome video!
Way knowledgable
Thank you!
Very informative. Thanks for this.
Watched most of your videos and very informative nice job and nice to see quality work done instead of hit & run shotty work
Great job, by the your video was very professional.
Great video my man
Great video!
very helpful thank you
Lots of good info. Thanks. I just retrieved my dropped well pipe and pump. Whew! The top (pvc) was 20' down. I tried a few methods but ended up being able to slip a coupling over the pipe and pulled it back. I'm going to use black roll like you suggest because it fell because a glued joint broke loose.
You got lucky! Lucky your pump was only 20ft from the bottom!
Be sure to use stainless steel or brass fittings & 200 psi black roll! Tape wire every 3ft. When taping, keep wire beneath pipe! Or wire will bulge out between tapes. 2 clamps on each connection! And good luck! Refer back to the video and take notes & your system will last longer than ever!
@@h2omechanic .. Your info is so valuable. It's near impossible to get a contractor out here in Montana. Been without running water for almost a year. My well is only 75 feet deep. But after losing the pipe and pump I'm going to attach a cable/rope safety line to the pump. Won't lose that sucker again!
Awesome video, I have saved it so I can watch it again before and while I’m trying to fix and replace a pump that’s been in the ground and not used in probably 30 to 40 years. I don’t even know if there’s still water in the bottom, I’ll just have to see, if I can get the pump out. I noticed that you said you were in NC, I’m in the town of Mocksville.
Great video man 👍🏻
Nice job!
I think the tape is called self amalgamating tape in the UK. Its cool stuff. We don't have many wells like this here, but I really enjoy your videos and your desire to help others. I almost understand what's going on now!
Interesting ! Just replaced my ancient surface pump as I was getting air leak issues, with a well pump like this. It only goes down about 10m, but I had to add a check valve over the pump to stop the water draining back. Seems to work ok but I really need to find a way to seal the well head. I also suspended my pump on a stainless steel plastic sheathed cable which keeps it off the bottom of the well and avoids strain on the pipe/cable.
you did a great job i just did our well pump. contractors wanted from $7800 to $9000 , i did it for $2300
Awesome video being blue collar myself, I would never berate or bash another Professional Man at Work. Thank You
Awesome video.. it's a big help. I been searching for 3 years how to fix my 200 feet well pump since it stop working..
You ain’t lying this is one of the few that I found also very good teacher
Very nice, thank you!
VERY GOOD I am very Impressed excellent Young man, gives hope for old men , that all is not lost
I appreciate that Alot!
dude are awesome at explaining everything.... thank you
the well pump i have is like none ive ever seen, my dad always replaced them but he's now passed away and i have no clue how to do this
Thanks, great videos
I have a 1 acre lot here in the North Carolina mountains and I just got my well drilled three weeks ago - hit water at 370 feet down to 420 feet @ 30gpm.
Just under $10,000 but they want an additional $5000 to put in the pump. Your video is probably going to save me $4000 dollars at the very least. I am building a small cabin with my own two hands because only rich people can afford to hire a contractor these days. I am eternally grateful for you having posted such a thorough and informative video.
Just be sure to check the water level! If the water level (static) is past 200ft then $5000 isn't ridiculously priced. Supplies in our industry are getting harder to find!
@@h2omechanic Good morning, so I drove up and checked my static level: 195 feet below the surface. When you consider that I’m in the mountains I guess that’s not out of the ordinary. My well produces 30 gallons a minute and the company that drilled my well recommends I hang the pump 250 feet down but I only have casing down to 72 feet so… I have no choice but to hang my pump down below the casing.
I got a 1 hp Grundfos 10SQ10-290. Material costs are a little more expensive than what I expected but what would I know, this is my first time ever doing this but I will still save about $2500 doing it myself.
I got a square D 40/60 pressure switch and the manifold and pressure gauge and discharge nozzle all at Lowe’s. My question to you is what kind of conduit should I use for the 250 feet for the pump and what kind should I use for the 140 feet from my temporary power pole to well cap?
Does it matter what kind of tank I use? According to Grundfos my pump is so efficient that I should be able to use a smaller 20 gallon tank. Is that your experience? Grundfos also says I can use smaller gauge wire because of their design but I’m curious as to what you would recommend because this is what you do for a living and that’s what your family has done for a living for a long time so I would appreciate your input.
Lastly, Grundfos recommends connecting a piece of stainless steel wire to an eyelet on the pump when you run it down the well just as a back up so that it can’t get lost but I don’t see you doing that in any of your videos. I take it that is based on the fact that you’ve never dropped one. What say you?
@@15320HA
Use #12-2 wire. Submersible pump wire. Lowes sells it.
A 20 gallon tank is perfectly fine.
I personally would have recommended a 5 GPM pump head bc the static level is that deep. But your SQ 10 should work just fine.
You can run a small SS cable if it makes you feel safe, but not necessary.
As for conduit, it's not really needed but to protect the wire, id say you can have 40ft of it from the pump on up. The SQ grundfos are Soft Start pumps, so it doesn't see a Big torque jump during start-up. Thus it won't rub the wire .
Sounds like you put a Quality system together!
@@h2omechanic Thanks for your feedback, what kind of wire should I run for the 140’ from the well to my temporary power pole during construction?
@@15320HA 12-2 uf grey . No need for conduit unless you are driving over it.
Best well videos on you tube, much thanks !!! Question:
I bought an old cabin up north, circa 1941, and scrapped the old jet pump, circa 1963. Everything was working 14 or 15 years ago still, but I wanted to replace everything. It has a 4 inch cast iron casing and from what the old timers up there say, it's a shallow well maybe 26 feet deep. I don't know about depth, but as far as temperature goes, a glass of water will freeze your brain.
He also said that the casing doesn't go all the way down, it's just a few feet at the top. Also said that if I'm not careful and I bump the sides while pulling the pipe out and dislodge a rock, it's all over. The pipes are very rusty and I have my doubts about how good the foot valve still is.Should I put back a jet pump or will a submersible pump fit through the smaller size casing ?
thanks
Awesome video
Great Job!! Thanks
Great video! Thank you.
You are amazing my friend! Wow!
Great video.
Thank you
Great job!
Wow. Awesome video-subbed! Few questions i always wondered.
1) how can i measure my exsisting well with my pump installed? Ive seen use a weight and fishing line but im scared its going to get snagged.
2) i have a pitless adaptor. What happens if the top threads are bad and the pipe wont thread in?
3) i have no safety rope installed. If the pipe/ pump falls in how is it recovered?
Thanks so much!!
I am watching this in Nairobi Kenya and this is one of the best videos about botehole pump installations i have ever watched. Well done. Excellent job. Do you have one on how to service an existing bore hole . Deepak
Thank you. 👍
Good job!
Hi I have got to do my own well pump this video was very helpful and I wanted to say thank you for making it .
You are so welcome!
great video . thanks cam you put a rough drawing of the wheel apparatus ?Thank you!
You’re fantastic man
great video
Thank you so much! This is so helpful. I am trying to put in a hand pump in the next week or so which will hopefully need only to go 20 feet down. I do have galvanized iron pipes from Home Depot. Is there a way to test if they will corrode or if it is safe? Thanks again!
Good Job 👍🏻 PATRIOT 🇺🇸