OT Pitless Adapter/ well pipe

Heyseed · May 4, 2011

I need to pull up my well pump enough to replace a pressure switch. Is there a standard size thread on the top of the Pitless Adapter to thread the pull pipe into? It is at my place about 20 miles from here and ten from town, really don"t want to make two trips out there.Be nice to have the right size.
Thanks

steve n carol · May 4, 2011

(quoted from post at 20:36:19 05/04/11) I need to pull up my well pump enough to replace a pressure switch. Is there a standard size thread on the top of the Pitless Adapter to thread the pull pipe into? It is at my place about 20 miles from here and ten from town, really don"t want to make two trips out there.Be nice to have the right size.
Thanks

Standard sizes? Mine is 1-1/4". I could have gotten it in lots of other sizes as well. All of my fittings are 1-1/4". The main shaft has a 4" plastic liner with thousands of vertical slots. My neighbors is only 2". he does not have a pitless adapter. You may also need a "T" and a couple of short pieces to thread into the "T", to lift it out. Mine goes down 450'. I use the tractor bucket and a come along. The pitless is about 4' down from the top of the well head.

Perhaps you know what size your supply (to your tank, or secondary pump) pipe is. your pitless should be the same.

maybe you can plan on an 1-1/2" and buy some reducers to take w/you. Return them if you don't use them.

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Heyseed · May 4, 2011

Thanks Steve, I will do that. I'm not there so I can't check ahead of time. A couple reducers is a good idea, cheaper than two trips with $4.00 gas.

steve n carol · May 4, 2011

How deep is the gear? do you have someone else to help? a tractor w/a loader? onsite? steel pipe, poly pipe or do you have PVC?
Why do you have to pull it?

Heyseed · May 4, 2011

it is about 220 feet as I recall, but I only need to lift it about 3 or 4 feet. It is a house well converted to use for irrigation only. They tapped into the pipe and put the pressure switch on a stem. The switch is bad, and there is no room to spin it off inside the caseing. Even if I could get a wrench under it. If I can"t lift it I plan on making a tripod and using a comealong. There is no room to get a tractor near it.

Anonymous-0 · May 5, 2011

most common size round here is 1" but can be bigger, can also be 3/4" if someone used a brushing befor and it stayed in the pitless. at 220' used a tripod, it will be heavy! also put a tee on the pipe you are going to used to lift with, some times you need to tap them up with a heavy hammer to get them broke lose. Inspect o ring and put vaseoline on o ring to keep it from sticking next time.

Brian G. NY · May 5, 2011

I have installed 4 pitless adapters in the past 4 or 5 years; all of them had 1" thread at the top for installing/removing.

RLA · May 5, 2011

Why would the pressure switch be in the well
when it could be in the basement with the storeage tank?

Brian G. NY · May 5, 2011

rla, it does seem like an unusual place for the pressure switch; I would think in that environment, corosion of the points and lots of other stuff might be a recurring problem.

Bob · May 5, 2011

Whether or not it's a GOOD idea, it's commonly done.

RLA · May 5, 2011

Well mine is in the basement with my storeage
tank & don't need to pull the well off the
pitless adapter to service it. I also ran the
suppliy line through a 4" pipe from the well to
the house & ran the wires through seperate PVC
inside the 4" pipe.. I just figured alittle be
of thinking now would save my back later....

Anonymous-0 · May 5, 2011

Who said the storeage was in the basement? sometimes they are underground close to the well then the press. switch is in the well head.

Heyseed · May 6, 2011

RLA I guess you didn"t read that it is NOT a house well. There is NO basement, no tank, no house. It is a stand alone well for irrigation only. The switch is inside the well case. It lasted 16 years before it quit. The threads are 1" I made a T handle and was able to pull and lift it. I hooked the pitless on the edge of the case and was able to swap out the switch. It went like planned and took about an hour for the whole job. Like most things, picking up parts and planning etc. took longer than the repair.
Steve Thanks again for your imput.

Anonymous-0 · May 6, 2011

Thanks for letting us know.

RLA · May 6, 2011

Your correct I didnt read that. Where I'm from
there's no such thing as irrigation wells so I
didn't think about.. 16 Years I guess isn't too
bad for a pressure switch in that enviroment.
If it were me, I still don't think I'd put it
where you'd have to pull the well off the
pitless adapter to service it/ I would plumb it
to the top of the casing. I only know where I
am from I wouldn'think a pressure switch would
last 5 years from the dampness. Once every 16
years isn't bad at all..

Anonymous-0 · May 6, 2011

if you put them at the top of the casing they freeze and break round here in Pa.

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