Re: Hey, water well guys

Posted by Royse on July 19, 2014 at 13:08:30 from (69.36.49.186):

In Reply to: Hey, water well guys posted by Royse on July 19, 2014 at 10:58:50:

I'm not sure who put the original well in Randy, here's the Paul

Harvey "rest of the story".

The well was put in new about 12 years ago. Its a family member's.

It originally had an extra 6 inch casing beside the well casing

and the pressure switch and gauge were inside that spare casing,

about 3 feet down under insulation to protect it from freezing.

I still had to go thaw it out for them a few times, that's how I

know where it was.

Last week it was struck by lightning and burned the switch and wiring badly.

They called Bogart's to fix it. They have been family acquaintances

for many years, his parents were school friends with my Mother

so no dig against them here, just wondering about the well.

He dug up the tank, the extra casing and the wiring and replaced

all but the tank and extra casing.

The tank was apparently still Ok. (insurance payment deal)

When he put it back, he left the switch and gauge sticking out

as shown. It froze before when it was 3 feet under and insulated.

I assume it will freeze this way too unless I build them a little

shelter around it.

My pressure tank is outside, above ground, inside a 4 ft by 4 ft

6 foot high insulated wooden "shed". A standard light bulb keeps

it warm enough not to freeze until the bulb burns out.

There's wouldn't need to be as big as a dog house, but they won't

have 110V to run a light bulb.

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