Well/pump questions.

So my house has county water, well water and a 160 gallon fresh water storage tank upstairs - the original owner was a prepper. I killed the well pump last year because I am a knuckle dragger, we'll leave it at that. Well appears to have been drilled in 2008. I am ready to replace the pump, it has been used for irrigation only since we moved in. My questions are: A: Is it typical for the pump to be near the end of the casing - in this case 70'? B: Is it typical to have a casing within a casing or does this indicate that the well may have been reworked. C: There is no safety rope at the surface so it may be sucked up into the pump, I want to attach 1/4" paracord to the piping when I pull it up so that my wife can take up the slack with a rope clincher as I pull it. I'm a strong dude but may need to take a break - any suggestions on the knot one would use to attach said rope to the tubing? I'm thinking of using a choker with a strong hose clamp or two to make sure the rope doesn't slip. submitted by /u/Hillbilly-F_You [link] [comments]

May 21, 2025 - 00:06

So my house has county water, well water and a 160 gallon fresh water storage tank upstairs - the original owner was a prepper. I killed the well pump last year because I am a knuckle dragger, we'll leave it at that. Well appears to have been drilled in 2008.

I am ready to replace the pump, it has been used for irrigation only since we moved in. My questions are:

A: Is it typical for the pump to be near the end of the casing - in this case 70'?

B: Is it typical to have a casing within a casing or does this indicate that the well may have been reworked.

C: There is no safety rope at the surface so it may be sucked up into the pump, I want to attach 1/4" paracord to the piping when I pull it up so that my wife can take up the slack with a rope clincher as I pull it. I'm a strong dude but may need to take a break - any suggestions on the knot one would use to attach said rope to the tubing? I'm thinking of using a choker with a strong hose clamp or two to make sure the rope doesn't slip.

submitted by /u/Hillbilly-F_You
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