How Do You Pull A Deep Well Submersible Pump?
When your deep well pump stops working, who ya gonna call? The local well driller can pull it for you, but that could cost big bucks. This method just requires some muscle, although a vehicle can make it a lot easier. This article refers only to those installations with flexible pipe. • Turn off power to the pump. Even if it’s a low-voltage installation, you don’t want it turning on accidentally and pumping dry. • Mount a hand-crank winch in such a way as to lift the pump out partway. Make sure everything is good and strong; a mistake here can not only make your pump unsalvageable, it can cost you life or limb. • Hook the winch to the flange that connects flexible pipe to the storage or pressure tank. • Winch the pump so that there’s a few feet of the flexible pipe outside the casing. • Put two pieces of two-by-six, with a piece of cardboard sandwiched between, together with C-clamps. Drill through the center of the “sandwich” with a wood bit the same as your pipe’s outer diameter, so
