Windy: We have used a quad (four wheeled off-road utility vehicle) to pull pumps. We set up an empty wire spool as a roller right above the well head and attach the pull rope to the quad. Extra hands manage the poly pipe. Less muscle strain this way.
William Miller > On Dec 15, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Windy Dankoff <windydank...@mac.com> wrote: > > Dan, > > Something else I want to add - since your customer has difficult access for a > service truck, consider if it’s feasible to pull and replace the pump by > hand. I had a 1/2 HP AC pump on almost 200 feet of 1” PVC drop pipe. It took > all strong hands on deck (two decks, if you count down in the pit and above, > ground level). With 4 people, we pulled it by hand, grunting for sure. PVC > schedule 80 can be flexed enough to pull it as one long tube. > > Putting new pump in is much easier - air in pipe is lighter than water. > > I don’ know how deep yours is set, but if it’s a 2-wire, it can’t be much > deeper than that. > > Windy > >> I stand corrected on my advice. This Franklin document describes a MonoDrive >> 2W model. 2W stands for 2-wire pump! I didn’t know it existed. >> >> http://franklinwater.com/media/116400/225417101_m1560_sd_manual_05-13_web.pdf >> >> Nevertheless, I would expect inferior results and would not use it to >> retrofit an old 2-wire pump if it may be on its last legs. However, it IS >> what you are asking for, the alternative to replacing the pump! It’s up to >> you to determine if it’s the BEST option in the short and long run. >> >> I would run this by a very knowlegable Franklin distributor, as well as your >> local driller. >> >> Keep Shining // Windy > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
