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Installation
using
Poly
Pipe Preparation
is
everything.
Once
this
thing
starts
going
down the
hole is
no time
to be
adjusting
things. 1.
Uncoil
the pipe
to let
the
bends
work
out. 2.
Thread
the hose
barbs
into the
pump and
into the
fittings
you are
using on
the well
seal or
pitless
adapter.
Tighten
them.
Use pipe
dope,
Teflon
past if
any
parts
are
plastic. 3.Place
the
cable
protectors
on the
pipe
approx
every
40'. You
may have
to cut
out
center
pieces
to make
them fit
the
pipe. If
your
well is
less
than
6"
diameter,
you may
have to
trim the
“ears”
on the
cable
protectors. 4.Place
the hose
clamps
for the
hose
barbs
and the
torque
arrestor
on the
poly
pipe. 5.
Use
either a
heat gun
or hot
water to
soften
the ends
of the
poly
pipe ,
then
push the
pipe on
until it
hits the
shoulder
on the
hose
barb. 6.
Tighten
the hose
barbs
until
you
think
they
will
break.
Use at
least
two on
each
end. 7.
Put the
torque
arrestor
on and
tighten
the hose
clamp
nearest
the
pump.
Snug up
the
upper
one. The
torque
arrestor
goes as
close to
the pump
as
possible. 8.
Uncoil
the
wire,
already
spliced
on the
pump,
and lay
it out
next to
the
pipe. 9.
Tape or
tie wrap
the wire
to the
pipe
about
every
10'. Try
not to
let it
bag up
or
barber
pole
around
the
pipe. It
can get
surprisingly
short if
you let
it. Neat
is good.
Do NOT
put sub
wire
under
any hose
clamp or
in two
years
you will
be
pulling
it back
out
again. 10.
Tie the
safety
rope to
the
pump.
String
the
safety
rope out
along
with the
pipe and
wire but
do NOT
tape it
to the
pipe. 11.
Be sure
the top
hose
barb is
tight in
whatever
fitting
you are
using to
support
the pump
on the
top end. 12.
You are
now
ready to
lower
the
pump. We
recommend
getting
as many
people
as you
know to
help at
this
point.
Give
them
beer.
Ideally,
one
strong
person
and a
helper
should
be at
the
well,
one
person
should
be at
the far
end
holding
the well
seal,
and one
person
in
between
to help
feed the
pipe. 13.
The pump
is
lowered
into the
well
until
the
torque
arrestor
is even
with the
top of
the
well.
The
helper
expands
it until
it just
kisses
the well
casing,
then
tightens
the
upper
hose
clamp. 14.
The lead
person
then
lowers the
pump using
the pipe
until it
is all
gone and
the well
seal is
down on
top of the
well. Give
helpers
more beer.
This
can get
heavy if
the pipe
is large
and the
water
level is
deep. Once
the pipe
gets in
the water,
it is
almost the
same
density as
water and
weighs
almost
nothing.
The wire
however,
still can
be heavy. 15.
Tighten
the bolts
on the
well seal.
If you are
using a
pitless
adapter,
make sure
you have a
piece of
rigid
galvanized
pipe long
enough for
you to
thread it
in the top
of the
moveable
part of
the
pitless so
you can
reach the
fixed
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