Depends on how deep your well is, a pitcher pump will only go about 25 feet, I have been looking into this aswell and you can get one that will go deeper but the are about $2500.
Can anyone help me figure out how to get the old pump out? I opened uo the cap. About 4 feet down there is a piece of metall It is circular, and must connect with the pipe going into the house. I think this thing must come up and disconnect from the pipe going into the house. There are 2 slits on the sides. One has the wires feeding down through. There looks to be a circle in the center. There also looks to be a square bolt on one part. I saw a video on youtube where a screwed a threaded pipe into his "shoe" (that is what he called it), and smacked up on a T handle fashiond out of the pipe and a t and 2 shorter pipes. I tried a 3/4" pipe, in the center, but no go. I cannot see how to even begin to pull this up. It cannot be that hard, but I am not sure how to do it. I am not even sure what to call this thing in the casing to Google it. Can anyone help with what to do?
Thanks for the replies.
There is no rope on the Pitless Adaptor (thanks for the name). I did a little googling yesterday and I am gong to see if a 1-1/4 pipw will fit the circle (I cannot tell if the circle in the center is threaded. I also did not find any in my searching that lloked just like mine, so I will have to see.
Why would a pitcher pump not work? I would probably replace the PVC pipe. I am just wanting to be able to fill a bucket with water at the well, not bring it inside. Is that what you mean?
Also, I have the means to make a bailer bucket with a check valve. That is my backup to the backup!