In some cases, owners of private areas are faced with a problem when the pump fell into the well. This can cause some problems. Sometimes the equipment gets stuck when lifting. Having incorrectly solved the problem, you can damage the device or pipe, in some cases the well will be completely disabled. If you have some knowledge of lifting the pump, this will allow you to save money, time and effort.
Reasons for the fall of the pump
Pump crashes can occur for various reasons. For example, you may encounter such a difficulty when lifting an idle unit. It also happens that the pump gets stuck, and when you try to release it, the cable, cable or water pipe breaks. In the event of a break, additional costs are required for lifting equipment and restoring communications.
If you do not want the pump to fall into the well, it is important to prevent the linear dimensions of the casing, tangling of the cable, siltation of the device. The cause of the fall may be the use of a plastic safety cable instead of a stainless steel cable. In this case, the savings are not justified - the cost of lifting a fallen (often with the whole bunch of pipes and cables) pump will exceed the cost of a steel cable. The only option in which you can use a safety rope made of plastic is a shallow temporary well and inexpensive equipment, the possible loss of which does not bother you much.
Possible problems
If your well is working, then after removing the pump, you can continue to use it. When the pump fell into the well, and together with the device you lost the cable, cable or hose, you will no longer be able to use the water source. In order not to encounter such difficulties, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the pipeline and safety materials. In addition, the well must be serviced once every two or three years.
How to remove the device
Before starting work on removing the unit, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work. To do this, you need the following tools and materials:
- steel bar;
- crane;
- tarpaulin gloves;
- metal wire;
- welding machine.
In carrying out such work can not do without outside help. As for the steel bar, its length should be 1 m, while the diameter should be 5 mm. When preparing a metal wire, you need to find out how deep the hole is. This information is presented in the passport. It is important to take care of the presence of a piece of wire, the length of which will be equal to the depth of the well. 5 m should be added to this value. The diameter remains the same as that of a steel bar.
Work procedure
If the pump fell into the well, then it is necessary to competently carry out all the work to raise it in order to continue to use the water source. When, together with the equipment, the hose falls inside, then first they remove it. To do this, you should hook the element with a rod called a "cat". It is important to sharpen the ends and weld a metal wire to the hook using a welding machine. The other end of the wire should be fixed to the arrow of the crane.
The hook should be lowered into the well and rotate in order to hook the hose. Manipulations will be carried out blindly; you won’t see if you succeeded in hooking the hose with a hook. If the goal is achieved, then the pump can be removed by a lift. It is important to work with safety net to avoid trouble.
Do not save when preparing the cable. If it is of poor quality, it can simply break off. Therefore, it is recommended to purchase a stainless steel cable. If you are faced with the question of how to get the pump out of the well, you should not use a cable that will be composed of several pieces. The segments may diverge, in this case the device will completely get stuck.
To reduce the risk of jamming, a pump of a lower thickness should be purchased; at a price such models are more expensive, however, drilling a new well cannot be called a cheap pleasure. It is important to take care of the installation of protective equipment, then foreign objects and debris will not get inside.
What to do if the pump is stuck while removing
Some owners of a water source in their area, under certain circumstances, ask themselves how to get a pump out of the well. When solving this problem, you may encounter another problem, which is expressed in a stuck pump. This can occur when the electric cable sags, resulting in a loop. It overlaps the device and wedges between the walls of the well.
In this case, it is not possible to raise the unit using a jack or a winch. Sometimes it happens that the cable breaks completely. If lifting is not carried out with a cable, but with a cable, hose or pipe, it is important to ensure that all the elements come out together.
The craftsman should ensure that slack does not occur on the cable, pipe, or hose. If this still happened, then the pump must be pushed down again, grabbing the pipe or hose. The next step is to lift the device, but very slowly. If the equipment cannot be lowered, you should choose between the value of the well and the cost of the device. After all, if the pump falls from an impressive height inside, then when it is raised there is no guarantee that it can be repaired and reused. Therefore, some home masters decide to sacrifice the unit, but save the well.
Pump lift from an unexploited well
Sometimes accidents at the well lead to the fact that they are no longer used. Over time, you may be faced with the task of lifting the pump from a well that has not been used for 2 years or more. Typically, under such conditions, sludge rises above the pump. When you try to lift the unit, it may jam.
Raise the equipment in this case to the buildup. You will have to pull and loosen the cable on which the device hangs. Actions should be uniform. This method sometimes helps to tear the aggregate from the sludge, which is tight enough to fit it. If this happens, water will flow into the gap and thin out the sludge, which will facilitate the work.
Such manipulations should not be accompanied by excessive efforts, otherwise the cable may break and the pump may fall. Subsequently, the well can be operated, but only if the water in it is sufficiently clear.
Pump falling into a sump
If the well sump is large enough and the pump falls there without additional elements, then no action can be taken at all. It is important to make sure that the device is below the filter level. To do this, it is recommended to examine the bottom of the sump using cargo and rope. This situation is the simplest that occurs when a submersible device falls.
How to avoid mistakes
If even after applying all the recommendations in practice, you were unable to achieve the desired result, and the pump still remains at a depth, then you can take the help of professionals. Removing a fallen pump by specialists can entail costs, but every consumer wants to save today. However, as practice shows, the economic benefits of extracting the pump with your own hands will be imperceptible in comparison with the costs that will be required to drill a new well.
Sometimes consumers call a rig, but even such professional help can completely destroy a well. This suggests that even with the involvement of special equipment, all attempts to remove the device may be unsuccessful. Numerous actions lead only to the fact that the unit is rammed and lowered down. But experts emphasize that measures to remove the pump sometimes help identify problems. Sometimes a drilling rig not only does not help in solving the problem, but also damages other equipment and elements of the well.
Lifting problems
If, even with a slight lift, the cable or cable does not sag, but the device is buried in a solid object, then to solve the problem you must try to understand what kind of interference could occur. Mud pumps and plants do not always help with this either. After all, if there is no cable, cable or hose on the surface, then you can solve the problem only with the help of specialists. Sometimes they take up work only when it comes to an industrial well. After all, this operation is quite expensive, in some cases it turns out to be unprofitable, and the equipment only destroys the source of water, which then can not be used.
If you yourself are trying to solve the problem, then when the pump is jammed, the casing protrusion may become a problem. Among the most common interference should be highlighted:
- residues from welding;
- protruding edge;
- dents;
- pipe joint flow rate.
Self-lifting can be done very slowly, making rotational movements, while you need to grab the pipe or hose. You are lucky if the pump slips off an obstacle and slips through the problem area. When foreign objects get inside, this can block the work.
The gaps between the apparatus and the walls of the well are small, so even the smallest objects can jam the device. In this case, not only mud pumps and installations, but also video diagnostics can help. Such cases are the most difficult. It is best to entrust the matter to specialists by choosing the slack of the cable, pulling it at maximum height, and after strengthening and leaving it in this state until the arrival of the team of professionals.
Conclusion
Quite often, consumers today are wondering what to do - the pump fell into the well. If it turned out to be on limestone, then starting work on its own is not recommended. It is better to use video diagnostics, which will allow you to determine damage, the condition of the pump, as well as pipes and to understand whether there are any foreign objects inside.