The pump fell into the well: the ways and problems of lifting the pump

In some cases, owners of private areas face a problem when the pump fell into the well. This can cause some problems. Sometimes the equipment does get stuck when climbing. Incorrectly solving the problem, you can damage the device or pipe, in some cases, and even the well is rendered inoperable. If you have some knowledge of lifting the pump, it will allow you to save money, time and effort.

Causes of the pump fall

The pump may fall for a variety of reasons. For example, with such complexity you may encounter when lifting a non-functioning unit. It also happens that the pump gets stuck, and when you try to release it, the cable, cable or water pipe breaks off. When a breakage is required, 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 changes in the linear dimensions of the casing, entanglement of the cable, siltation of the device. The reason for 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 the fallen (often with the entire bundle of pipes and cables) pump will exceed the cost of the steel cable. The only option when you can use a safety cable made of plastic is a shallow temporary well and inexpensive equipment, the possible loss of which you do not really care.

Possible problems

If your well is working, then after removing the pump it can be used further. When the pump fell into the well, and along with the device you lost the cable, cable or hose, then the source of water will no longer be available. In order not to face 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 the work on the extraction of the unit, it is necessary to carry out preparatory work. To do this, you need the following tools and materials:

• Steel rod;
• Hoisting crane;
• Canvas gloves;
• Metal wire;
• welding machine.

In carrying out such work can not do without outside help. As for the steel rod, its length should be 1 m, whereas the diameter - 5 mm. When preparing a metal wire, you need to find out what depth the well 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. To this value should be added 5 m. The diameter remains the same as that of the steel rod.

The order of work

If the pump has fallen into the well, it is necessary to perform all the lifting operations correctly, in order to continue to use the water source. When the hose falls with the equipment inside, it is first removed. To do this, you should hook the element with a rod, which is 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 must be fixed to the arrow of the valve.

In the borehole, the hook should be lowered and rotational movements must be made to catch the hose. Manipulation will be carried out blindly, you will not see if you could hook the hose hook. If the goal is achieved, the pump can be retrieved by the lift. It is important to carry out work with a safety net to avoid trouble.

You should not save by preparing a 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 hole, you should not use a cable that will be made up of several pieces. The segments can disperse, in this case the device will be completely stuck.

To reduce the risk of jamming, a smaller pump should be purchased, at a price such models are more expensive, but drilling a new well can not be called a cheap pleasure. It is important to take care of the installation of protective equipment, then foreign objects and garbage will not get inside.

What should I do if the pump is stuck while removing

Some owners of the source of water in their area, with a certain confluence of circumstances, are wondering how to get the pump out of the well. When solving this problem, you may encounter another problem, which is expressed in the pump jam. This can happen when the electrical cable sags, resulting in a loop. It overcomes the device and jams between the walls of the well.

It is not possible to raise the unit using a jack or a winch in this case. Sometimes it also happens that the cable does not stop at all. If lifting is not done using a cable, but a cable, hose or pipe, it is important to ensure that all the elements come out together.

The master should take care that the slack does not occur on the cable, on the pipe, or on the hose. If all this happened, then the pump must be pushed down again, grabbing the pipe or hose. The next step is to raise the device, but very slowly. If the equipment can not be lowered down, then the value of the well and the cost of the device should be chosen. After all, if the pump falls from an impressive height inside, then when it rises there is no guarantee that it can be repaired and re-used. Therefore, some home masters make decisions to sacrifice the unit, but to save the well.

Lifting the pump from an unexploited well

Sometimes accidents at the well lead to the fact that they stop using. Over time, you may face the task of lifting the pump from a well that has not been operated for 2 years or more. Usually, under such conditions, the sludge rises above the pump. When trying to lift the unit, it can jam.

Raise the equipment in this case in the swing. It is necessary to pull and loosen the cable on which the device hangs. Actions should be even. This method sometimes helps to tear off the unit from silt, which is sufficiently tightly around it. If this happens, the water will flow into the gap and dilute the silt, which will facilitate the work.

Such manipulations should not be accompanied by excessive force, otherwise the cable may break and the pump may fall. Subsequently, the well can be exploited, but only if the water in it is sufficiently transparent.

The pump falls into the sump

If the well settler is large enough, and the pump fell there without additional elements, then it is possible and not take any action at all. It is important to make sure that the device is below the filter level. For this, it is recommended to examine the bottom of the settling tank with the help of a load and a rope. This situation is the simplest that occurs when a submersible device falls.

How to avoid mistakes

Even if after applying all the recommendations in practice you could not achieve the desired result, and the pump still remains at a depth, you can take the help of professionals. The extraction of a fallen pump by specialists can entail costs, and yet every consumer wants to save today. However, as practice shows, the economic benefit of extracting the pump by oneself will be insignificant compared to the costs that will be required to drill a new well.

Sometimes consumers call a drilling rig, but even such professional help can finally destroy the well. This suggests that even with the use 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 extract the pump sometimes help to identify problems. Sometimes a drilling rig not only does not help in solving the problem, it also damages other equipment and elements of the well.

Problems in lifting

If, even with a slight lift, the cable or cable is not suspended, but the device is buried in a solid object, then to solve the problem it is necessary to try to understand what could be the interference. Drilling pumps and installations in this, too, do not always help. After all, if there is no cable, cable and hose on the surface, then the problem can be solved only with the help of specialists. Sometimes they get to work only when it comes to an industrial well. After all, this operation is quite expensive, in some cases it is unprofitable, and technology only destroys the source of water, which then is not available to use.

If you yourself are trying to solve the problem, then if the pump is jammed, the casing can become a problem. Among the most common interference should be:

• Remnants of welding work;
• Protruding edge;
• Dents;
• Pipe connection rate.

Self-lifting can be done very slowly, making rotational movements, while you need to grasp the pipe or hose. You're lucky if the pump slips from the obstacle and slips through the problem area. When foreign objects get inside, it 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 drilling pumps and installations can help, but also video diagnostics. Such cases are the most complex. It is best to entrust the matter to specialists by choosing the slack of the cable, pulling it at the maximum height, and after strengthening and leaving in such condition until the arrival of a team of professionals.

Conclusion

Quite often, consumers today are wondering what to do - the pump fell into the well. If he was on limestone, then proceeding to work independently is not recommended. It is better to use a video diagnostic that will allow you to determine the damage, the condition of the pump, and the pipes and see if there are any foreign objects inside.