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Subject: advice for working in a hand dug

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David Whitesel
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Date Posted: 13:31:20 06/09/09 Tue
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I have an 18' deep hand dug well that is lined with stones. On the inside of the well there is a line that feeds water up into the house that goes through the side wall of the well and the other end of the pipe elbows down into the well and I believe there is a foot valve on the end of that pipe that needs to be replaced. To get this pipe loose, I am going to have to get into the well and loosen that pipe where it is connected at the elbow.

I have a ladder that is long enough to get me into the well to work, what advice can you give me about working inside that well? The pipe I have to get to is under water so I am thinking about pumping the water out to that connector so I am not working under water. What do you think?

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Re: advice for working in a hand dug Fred Dungan (plan ahead) 15:01:02 06/09/09 Tue

Re: advice for working in a hand dug -- Vey, 04:43:24 06/10/09 Wed

Re: advice for working in a hand dug David L. Whitesel 18:11:53 06/10/09 Wed

Re: Additional Question David 10:31:04 06/14/09 Sun

Re: Additional Question -- Fred Dungan (Try it and find out), 19:58:49 06/14/09 Sun

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>I have an 18' deep hand dug well that is lined with >stones. On the inside of the well there is a line >that feeds water up into the house that goes through >the side wall of the well and the other end of the >pipe elbows down into the well and I believe there is >a foot valve on the end of that pipe that needs to be >replaced. To get this pipe loose, I am going to have >to get into the well and loosen that pipe where it is >connected at the elbow. > >I have a ladder that is long enough to get me into the >well to work, what advice can you give me about >working inside that well? The pipe I have to get to >is under water so I am thinking about pumping the >water out to that connector so I am not working under >water. What do you think?

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