Installation of the Pitless Adaptor

It was a dark and stormy night, but when we got up to the property, not a movement on the rain gauge. The vineyard was very moist, however, it seemed that no appreciable rain had fallen. It is not lost on us that it has been almost a month since we had our last rainfall which brought about 1-inch of rain. We do have a backup plan, which is our plan A.

But, we have been waiting for the well crew to show up to put in the well pump. Today (really yesterday, June 29th), they came with the pitless adapter. I learned that there are many steps in making a well that has the potential to deliver 40 gallons a minute, functional. Today the crew installed the brass pitless adaptor. My husband kindly explained to me what a pitless adapter is. I find it to be very ingenious. But, first, you need to attach the pitless adapter to the sidewall of the existing iron pipe by cutting a hole with an acetylene torch. Then the parts that attach to the inside of the well pipe and the outside of the well pipe must be maneuvered in place. (Please see the annotated illustration provided above.)

What Tony is doing is using a pipe with a 90-degree fitting on which the "female" part of the pitless adapter has been placed and guiding it into the iron pipe and putting it into the hole that was cut. His co-worker is ready on the other side of the iron pipe to secure it with the gasket, back plate and the lock nut. One slip and down goes the part into the 600-foot well, but all's well that ends well. We now have a pitless adapter into which the drop pipe will be placed.