Pump House Pics

[busybee870]

I Finally Got A Well, Now I Have To Get A Pump House Put Together, And Pics For Some Ideas? Want To Get Something Done Fast

[fordy]

....................There is nothing worse than trying to kneel down and work on the plumbing when your shoulder is flat against the wall . If you've got alittle extra $$ build it something like 10x10 or 12x12 and put the well in the center where you've got plenty of space to fix what breaks . Oh , don't forget to frame in a 2x2 hole in the roof directly over the well so the well man can drop his cable thru the hole and pull the pipe if need be . You'll need 240 and a breaker box as well . , fordy...

[busybee870]

thanks Fordy, they have everything connected and i have a temporary water line going to the house. Im gonna set up a pump house with easy access in mind, thanks for that tip, and i didnt think about the hole in the top, very good idea. someone had told me to make it where you can take the whole small house up, but i like your idea better. anyone have pics of theirs?

[Alice In TX/MO]

Make a SMALL pump shed with modular walls that are held together by long screws. When you have to work on the well, you take the screws out, move each wall away, and work without a problem.

I have mine done this way in Texas, but I used hooks and eyes on the connections. In Missouri, where I'll have to worry about freezing, I'll insulate the wall and ceiling modules and screw it all together.

Rose

[farminghandyman]

Or fix it with lifting rings so the well guy can just pick it up and swing it out of the way, have a few bolts (easy to see) inside to bolt it down,

[agmantoo]

Notice the lifting eye in the top of the roof

[Dianol]

Back when we had a well for our home, my DH poured a slab, and built a well house 8 x 8 to cover the well, water filters, and softener. And of course various accessories and a place to store salt, replacement filters and tools.

He built it with the well casing centered in, and about 3' inside the front door. When we had to pull the pump a couple years later, the plastic pipe would curve out the front door. DH provided the muscles, and DS and I guided it out into the yard until the pump came out.

Total cost of replaceing pump and wire was less than $200. DH closely examined the pipe and it was still in good condition. Went from no water pressure to full pressure in two hours.