How can I pull out the pump that was dropped into the well?

Help! We dropped a pump into the well, we don’t know how to get it out ... What do you recommend?

Tips & Tricks

The problem is common, but you should immediately understand that it is not always solved successfully. The space between the walls of the pump and the casing is very small, most likely the pump is stuck. It is necessary to somehow hook it and carefully pull it up without damaging the pipe. Regarding your problem, we have a separate article - How to get a pump out of a well if it is stuck. Here we will try to state the essence.

Usually, the owners of the structure have a very vague idea of ​​what is happening in the well, because they simply can’t see anything at great depths. They will have to act, as the people say, by the method of “scientific poking”, sorting out the options, until the suitable one is found. Here are a few ways in which craftsmen managed to return the "drowned man" to the surface:

1. A small but strong three-horned hook is tied to a suitable rope, lowered into the well and taken to the touch to catch the pump. If the device can be hooked, pull it slowly, carefully.
2. A piece of pipe with a diameter slightly smaller than the well is taken, a funnel with biting teeth located along the edge is welded to the bottom. The design on the cable falls into the well, the funnel directs the pump to the center of the pipe, when moving up, the teeth securely fix it, you can remove it.
3. You can try to build a construction on the principle of industrial collet from improvised materials and lower it down. There is a high probability that a fallen pump can be grabbed, locked and pulled out.

For the manufacture of a one-horned hook, a piece of reinforcement with a diameter of 12 mm is quite suitable, which must be bent and sharpened accordingly. According to some reviews, akhan is suitable - a large one- or three-horned hook for catching sturgeons and other similar fish. The law prohibits using it for its intended purpose, but in fishing tackle shops it is usually available for sale. To work with the hook was more convenient, it can be weighted with something.

An interesting way to get a pump that has sucked into the sand out of the well is presented in the following video. It describes the design of a special knife that allows you to capture the dangling ends of a cable or cable, as well as a number of other useful devices.

Another practical way to solve the problem is to go around the neighbors who have a well and share their grief. It is possible that one of them has already faced a similar task and can share practical experience or even a suitable device.

Trying to solve the problem on your own, it must be borne in mind that the weight of the pump itself will be added to the weight of the devices that the pump is pulled out. It is important not to aggravate the situation by adding a number of “rescue” devices or other foreign objects to the fallen pump. If all efforts were in vain, you should contact professional drillers.Almost always, they manage to save the well, and if you're lucky, then the pump.