tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post1290943134379900567..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Colder than a well digger's backsideSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-92048714914811565102011-12-02T19:45:30.865-05:002011-12-02T19:45:30.865-05:00Yep, except the pipe comes into the well near the ...Yep, except the pipe comes into the well near the bottom. The pump and all the plumbing is either under water or 6 - 8 feet underground to prevent freezing.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-31116571680291752052011-12-02T18:42:59.156-05:002011-12-02T18:42:59.156-05:00Would a pipe union topside, a length of rope tied ...Would a pipe union topside, a length of rope tied to the pump, and an electrical J-box topside not save you from going down there?Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-3194138491774077322011-12-02T16:30:30.390-05:002011-12-02T16:30:30.390-05:00A couple friends came over and gave me a hand. It...A couple friends came over and gave me a hand. It made all the difference in the world. Just as we were closing up the well, it started to snow. How's that for timing?Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-55456602384733663102011-12-02T11:59:39.363-05:002011-12-02T11:59:39.363-05:00Guess the trade off makes doing these unpleasant j...Guess the trade off makes doing these unpleasant jobs all worthwhile, right?<br /><br />Looking forward to the day I can get back to the country and be on my own well!<br /><br />City water sucks!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-47170662880471465082011-12-02T08:15:59.476-05:002011-12-02T08:15:59.476-05:00Momlady: I've a shallow well, but the water is...Momlady: I've a shallow well, but the water is fantastic. <br /><br />MamaBear: it's always something, isn't it?<br /><br />Dizzy: there's a few places in PA that have really good water. My in-laws place in East TX has drinkable water. I didn't think it was anything special until I spent a few months drinking FL water. <br /><br />Right now I'm waiting for the temperature to get above freezing before I play in the water.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-26108047838391537412011-12-02T07:58:00.640-05:002011-12-02T07:58:00.640-05:00One of the places I lived in Pennsylvania had a de...One of the places I lived in Pennsylvania had a deep well, over 300 feet, and the water was oh so good. Visitors would refuse coffee, tea, beer, soda, etc. and just ask for a glass of water and a jug to take some home. Now I have water that you can almost cut with a knife it has so much iron in it and it is also very highly acidic.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-49404947990480913062011-12-02T07:50:18.996-05:002011-12-02T07:50:18.996-05:00Sixbears...I feel your pain. Things always break ...Sixbears...I feel your pain. Things always break here during the most inconvenient of times. A few days before Thanksgiving the blower motor went out on the AC, the ice maker threw ice at us and then broke completely and the washing machine flooded the utility room. <br /><br />I am holding my breath as the Christmas Holidays approach! Such is life...Hope your work goes quickly!Mamma Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781533611079940480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-84992546616433199252011-12-02T07:39:15.045-05:002011-12-02T07:39:15.045-05:00I love having my own well. The water is sweet and...I love having my own well. The water is sweet and clean (the well is 440 feet down). I hate to think about having to replace the pump. I know it'll cost but at least I won't have to do it. H... I couldn't if I wanted to.Momladyhttp://brightblessings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-17983153856911760142011-12-02T06:29:00.884-05:002011-12-02T06:29:00.884-05:00My house is on its own septic system. Yep, I'...My house is on its own septic system. Yep, I'm the sewer department too.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-79100847413423857342011-12-02T05:38:24.726-05:002011-12-02T05:38:24.726-05:00So how do you deal with sewage/waste water? Do you...So how do you deal with sewage/waste water? Do you get charged with that? Here in MA my water bill includes this.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910236106543076020noreply@blogger.com