Epa region 8 drinking water unit tech tips simple fixes for wellheads well vents well vents if applicable must be at least as high as the well casing or pitless adapter.
Water well casing vent.
Monitor cap for jet pump applications.
Concrete well casing 6 coupling fitting 5 reducer fitting 2 rock well cover 2 standard enclosure 3 submersible pump drop pipe 3 submersible pump screen 1 submersible pump well seal 11 wall casing 3 watertight well cap 1 well casing pipe 7 well screen 5.
The belled end pressure pipe meets or exceeds specification astm f480 and is available in sizes 2 through 16.
Monitor ventilated aluminum well caps 4 through 8 caps for jet pumps.
Once you have identified a leak you have to figure out the cause of the damage.
Solid well seal submersible split.
Well cap cable seals.
Screened air vent for well cap.
Having yearly maintenance done by a qualified water well professional and periodic water quality testing will help you stay on top of any concerns.
Monitor snorkel well cap vent.
Monitor cap cable seals.
Repairing a water well casing should follow as soon as possible if you suspect a leak.
Use non corrodible 24 mesh screen on all.
On some water wells the presence of a water tight and thus air tight well casing cap can mean that when the pump is running and drawing down the static head in the well it can create a vacuum that could impede pump operation.
How to repair a water well casing.
Well cap casing vent prevents casing vacuum.
Northern pipe products pvc pressure rated water well casing pipe is manufactured from compounds conforming to requirements of astm f480 in accordance with astm d1784 with cell classification 12454.
Replace straight open well vents with inverted screened vents such as those below.