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Posted by Lawrence on March 4, 2007, 3:38 pm
On Mar 4, 1:53 pm, geo.n...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I need to disconnect electrical and water lines from a drilled well.
> I'm hoping that the electrical can simply be disconneced at the top of
> the well. The water supply will eventually be re-routed to a new
> location. I'm not sure how and where I should disconnect the water
> supply line. This is all in preparation for a controlled burn of the
> house currently supplied by the well. I'm not sure if I need to dig
> down to disconnect first or if I can just cut the line at the current
> house entrance and then wait until new excavation to reroute. Main
> electrcial has already been disconnected. Any advice is appreciated.
Maybe depends on how close the well is to the house. You can
disconnect the electric at the service panel. You should be able to
then pull that wire to the point it goes underground. Similarly, you
can unhook the water line where it meets the pressure tank or
whatever.
Both the wire and the pipe go below ground at some point. If you wish
to preserve those lines from this fire then you may want to excavate
them to a safe distance. Perhaps some provision can be made to
protect them. Roll them up underneath a metal box or old bathtub to
protect from sparks and such.
It could be a lot of digging. At my place, for example, both lines
enter the soil right next to the house. I was there when the hole was
dug and it goes straight down eight feet before it makes a turn
towards the well.
The alternative is to just cut those lines where they enter the ground
and sort the details after the fire. If you abandon that well it is
necessary for you to have it properly capped by a liscensed
professional.
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