Good job, buddy. Great instructions! I just ordered the Simple pump a couple weeks ago. I'm looking forward to receiving it and getting it in the ground. 👍
the plug/bleeder to allow the water in the downtube (above the weephole) to drain...what a great idea. The water above the frostline "weeps" down and out of the downtube so there's no freezing! That's cool...solved any challenges with freezing. I guess the weephole placement will accommodate different frostlines depending where in the country the pump is to be installed. And the plug can likely be replaced with a small valve for ease of use. The rod guides are another excellent detail...keeps the rod straight and increases rigidity. And finally, the fact that the downtube is pvc with SS collars. that means that at about 250' the downtube and couplings weigh less than 100 lbs...not including the lift end assembly and the rod lengths, so for 250' that's less than about 140 lbs. COOL! That means I won't need my well guy and his boom truck to service ANY part of the Simple Pump...even if I would have to pull the entire system! BTW just moments ago we had Jessica send the sonic water level gauge. We're getting one of your Simple Pumps! We're stoked!
@ greetings and happy new year As would be the case, the Simple Pump was delivered about two days before Helene ripped through our part of the neighborhood We still haven’t fully recovered The pump is tucked safely away in the Connex and we’ll probably get to it this summer We’re excited and looking forward to having it in and producing water Have a great year
Thanks for reaching out with this suggestion. We realize having to take the plug out and put if back every time can be a bit tedious. We are currently looking into different cost effective solutions that will be a bit easier to use.
Hello James, thanks for reaching out. I believe you are talking about the step where the pump head assembly is threaded to the top drop pipe. If this is the case, the 1" nipple used to connect the stainless coupling of the pipe and the stainless bushing on the bottom of the riser tube does have Teflon tape on both sides of the nipple. Additionally, the anti-seize only needs to be used where two dissimilar metals are threaded together. It is not required where the two metals are the same. If you are referring to a different step in the video please let us know and we will address that step.
Thanks for replying. I must have overlooked mention of the pump head assembly having been wrapped with teflon tape. My understanding is that all stainless steel fasteners should have anti-seize compound applied to prevent galling threads. Maybe this doesn't apply to plumbing fittings?
That is correct, the plumbing fittings that are national pipe thread (NPT) are tapered threads. With these, we use Teflon tape and get them plenty tight! The lift rods are standard 5/16-18 threads, but we want to use Loctite on these to make sure they don't come un-threaded with repetitive load/no load conditions. We really only suggest you use the anti-seize on the threaded connections above the well head, mainly on the well cap. Here we are using stainless bolts and are threading into either aluminum or cast iron. Some anti-seize will make it easier to loosen these connections in the future when doing maintenance.
Good video. But I cringe every time you tighten everything with the adjustable wrench AND the channel locks with the wrenches on the parts in the incorrect direction !!! EVERY TIME except one !!! It is much easier to get a firm grip or a secure fit when the wrenches are in the correct position for easier torque and tighter grip. Just my OCD, but it DOES make things easier...........
Hey, he invented the Simple pump...I can use a set of channel locks too but I ain't never created anything even remotely close to the Simple pump! I'll cut him some slack👍
I really like the thorough explanations. You include the 'reasoning'. Thanks
Good job, buddy. Great instructions! I just ordered the Simple pump a couple weeks ago. I'm looking forward to receiving it and getting it in the ground. 👍
Steve, thank you very much. That was an awesome instruction video. I look forward to installing our first Simple Pump.
the plug/bleeder to allow the water in the downtube (above the weephole) to drain...what a great idea. The water above the frostline "weeps" down and out of the downtube so there's no freezing! That's cool...solved any challenges with freezing. I guess the weephole placement will accommodate different frostlines depending where in the country the pump is to be installed. And the plug can likely be replaced with a small valve for ease of use.
The rod guides are another excellent detail...keeps the rod straight and increases rigidity.
And finally, the fact that the downtube is pvc with SS collars. that means that at about 250' the downtube and couplings weigh less than 100 lbs...not including the lift end assembly and the rod lengths, so for 250' that's less than about 140 lbs. COOL!
That means I won't need my well guy and his boom truck to service ANY part of the Simple Pump...even if I would have to pull the entire system!
BTW just moments ago we had Jessica send the sonic water level gauge.
We're getting one of your Simple Pumps!
We're stoked!
Hey. Any update on the pump? TIA
@ greetings and happy new year
As would be the case, the Simple Pump was delivered about two days before Helene ripped through our part of the neighborhood
We still haven’t fully recovered
The pump is tucked safely away in the Connex and we’ll probably get to it this summer
We’re excited and looking forward to having it in and producing water
Have a great year
@ oh my! Im sorry to hear about that. Are you having to completely rebuild? Thanks for getting back to me. Stay safe out here.
@@Ty03xx no. just still clearing the property...what a mess! Thanks for your kind thoughts.
That’s great. I’m an owner of a pump company I like more information and may become a dealer… I know lots of people wanting to know more about
May have missed something but at the end does this mean both the electric pump and the hand pump are now working and available?
Correct, both the electric pump and the hand pump can be used at the same time or separately. One will work independently of the other.
A small valve on the check valve vent location would be a nice improvement. Petcock perhaps 🤔
Thanks for reaching out with this suggestion. We realize having to take the plug out and put if back every time can be a bit tedious. We are currently looking into different cost effective solutions that will be a bit easier to use.
At about the 34 minute mark, why didn't you use teflon tape between the two stainless components, or at least anti-seize compound?
Hello James, thanks for reaching out. I believe you are talking about the step where the pump head assembly is threaded to the top drop pipe. If this is the case, the 1" nipple used to connect the stainless coupling of the pipe and the stainless bushing on the bottom of the riser tube does have Teflon tape on both sides of the nipple. Additionally, the anti-seize only needs to be used where two dissimilar metals are threaded together. It is not required where the two metals are the same. If you are referring to a different step in the video please let us know and we will address that step.
Thanks for replying. I must have overlooked mention of the pump head assembly having been wrapped with teflon tape. My understanding is that all stainless steel fasteners should have anti-seize compound applied to prevent galling threads. Maybe this doesn't apply to plumbing fittings?
That is correct, the plumbing fittings that are national pipe thread (NPT) are tapered threads. With these, we use Teflon tape and get them plenty tight! The lift rods are standard 5/16-18 threads, but we want to use Loctite on these to make sure they don't come un-threaded with repetitive load/no load conditions. We really only suggest you use the anti-seize on the threaded connections above the well head, mainly on the well cap. Here we are using stainless bolts and are threading into either aluminum or cast iron. Some anti-seize will make it easier to loosen these connections in the future when doing maintenance.
You set it up for a left handed person????🤨
Good video. But I cringe every time you tighten everything with the adjustable wrench AND the channel locks with the wrenches on the parts in the incorrect direction !!! EVERY TIME except one !!! It is much easier to get a firm grip or a secure fit when the wrenches are in the correct position for easier torque and tighter grip. Just my OCD, but it DOES make things easier...........
Hey, he invented the Simple pump...I can use a set of channel locks too but I ain't never created anything even remotely close to the Simple pump! I'll cut him some slack👍
Your tools are contaminating everything after you cleaned it all. 🤔
You should have washed the pump first also. Total waste of cleaning if the main part fails.