Putting it all back together
We got the pump out of the well. Then I went around to various places to find a new pump and pressure tank. Here's how I rolled:
I called Sears and they were worse than useless. They transferred me back and forth between sales and parts four times. I hung up on them. Sears used to be useful. What they fail to realize is that the benefits of having multiple things under the same corporate umbrella are not realized if the umbrella is leaky and the individual units are completely dysfunctional.
The guy at Sears directed me to McLendon's. I raced over to their Puyallup store on Canyon Rd. I got there about fifteen minutes before closing. McLendon's decided to close an hour early tonight because they got a load of computers or something and they needed to close early to do some inventory. I did get to talk to the plumbing guy. He didn't have any 3/4 HP pumps in stock. It would have been three weeks to get one. I don't have three weeks to wait to bathe.
As a last resort I went to Home Depot. I generally don't like Home Depot. Their stores are large and chaotic and unless you already know what you want and can find it yourself its impossible to buy things. Nobody is ever around to help and those that are only know how to stock shelves and run cash registers. I can't ask any useful questions or get any informed answers. Most of their products are Chinese-made crap. This particular trip was remarkably different. I did have to wander aimlessly through the aisles to find the proper plumbing section but eventually I found someone who was knowledgeable.
Home Depot had everything I needed and it was all of very good quality. I spoke to someone who had product knowledge. It was like an actual hardware store was dropped into the middle of Home Depot. What I learned was that the Flo-Tec 3/4 HP pump will work for my well. The 50 gallon pressure tank will do the work of the old 120 gallon tank we removed. The pump and pressure tank are part of a set that has all the necessary accessories: the control wires, the control box, the fittings, everything! It's so easy and straightforward that I'm really surprised it was at Home Depot. I'm doubly surprised that the Home Depot actually employed someone who knows about plumbing.
Dan and I will start assembling the new system at 7:30am. Once the pump and tank are installed and connected there will still be more work to do: the tank needs to be insulated, the lines will need to be flushed, the hot water heaters will need to be restarted. This is still a big job. Hopefully I'll get it done in the next day or so.
I called Sears and they were worse than useless. They transferred me back and forth between sales and parts four times. I hung up on them. Sears used to be useful. What they fail to realize is that the benefits of having multiple things under the same corporate umbrella are not realized if the umbrella is leaky and the individual units are completely dysfunctional.
The guy at Sears directed me to McLendon's. I raced over to their Puyallup store on Canyon Rd. I got there about fifteen minutes before closing. McLendon's decided to close an hour early tonight because they got a load of computers or something and they needed to close early to do some inventory. I did get to talk to the plumbing guy. He didn't have any 3/4 HP pumps in stock. It would have been three weeks to get one. I don't have three weeks to wait to bathe.
As a last resort I went to Home Depot. I generally don't like Home Depot. Their stores are large and chaotic and unless you already know what you want and can find it yourself its impossible to buy things. Nobody is ever around to help and those that are only know how to stock shelves and run cash registers. I can't ask any useful questions or get any informed answers. Most of their products are Chinese-made crap. This particular trip was remarkably different. I did have to wander aimlessly through the aisles to find the proper plumbing section but eventually I found someone who was knowledgeable.
Home Depot had everything I needed and it was all of very good quality. I spoke to someone who had product knowledge. It was like an actual hardware store was dropped into the middle of Home Depot. What I learned was that the Flo-Tec 3/4 HP pump will work for my well. The 50 gallon pressure tank will do the work of the old 120 gallon tank we removed. The pump and pressure tank are part of a set that has all the necessary accessories: the control wires, the control box, the fittings, everything! It's so easy and straightforward that I'm really surprised it was at Home Depot. I'm doubly surprised that the Home Depot actually employed someone who knows about plumbing.
Dan and I will start assembling the new system at 7:30am. Once the pump and tank are installed and connected there will still be more work to do: the tank needs to be insulated, the lines will need to be flushed, the hot water heaters will need to be restarted. This is still a big job. Hopefully I'll get it done in the next day or so.