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<blockquote data-quote="Mr.Glock" data-source="post: 3924152" data-attributes="member: 32877"><p>The Well Heads are nothing to be concerned, the heat from the well depth will prevent any freezes. Oklahoma ground water temps average out about 60 degrees. Just make sure the Well Caps are good and secured.</p><p></p><p>Don’t know how big the well house is you mention, is there other stuff in there you worry about? If not, replace the Heater with a Electrical Pipe Heat Tapes, they come on when needed and eliminate the Big Fire Hazard of the Heater. Be sure the heat tape goes around the small nipple your pressure switch sets on, the number one spot that freezes first.</p><p></p><p>Where the water line comes up from the ground into the mobile home, again put a Heat Tape on it, most have a Elect Plug close by to plug Heat tape in. And Damn sure get rid of the Heater under the home.</p><p></p><p>So now if you lose electricity. And it gets well below freezing for days, if the well house is big enough you can save it from freezing all up and busting with a small metal BBQ Grill, if concrete set it down on it, wood floor put metal under it. Set it safely away from anything and use BBQ Briquettes. Get them going outside, after the flame dies down you can set the BBQ grill inside and add Briquettes as needed. A Small Buddy Heater Propane with just the Pilot Light can help if Well House is insulated well. You should know how to let all the water drain back out of the homes if need be, to help save your plumbing. There should be a hose spicket in the well house to attach a small section of hose to drain.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Back to the Well Head, the Metal Pipe is called a Surface Pipe, it is there to hang your Pitless Adapter on to allow the water to route out below the ground. If you ever have that Well Cap off make sure you never drop anything down the well. And if you want to really be prepped, you need a length of 1” pipe with pipe threaded on one end to lift the Pitless Adapter out and to be able to pull the well pump and pipe out so you can use a Well Bucket to get access to the Water. Need to know how deep and have a rope long enough to utilize the Well Bucket.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]330209[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There is sterilization procedures you need to perform on your wells ever so often too. I can guide you through that too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.Glock, post: 3924152, member: 32877"] The Well Heads are nothing to be concerned, the heat from the well depth will prevent any freezes. Oklahoma ground water temps average out about 60 degrees. Just make sure the Well Caps are good and secured. Don’t know how big the well house is you mention, is there other stuff in there you worry about? If not, replace the Heater with a Electrical Pipe Heat Tapes, they come on when needed and eliminate the Big Fire Hazard of the Heater. Be sure the heat tape goes around the small nipple your pressure switch sets on, the number one spot that freezes first. Where the water line comes up from the ground into the mobile home, again put a Heat Tape on it, most have a Elect Plug close by to plug Heat tape in. And Damn sure get rid of the Heater under the home. So now if you lose electricity. And it gets well below freezing for days, if the well house is big enough you can save it from freezing all up and busting with a small metal BBQ Grill, if concrete set it down on it, wood floor put metal under it. Set it safely away from anything and use BBQ Briquettes. Get them going outside, after the flame dies down you can set the BBQ grill inside and add Briquettes as needed. A Small Buddy Heater Propane with just the Pilot Light can help if Well House is insulated well. You should know how to let all the water drain back out of the homes if need be, to help save your plumbing. There should be a hose spicket in the well house to attach a small section of hose to drain. Back to the Well Head, the Metal Pipe is called a Surface Pipe, it is there to hang your Pitless Adapter on to allow the water to route out below the ground. If you ever have that Well Cap off make sure you never drop anything down the well. And if you want to really be prepped, you need a length of 1” pipe with pipe threaded on one end to lift the Pitless Adapter out and to be able to pull the well pump and pipe out so you can use a Well Bucket to get access to the Water. Need to know how deep and have a rope long enough to utilize the Well Bucket. [ATTACH alt="4336FC48-57B2-4975-AC9C-AC0FD684ECA9.jpeg"]330209[/ATTACH] There is sterilization procedures you need to perform on your wells ever so often too. I can guide you through that too. [/QUOTE]
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