"Mikepier" wrote in message
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So how does one remove the pipe casing to see if the footvalve is bad?
I estimate this pipe goes down a good 25 feet? In sections I'm
assuming.

As Harryk said, basement wells are often built into an extension off the
basement, with a concrete ceiling, and directly above the well is a section
that can be removed. If this isn't the case, I would pull the pipe up, cut
it up and remove it. Then replace it with poly, which I would recommend if
the well pipe is all galv