In article , dpb wrote:

On 7/18/2011 7:50 PM, Smitty Two wrote:
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Agree with the above. This clearly never passed an inspection.

It passed a pre-purchase inspection, by a local well professional. In
fact the pump was replaced at the seller's expense based on that
inspection.

_WITH_ the broken connection???? Or was that done after the sale I'd
guess then?

I don't remember what it looked like prior to the well guy replacing the
pump, but when we took possession it was the duct tape that was holding
the thing upright.


While not the absolute neatest installation, it would appear to be
functional and that's all the the well guy would care about; he'll not
be a Code enforcement specialist (whatever Code is applicable, if any,
if is rural may be very little).

In a relatively dry area, (like here in SW KS) we've routinely used
boxes of the type and they're fine even after 40+ years so it doesn't
bug me much at all on that count.

I would/do, however, agree the broken mount should be repaired ASAP and
a much more rigid mount for that box be made than simply the conduit
connector. Guessing further, I'd wager a (very) small amount somebody
hit it w/ a mower at some time...

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I'll take care of fabricating some sort of decent mount for it. Is it OK
to drill and tap into the well cover for a bracket?