Water line, iron pipe to PVC

[william ortiz]

15. The pitless adapter is indeed a very weak link.

The fact that you are having this problem only after 25 years indicates that it really doesn't matter what you do to it, it will still fail. As you have noticed, it's not going to last too long. So my suggestion is to leave the pitless adapter out of the plan altogether. This means you can save more money. I presume you can afford spending a couple of hundred dollars on a new well fitting. More important than the cost of end product is the time that you are going to spend on this project. You already have a new well. I would certainly not want to go back to the same well to fix a part I knew was going to get it soon. So once again, I would leave the pitless adapter out of the plan. I would also avoid using any PVC pipe. These pipes are not meant to withstand constant pressure, and the pressure of water is constant. In your case, the pressure is going to be very low because of the location of the well. So I would use schedule 80 pipe. The fittings you need are not expensive. However, you will need a coupling that is smooth on one side. Iron would be a better idea than brass because it's cheaper and more durable.