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Turns out the Pitless Adapter used in the well casing is a different size from what I was planning. Another run into town - 60 miles round trip because the guy who did the plumbing decided to go cheap. Should be another couple hours and then enjoy a nice hot long shower... UPDATE: Two hours later and it turns out the downhaul pipe from the pump to the Pitless Adapter was rigid PVC. The material to use is Polyethylene. Fortunately I have not made the run to town yet -- do that tomorrow. UPDATE #2: It is now 10PM -- I went into town anyway because I have someone working at the house tomorrow redoing the gravel in the driveway. Looking forward to a nice hot shower around noon or so. My comment about the plumber going cheap is that everything in the house is incredible -- the workmanship is first rate throughout. Except for the wiring (which the original owner told me that he had a friend of his do) and the plumbing which I suspect is the same story. I spent two years gradually reworking the soft spots of the wiring and tying off the loose ends. Starting to do the same for the plumbing -- the leak that started this all was a direct connection from a galvanized pipe to a copper pipe which causes electrolysis and corrosion. The cedar shake roof was 30 years old and I had that replaced with a thick guage metal roof two summers ago. The paint on the outside is getting a bit soft so will be repainting next summer and then the house should be good for another 30 years at least.

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