Burying a CSV

[thenewguy]

Hi there!

New guy with my first question. I looked around online for a few hours but couldn't find an answer.

I am currently building my well system for a new house. My pitless adapter will be at 30 inches depth, frost depth here in the Ca high desert. I would like to put a CSV at the outlet of the pitless, rather than hanging it inside the well. Is there a CSV that can be buried directly in the dirt or will it need to be inside some sort of a box? I like the idea of being able to access it easily and dislike having anything extra in the well that could break/unscrew/fail etc.

Thanks in advance for any advice, and thank you for providing this forum so beginners like me can potentially figure things out!

Steve

[Cary Austin]

Hi Steve
You can't just bury a CSV as it needs to breath a little air to work properly.  But you can put it in a valve box or culvert pipe.  However, It would probably be easier to access hanging in the well than at the bottom of a 30" deep valve box, but a lot of people do it that way.  The CSV125 is made to hang in the well as long as you don't have more than 500# of weight on it.

[thenewguy]

Hi Cary,

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to think about what I want to do. Have you heard of anyone having problems putting the CSV in the well and having it break off or unscrew from the pump starting torque? I probably won't have much more than 100 pounds hanging on it.

Thanks again,
Steve

[Cary Austin]

Been hanging CSV's in the well for 25 years no problem.  It takes about 5000# to break a CSV125, so we only recommend 500# or less.  Just don't use any pipe dope as that attacks the plastic.  Other than that they are as strong as steel.

[thenewguy]

So no pipe dope, but teflon tape is ok?

[Cary Austin]

Yes and you can get them as tight as needed, won't come unscrewed.  Just no pipe dope.

[thenewguy]

Ok, that's what I will do. Thanks for making the install easier!