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| This well shouldn't be leaning as it comes out of the ground. Probably, a snowplow ran into it during the winter. The owner probably wants this Long Grove well checked out. |
About 50 feet beyond the backdoor, just off the driveway, is a silver pipe, with a smaller pipe beside it, that extends out of the ground about a foot. On top of the pipe’s is a silver-metal cap that is shaped like a teardrop. You’ve seen it out there how many times without ever really looking at it. But now, it looks different.
It looks bent. The cap is sitting up from the pipes and there is space between them. You’re wondering why that doesn’t look right when it suddenly dawns on you – ‘The snowplow.’
During the winter, you have a company come out and snowplow your driveway. As you look at the well you can see ruts in the grass extending towards the well. It’s obvious what has happened; the snowplow went off the driveway and hit the well.
So, with a banged up well pipe and well cap, is this something you need to worry about? The answer is yes. Not maybe yes but most assuredly yes.
It’s obvious that your well needs attention because of the space between the pipes and the well cap. What this means is that the well is no longer capped. Ground water could, potentially, get into the well. Vermin can also crawl into the well and contaminate the water.
At the same time, someone needs to inspect that pipe to make sure it isn’t cracked, which can also allow contamination by ground water and vermin.
Even if there was no apparent damage to the well, every year, when spring arrives in Long Grove, you want to have your well inspected, and chlorinated. You’ll keep the vermin and contaminants out and you’ll also ensure the efficient operation of your well while extending its life.
