
Well pump pulling is the process of safely removing a submersible pump and the attached drop pipe from a residential well — sometimes from 100 to 600 feet down. Assure Plumbing & Septic provides full well pump pulling service throughout Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and the surrounding I-95 corridor. Many local plumbers refer this work out because they don't carry the equipment. We do, and we do it ourselves.
Pump pulling is part of the job whenever a submersible pump has failed and needs to be inspected or replaced. It is also required for diagnostics when the cause of failure is unclear — for example, when the pump runs but produces no water, when amp draw is abnormal, or when the well is producing dirty water that points to a fouled intake. In many cases, pulling the pump is what reveals the actual problem.
A submersible well pump combined with several hundred feet of drop pipe and water is heavy — often hundreds of pounds. Attempting the pull without the right rig leads to dropped pumps, damaged casing, and stuck equipment. Our crew uses proper pulling equipment and the experience to do the work without subcontracting it out, which means a faster turnaround and a single point of accountability when something goes wrong.
If your well has stopped producing water or your pump is showing signs of failure, well pump pulling is usually the first step toward a real diagnosis. Contact us or call (540) 645-1351 — and rest assured we can fix it.