TL;DR
Drop pipe is the vertical pipe that suspends a submersible pump down a well and carries the pumped water to the surface, hanging from the well seal or pitless adapter. Residential wells use threaded galvanized steel, schedule 80 PVC, or continuous HDPE poly pipe, with the pump's electrical cable strapped alongside.
What it means
Drop pipe is the vertical pipe that suspends a submersible pump down a well and carries the pumped water to the surface, hanging from the well seal or pitless adapter. Residential wells use threaded galvanized steel, schedule 80 PVC, or continuous HDPE poly pipe, with the pump's electrical cable strapped alongside. Its weight rating matters: the pipe holds the pump, the water column inside it, and the torque each motor start applies.
Where it sits in the glossary
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