TL;DR
A safety rope is a separate support line tied to a submersible well pump and secured at the wellhead so the pump can be retrieved if the drop pipe or fittings fail. Installers typically use polypropylene or stainless cable rated well above the pump's weight, leaving slack so the rope carries no load in normal service.
What it means
A safety rope is a separate support line tied to a submersible well pump and secured at the wellhead so the pump can be retrieved if the drop pipe or fittings fail. Installers typically use polypropylene or stainless cable rated well above the pump's weight, leaving slack so the rope carries no load in normal service. During a pump replacement it is often the only thing preventing a dropped pump from lodging hundreds of feet down the casing.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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