Patent ID: 6135209
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
A method of installing a pump, having electrical terminals and a water discharge spout, in a water well, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a hose and wire combination, including;(i) a hose adapted to bear water and having an exterior;(ii) a resilient-material conduit affixed to and extending longitudinally along said exterior of said hose and having a longitudinally extending slot; and(iii) a set of wires extending longitudinally within said conduit and being electrically insulated from one another;(b) removing a terminal portion of said wires from said conduit portion by way of said slot and severing the corresponding terminal portion of said conduit portion;(c) electrically connecting said set of at least four wires to said electrical terminals of said pump;(d) operatively connecting said hose to said water discharge spout of said pump; and(e) lowering said pump connected to said hose and wire combination into said well, thereby permitting said resilient material conduit to protect said wires during said lowering and afterwards during the operation of said pump.