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Looks like white PVC to me. Yes, the driller's doing it. The first time the lower pipe blew out, they attached a little pressure tank to the pump. It worked for awhile then blew out again (yes, it's insulated). Now the driller, electrician (who has also tinkered with it) and the plumber are all scratching their heads. There's plenty of water down there.
A pump can get hot due to cycling on/off without sufficient time off for cooling or due to the water level being drawn down far enough to where the pump is having difficulty moving water from that depth.
If there was no pressure tank and they added a small one, that will cause the pump to cycle on/off. Without one and enough water is used so the pump can't turn off, as for irrigation, the water level was probably pulled down to far. Although I hate the stuff, you need galvanized pipe.
They are much less expensive and last while variable frequency pumps and their controllers don't last long.
How do you set your zones with this system?? I installed a system this fall, they wanted 60GPM for their irrigation and filling their hot tub. 20GPM in sinks. They call and asked me to change the small bath room because it was to "splashy" in the small sink. That zone now pumps 10GPM. I have put these in many homes that had city water. They LOVE it.
No it's not "apples to oranges". You size the pump right.
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