Yes, it's got a lot going on, splitting the flow, pressure switch, gauge. I actually have not seen anything similar to it, where I could just try to do an in place replacement.
He rec'd PVC for the section because he has similar water, and he's already replaced his once, and then had to replace it again and ended up just using the PVC so he would not have to keep on replacing it. I'm bringing the pics to show him tomorrow and will talk to him a bit more on it. He built his entire house so he's a fairly good resource for various fix-it stuff.
Yes, the pipe in the insulated sleeve is plastic down to the elbow, from that to the T, I'm actually not sure, it almost seems it's wrapped in electrical tape....
Ugh, I was hoping to not have to cut anything, I thought there might be some way to unscrew it apart magically that I just did not know about.
Do you think there might be any piece I could reuse and wire brush clean, or I'll end up needing everything new?