Shadow11
Senior Member
Sorry for the long post. I'm stuck in a rut on this one. It's probably gonna end up being something simple that I've overlooked...
I have a well that is around 300' or so. It uses a 4" submersible pump(220v). The old one was about 15 yrs old. About a month ago, I lost water completely. I pulled up the pump and found a broke wire at the pump. I patched all of that up and tested it. It ran when I tripped the breaker on so I lowered it back down.
The tank would fill up, but kind of slowly. When all the water was used up in the tank, and the pressure switch clicked on, it would take about 3 minutes to start getting water again. I would get about 3 gallons and repeat. I'd have to wait another 3 minutes to get water.
I replaced the pressure switch and gage, adjusted my air pressure in the tank to the correct pressure, and even switched out my electrical breaker, but same thing.
I was thinking bad pump. Either the check valve was bad in the pump, motor, or maybe the impeller was worn out. So, yesterday I pulled it up and installed a brand new pump.
I made sure all of my wiring connections were good. I even installed an additional check valve a few feet above the pump to avoid back flow. I tested it briefly and it seemed good. I lowered it back down but it's doing the same thing. It'll fill the tank up, but when it runs out of water it takes about 3 minutes for the tank to start filling up again.
For the last 15 years, I could always hear the old pump cut on, because the pipe that runs along the basement ceiling to the pump would slap the floor. I don't get that anymore either. I currently have the new pressure switch cutting of at about 55lbs and it cuts on about 25lbs. If I have a spigot on, when it gets to about 20 lbs, the water immediately drains out. Then, like I said it takes about 3 minutes for it start filling with water again.
I wanna say I'm not getting enough electricity, but not sure. Maybe a partially broken wire under ground?
Any advice greatly appreciated!
I have a well that is around 300' or so. It uses a 4" submersible pump(220v). The old one was about 15 yrs old. About a month ago, I lost water completely. I pulled up the pump and found a broke wire at the pump. I patched all of that up and tested it. It ran when I tripped the breaker on so I lowered it back down.
The tank would fill up, but kind of slowly. When all the water was used up in the tank, and the pressure switch clicked on, it would take about 3 minutes to start getting water again. I would get about 3 gallons and repeat. I'd have to wait another 3 minutes to get water.
I replaced the pressure switch and gage, adjusted my air pressure in the tank to the correct pressure, and even switched out my electrical breaker, but same thing.
I was thinking bad pump. Either the check valve was bad in the pump, motor, or maybe the impeller was worn out. So, yesterday I pulled it up and installed a brand new pump.
I made sure all of my wiring connections were good. I even installed an additional check valve a few feet above the pump to avoid back flow. I tested it briefly and it seemed good. I lowered it back down but it's doing the same thing. It'll fill the tank up, but when it runs out of water it takes about 3 minutes for the tank to start filling up again.
For the last 15 years, I could always hear the old pump cut on, because the pipe that runs along the basement ceiling to the pump would slap the floor. I don't get that anymore either. I currently have the new pressure switch cutting of at about 55lbs and it cuts on about 25lbs. If I have a spigot on, when it gets to about 20 lbs, the water immediately drains out. Then, like I said it takes about 3 minutes for it start filling with water again.
I wanna say I'm not getting enough electricity, but not sure. Maybe a partially broken wire under ground?
Any advice greatly appreciated!