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Why is water leaking from the weep hole on my well?
I have water leaking out of the weep hole of my well, from the top by the pressure gauge. Does anyone have any answers?
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Why are some submersible well pumps wired with solid and others stranded?
Was helping friend to change his deep water well pump,220 volts,3/4 H.P,most of these i have seen are wired with a yellow three wire from the pump to the pump switch on the water tank and are ...
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Is there risk in getting a larger pressure tank for my well pump?
My pump tank has a leak in it, and so needs to be replaced. The current tank is a 36 gallon tank, similar to this one. Is there any risk in upgrading to a 52 gallon tank, such as this one? I would ...
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How do I fix a Well Pump that is on Constantly?
Recently my well pump started running 24/7. What might be wrong, and what are the steps I would take to fix the issue?
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How can I replace a pressure gauge on a well pump?
The gauge on my well pump is shot (reads 0, even when there is good pressure). I've purchased a replacement, so what are the steps I should follow to replace it?
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What would cause air to be pushed into pipes from a well tank?
The faucets have been hissing of air for the passed few months, and it has been getting progressively worse. It is usually worse in the morning when we get up and in the evening when we get home.
We ...
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My artesian well just ran dry. Do I just wait for it to fill up?
I have been living in my current house for about 8 months now, and this is the first time I have been without water(besides power outages). I noticed that the water was a bit brown so I let the hose ...
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Why does my water pressure drop after using my water hose for a few minutes?
When I'm using my water hose, especially with the electric pressure washer, after about 15 minutes of use, the water pressure drops. I can disconnect the water hose from the pressure washer and ...
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How do I keep my well pump connections from leaking?
Well, I asked the question at the end of last season on which hoses to get. The new Summer season is upon us and I've located some comparable hoses (could not find the exact ones mentioned, but found ...
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Sediment in well water
I live in central Florida (by Orlando) and I have well water. The sediment filter is before the softener and after the pressure tank. I've lived in this house for a year and replaced the filter about ...
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How do I remove a submersible pump from a 11000 LTR (LARGE) concrete underground rainwater tank to replace it?
I have a single storey house with all downpipes connected to a large 11,000 liter underground concrete rainwater tank approx 1.8m deep. The tank contains a submersible pump servicing 5 outlets - 3 ...
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How do I increase the pressure in my sprinkler system that runs off a well?
I'm trying to build a sprinkler system for my large yard. I've set up 2 zones each one with 8 heads being supplied by a 2HP well pump.
I'm using 1" pipe everywhere.
The first zone works fine and ...
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What hoses for shallow point well?
I've got a shallow point well w/pump where the tube (some sort of hard plastic) from the pump to the well has failed. It developed a pinhole leak. Question is, what do I need to replace it? Is ...
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How does one know if a well pump is “Short Cycling” or pressure tank is water logged?
Is there any calculation that can be performed to estimate the amount of water a well water pressure tank should output between pump cycles? E.g.- I have a 40 gallon pressure tank (non bladder) with ...
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How can I stop my lights from dimming when major appliances start up?
So it appears that I narrowed down the cause of my Random Flickering- the faulty 20-amp circuit on the detached garage service panel (leaking 60 volts at some point between the breaker and the last ...
