Questions tagged [well-pump]
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Why is the neighbor's irrigation pump humming? [closed]
The irrigation pump on our neighbor's property - 100 yds away - creates a low, but loud, hum, that vibrates our house. It's loud, worse upstairs and can also be heard/felt outside. It's not normal ...
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Ground wire in pump must be submersible type?
I am replacing an old submersible pump with a new one. Old one has 3 wires, new one has 3 wires plus ground. I want to reuse the 3 wires currently there and just add a ground, which I will attach to ...
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No pressure, low volume from submersible well pump
Got a new submersible pump. Brought the old one to a plumber's supply house and got one with the same specs: single phase, 240v 3-wire.
I attached the pump to the pipe, connected the wiring, and ...
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Can I just remove this well cap as it is now?
I have an old house with two wells. One is a shallow well, the other is a deep well with a submersible pump. The submersible pump needs replacement, so I want to pull it up and replace it.
When I ...
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Keep running out of water when doing a load of laundry specifically
I have a private well. I have no idea when pump was put in. Only lived in the house for about 6 years. As of recently I’ve been running out of water when only doing laundry. Well pump was also short ...
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Ever since water pressure tank replaced, the upstairs has no water when toilets flush, etc
We had a leak in our pressure tank and had it replaced a few months ago. The plumber replaced some of the pipe leading up to the pressure tank, replaced the pressure gauge, and the tank itself. Since ...
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What is the lifespan of PVC pipe in an open loop?
I have an open loop geothermal heat pump. It takes well water and using schedule 40 PVC, sends the water throughout the house to air handlers and then back out to an injection well.
The PVC carrying ...
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Relevant NPFA 70 sections for consideration when sizing a deep well pump
Previously I had little experience with well pumps, but after moving into a home with a failed pump in an area where a shallow pump is at 500', I'm beginning to learn a lot. Recently a pump servicing ...
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Is this a sign of a dry well?
I came to my old house after a week out, and found two strange things:
An electrical bill for $160 (normally $20 in the summer).
No water in the house.
The house has a well with pump. After turning ...
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Troubleshooting well water pump, no pressure?
We recently lost water pressure and we're on a well pump. Not sure if it's relevant, but earlier in the day I noticed my main breaker (the one the pump is on) was thrown. This main breaker powers a ...
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Install differences / considerations between 75' water well and 300' deep water well
I'm wondering what the practical differences are when installing a water system in a 300' deep well vs a 75' deep well. The info I've found for "deep water wells" mostly refers to wells ...
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Sudden drop in water pressure at faucets closest to entry of main line
Before I ask the question, I have to mention that I do have a water well.
The pressure is good at the farthest point, 100-200 feet from entry to house, the Guest bathroom.
The kitchen and master bath, ...
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Where should I inject bleach into a well with a pressure tank? [closed]
Our pump works fine, but I do want to shock it after detecting some coliform. Thing is, I have no idea where to pour the bleach, there doesn't seem to be a simple well cap. I had my septic tank guy ...
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Why is my submersible pump circuit dropping pressure?
Pump wont shut off. Has new pressure switch. Checked pressure tank and tank pressure good. Backflow to 0psi within seconds of shutting power off to pump. Pump only gets up to 48psi while continually ...
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Acceptable distance to pull four 8 gauge wires through 1 inch sch. 40 PVC conduit?
I am trying to figure out the acceptable distance to pull 4ea. 8 gauge wires through 1 inch sch. 40 PVC conduit. This conduit is carrying power from my house to my well pump. The trench has a few ...
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Confirm black hot white hot one double pole 20amp for well
I bought a home on a well. Several years later I am putting in a transfer switch for my gas gen. I have a good understanding of wiring and various wiring needs. Ok - my well is on a double 20amp with ...
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Pressure Tank cycles too often
Well X-Trol 119gal. Old.
Pressure switch set at 40-60.
At rest and without power to the pump after all water has drained from tank,
pressure gauge reads 0.
Tank is reading 15lbs of pressure from my ...
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Why isn't my water pump giving enough pressure?
I have an underground cistern with a submersible pump in Mexico. The pump went out for the second time. I think it was a crappy brand so I switched to a new one made by Truper.
The specs are ...
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New pump, same problems
Saturday my father and I replaced our well pump as it had gone bad earlier in the week as well as the pressure switch. Today we lost water again. We have a 3/4 hp well pump as well as a 40/60 pressure ...
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Pop off valve on my water well
My 75 psi pop off valve had blown out 3 x’s already and the pressure gauge is reading 80, I bought a 100 so I don’t have to keep changing it out is this ok? What could be causing this problem? It just ...
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Hello, not sure how to do photos, but any help with water tank / well would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
We have an old and not well maintained house for many years until we got it couple years ago. The original water tank and pipes that go to a well are old.
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Well pump not running and busted hose [closed]
Water well pump is not pumping any water to the house. Just checked the well house and noticed large hose has busted.
What do I do?
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Can I push unrecoverable water well jet down further and install new jet above?
I have a 2" well with 1" pickup pipe inside. When replacing foot it got stuck in casing and the jet assembly broke just below top threaded section. All pickup pipe was recovered along with ...
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Well Pump Startup Triggers Cut-Off
When the well pump for my sprinkler system turns on, it triggers the low-pressure cut-off on the pressure switch, causing the pump to shut down and leaving the system stuck in a low pressure state. ...
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Will stainless bolts rust more or less than zinc plated when installed in cast iron?
Scenario:
I have a 3-seasons ocean side cottage which sources its water from a shallow well via a convertible jet pump with a cast-iron casing/housing.
I winterize the water system each fall and the ...
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Occasional (but increasingly frequent) low water pressure in home with well water
We moved to a house that has well water a couple of years ago - my first experience with that. It worked fine for most of our time here, but a couple of months ago we started noticing occasional ...
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Iron removal filter causing substantial reduction in flow rate
I have a drilled well which is about 80m deep with a submersible pump. Its about 10m from my basement, where I have a pressure vessel (at 4 bar) and connections to other parts of the property. All ...
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Why is my shallow well pump cycling on and off after tanks were emptied?
We have a Gould JRS5 shallow well jet pump. Our water tanks were emptied for cleaning. Now that we have refilled them and turned the water pump back on, it cycles on and off continually.
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New Pressure Switch on Pentair Shallow Well pump, Runs but shows 0 PSI
I just changed the pressure switch on our Pentair Shallow Well pump. We've had it for about 2 years. We've been having well problems for a while. Before the original switch shorted, our water worked ...
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Why is my borewell pump drawing 6 kW when it's rated 3 kW?
For the past six months there has been increase in my electricity bill. The reason is that the maximum demand is higher (6 kW) than the sanctioned maximum demand (3 kW.)
We have a 3HP 3 phase borewell ...
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Well pump no pressure, lack of lift with 20psi setting?
I just replaced an old Craftsmen shallow well jet pump with a Zoeller, same HP, but the pump is consistently switching off and on and not delivering 1/3 the flow it should. We set the new pressure ...
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Well holding tank float switch - Recommendations needed [closed]
The well for my home has a 5 hp submersible deep well pump wired to a control box and piped into a 500 gallon holding tank. The holding tank is piped to a 1.5 hp booster pump which then goes to the ...
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Temporarily discolored water after pressure tank off for awhile
If I let my pressure tank stay empty for while (usually the result of flushing the toilet a couple times during a power outage), when the power comes back on the water is discolored for a while (30 ...
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How can I hard wire a contactor switch after breaking our float switch?
We have a pump that turns on with a float switch that is broken and was removed from the contactor switch - so I can't see how it was wired in.
The good news is, we have a circuit breaker dedicated to ...
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Well pressure / Water issue
Well depth - 50ish feet? Pretty shallow here.
Pump size - unknown
Pressure switch - 30/50
Pressure tank PSI - 28 PSI
Bought this small house (640sqft, 1bd/ba) about a year ago. The water here has ...
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Open well submersible water pump starter
I have an outdoor waterfall idea for decor, and I found that open well submersible water pump suit my needs best. My question is that: if the house is new construction and I can do whatever I want, ...
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Can I run a water line from my well pump to a remote spigot?
We just moved into our house and it has a well system with a pump; everything works fine. On top of the pump, there is a water spigot to bypass the filtration system. On the outside of the house on ...
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Off-Grid Well Setup
I have a well drilled and set up soon on my property where I plan to use completely off-grid (not tied to city power) solar array. Obviously I plan to optimize the power usage for everything that is ...
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Well pump reads 125v on each terminal but wont come on
When we bought the house the pump was wired directly to the breaker on a 240v circuit. I went to add an outlet and a sprinkler controller between the two. The picture shows the old vs new set up. The ...
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Submersible well water system 38.1 gallon expansion tank 30/50 psi switch after it shuts off it suddenly builds pressure blowing off relief why?
I have a well water system with a submersible pump 1/2 horse with 1 1/4 black water line with a check valve just above the pump approximately 120feet below top of well casing and a bleed back fitting ...
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Is a pipe hammered in the ground considered a well?
I would like to have my own water source so I was checking for permits for well drilling and for some potential companies to do that. While searching for them, I came across some guidelines. They say ...
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Well Pressure Switch Slipping from Original Setting
I have a ~600-foot well that provides water to my house. About a year ago, I adjusted the pressure switch to increase the water pressure in my home. It was set to 20/40 (Cut-in/Cut-out), which was ...
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How do I clean my water well's filter and how often?
What is the procedure for periodically flushing (to clean) this filter (shown)?
I open red valve for a couple seconds. But how to do I flush out the junk that I can see in the filter? Filter uses a ...
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Does a pressure switch need to be rated for a well pump motor size?
I recently replaced my well pump because I was told by technician it was bad. I replaced with a 3hp sitting at 360’ underground. We also replace control box, 86 gallon pressure tank and 40/60 pressure ...
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Control irrigation pump
I'm converting my irrigation system from a physical timer with physical valves to electronic control with solenoid valves.
Previously the pump would turn on automatically by the physical timer, which ...
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How to use pool tablets to shock well
I decided to shock my well to make sure there wasn't any bacteria in the well.
Originally I was going to use liquid bleach but I spoke with a well person and they told me to crush up a pool chlorine ...
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Why is my water (bladder) tank empty with air in my lines?
I have a submerged water well pump. It is more than 100 ft deep. My water tank is not filling up and I have air in my lines. I have noticed a big jump in my power use also. Today I turned on the water ...
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How can I connect my 240v well pump when all I have is a 120v control box?
I have this well pump, item title is "VEVOR Submersible Pump 3HP Deep Well Pump 32.8' Cable 4" 220V 630' w/Control Box".
The pump needs 220 volts to run but the control box has a plug ...
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Shallow well jet pump heated up, now low pressure
First of all, I have to say that I am a beginner, so please excuse inaccuracies.
I'll try to describe as much as possible, so you can get a better sense of the situation.
I have a shallow well to get ...
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well working without pump?
I recently bought a new house, and it has some out buildings with some hose bibs coming out of the ground. There are no city water lines in this area so it must be from some well. I've looked around a ...
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