Shallow-well pumps

These days, the most common pump for a shallow well is a jet pump. Jet pumps are mounted above the well, either in the home or in a well house, and draw the water up from the well through suction (see Single-Drop Jet-Pump System diagram on next page). Because suction is involved, atmospheric pressure is what's really doing the work. Think of the system as a long straw. As you suck on the straw, you create a vacuum in the straw above the water. Once the vacuum is there, the weight of the air, or atmospheric pressure, pushes the water up the straw. Consequently, the height that you can lift the water with a shallow-well jet pump relates to the weight of the air. While air pressure varies with elevation, it's common to limit the depth of a jet-pump-operated shallow well to about 25 ft.

Jet pumps create suction in a rather novel way. The pump is powered by an electric motor that drives an impeller, or centrifugal pump. The impeller moves water, called drive water, from the well through a narrow orifice, or jet, mounted in the housing in front of the impeller. This constriction at the jet causes the speed of the moving water to increase, much like the nozzle on a garden hose. As the water leaves the jet, a partial vacuum is created that sucks additional water from the well. Directly behind the jet is a Venturi tube that increases in diameter. Its function is to slow down the water and increase the pressure. The pumped water–new water that's drawn from the well by the suction at the jet–then combines with the drive water to discharge into the plumbing system at high pressure.

Because shallow-well jet pumps use water to draw water, they generally need to be primed–filled with water–before they'll work. To keep water in the pump and plumbing system from flowing back down into the well, a 1-way check valve is installed in the feed line to the pump

Typical Shallow Well Systems:

Typical Submersible Well Systems:

582. RE: my pump runs all the time why
CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM??

581. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
This is a very good, useful and informative website. I will be a routine visitor. Special thanks to the webmaster.

580. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Had a problem w/t submersiblewell pump kicking off breaker and replaced pump,pressure switch,and breaker. The breaker is still tripping out. What's my next step?

579. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump runs all the time. Still have water in the house, but when I shut off the water in the house the pump keeps running. Have to shut the power off to the pump to the pump to stop it from running.

578. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I just recently activate a well that had been secured for about 10years. A water treatment plant was built and we only use the well "as needed only" the treatment plant is undergoing renovation and we need to activate the well. My suction pressure is about 74psi and discharge is 76psi, i don't think that water is getting into the distribution system.How can i tell if it is?

577. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What pressure (suction) causes foot valve or check valves to open for water to go up the well pipe?

576. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Please respond to comment 97 and 575 because i have same problem thank youosft

575. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
when the pressure switch shuts down i get hammer noise in floor where pipe is connected the rafter,pressure is correct on the switch and the air pressure in tank is right pressure,i placed a hammer arrestor in line before the pressure tank,it does not always do it just once in a while pipes are all secure,where is the hammer coming from???

574. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
The points on the pump get stuck. I loose pressure in the inside plumbing and I now know to go out and tap the box that houses the points. Someone told me to file the points gently with sandpaper to clean the contacts. Am unemployed....will that work for now. Thanks

573. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Have a well and when u turn on any faucet the water surges about every ten seconds. We changed the relay. Any other ideas??

572. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well and have problems with it losing it's prime leaving me without water. The motor and all the piping and leather has been replaced recently. We were having this problem prior to replacement to.

571. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 80 foot submersible well put in in 1968 i don't think it has ever been worked on. it still works. but thinking maybe i should put new well in because water looks gray before in gets to softner. how much do'es this usally cost in michigan

570. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
what makes your points for your water pump kick on kick off until the pump gets hot.I have changed them and afterwards the new ones started doing the same thing.

569. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In response to: 541. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump "I am a widow and my late husband always said don't run the water during a power outage because it is not good for the well. Is there any reason why I should not use my water when the electricity is out?" Answer: It won't hurt the pump to run the water during a power outage, but if you do you will drain your pressure tank and you will have no water at all until the power returns and your pump comes back on to repressurize the tank. My advice is to use water only when absolutely necessary during a power outage.

568. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a convertable deep well pump. It's developed a leak.It has 2'1nd 1' double drop plastic pipe. Can I relpace that with 90PSI plASTIC.

567. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Hello, I have the same problem as comment #496. my pressure switch on my deep well system is set to shut off at 40 psi. my pump will only get up to about 37 psi and continues to run. I lowered my switch to 35 psi so pump will shut off. system holds pressure just fine. can you tell me why I can not get more than 37 psi.? thanks.

566. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Why does a toilet flush not make the well water pump come on? It takes the sink water to run 15 to 20 seconds for the pump to com on.

565. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
comment 560 you need air in ur pressure thank its a 5 step process 1. open cold water tap 2. shut off pump let the water pressure go down to 0 psi 3.using a air compressor add air (air pressure should b 2 pounds below cut in pressure 30-50 should be 28 40-60 should b 38 psi) 4. turn on pump 5. turn off cold water tap

564. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well and have problems with it losing it's prime leaving me without water. The motor and all the piping and leather has been replaced recently. We were having this problem prior to replacement to. Any suggestions?

563. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have the same problem as comment 551. I think the pump needs to be primed but I don't know where to put the water in to start to prime

562. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
had no water temp dropped to 5 below 0 pubming is in craw space could feel vibration that pump was working no busted pipes, drained system and opened and close shut off vale undercrawl space,then felt pipe and it was hot water coming from well, then turned cold, then got water,did I catch it just in yime(freeze) or is there anoyher probem. thanks

561. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water is hard locate. I have a bored 28' well and a 9". Neither are adequate for the demand, but combined and alternating it could work. I need to know how to wire the two wells so when one runs low it will switch to the other, and so on. Can you help?

560. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
jet pump water pressure goes high to low every 5 seconds ever since i put in a new toilet

559. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Why am i geting a lot of mud in my water after a rain & the filter stops up as fast as i change it , using a deep well pump?

558. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Why am i geting a lot of mud in my water after a rain & the filter stops up as fast as i change it , using a deep well pump?

557. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Why am i geting a lot of mud in my water after a rain & the filter stops up as fast as i change it , using a deep well pump?

556. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
This site stinks. When I click on a word taking me to a link I expect it to do just that not take me to a useless advertisement. I know you need advertising income but not at the expense of making your articles useless.

555. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We just moved into a house with a well. We were told that there haven't been any problems with the water. First there was no water just a stream, then there was tannish looking water, put new filters in and no water at all now. My well is about 50Ft deep any suggestions? How can this be fixed.

554. answer 547
it should be easily replaceable. u should go back with the 75 psi pop off if it is a household well. generally household pressure switches will be set for 50-60 psi range. reason its located near the well is so that the pressure thats generated from the pump will burst at the well head, so i do recommend u place it at same spot.

553. answer 545
u can use a jet pump for an above ground system but not highly recommended. no matter how hard u try, it will at some point keep gettin air locked. the jet pump will have a systems to install a foot valve down below in the water line. ur best bet is to just use a submergible. it's a lot more reliable.

552. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water runs slow, and after 30 seconds, it stops. After it recovers, it repeats. Help:

551. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have the same problem as # 539. We put a new pump and pressure tank in in June. Water is fine for awhile and suddenly there is none. Nothing from any tap. We think a line froze and put heaters under one afternoon. At 2:00am water was running. Next day no water. I shut off the pump breaker for a few hours or longer, turn it back on and the toilet tank and hot water tank fill. No water in taps. The pressure gauge on the tank shows no pressure. There is no pressure switch. How do I get pressure and what could be wrong? Have a low water table, weather is freezing but still water does run into the system. No pressure on gauge shows. How do I get pressure? possible faulty wire?

550. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have same problem as comment "548" pump runs and will not get to 60 lbs. of pressure to turn off. it holds pressure at 45 lbs.

549. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Waiting for an answer to this very situation. Thanks 525. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump have a jet pump with 2 hoses going into the ground. foot valve is letting the water in the lines run back into the ground, causing the pump to cycle on and off without anyone using water from the taps. can i put a check valve up near the pump or will i need to have the foot valve dug up and replaced?

548. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump runs all the time, i have water, at about 35lbs it will pump up 60lbs.

547. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pipes froze last night and this morning a valve popped and water started bursting out. I figure that is a pop off valve set at max 75 psi. What should i consider when replacing this valve? It looks like it is brass and is located at the top of the well casing not by the tank.

546. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We use a jet pumb system,the 2 pipe jet assembly piece is around 50 feet down in the water. water level 6 feet.there is no water coming. what we do wrong? Please advice,thanks.

545. replacing well water pump
my well pump went out and it is inground. I want to replace it with an above ground pump. Do you have instructions on how it is done?

544. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 110 ft. well I do not lose pressure or water but I am constantly getting air in the lines what are some of the things I can check?

543. RE: How it works: water well pumps
Do you need a pressure tank ?, Or will the pump and a pressure switch work?

542. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
keep hitting re-set button on electrical box attached to well equip...runs for a while but stops...someone told me i had a short in the pump...

541. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am a widow and my late husband always said don't run the water during a power outage because it is not good for the well. Is there any reason why I should not use my water when the electricity is out?

540. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have air in my water pipes when the water is running. Is my well drying up or is my pump going bad.

539. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 3/4 hsp. craftsman pump and it works fine to pump water to a hose from the well pit but it pumps water to the house and continually stays on without building pressure and no water come into the house it just gurgles and maybe a little water for 10 seconds . I've checked for leaks and there are none? Plaese Help!! thanks

538. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am a recent widow who is not up on household care and will be spending the winter away from home. Do I need to turn off the water pump while I'm away - or would that cause problems with my refrigerator's water filter system even though it wouldn't be used ? I will turn off the water heaters in the electrical box.

537. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pulled well pump to see why it stopped working it was a wire cut on outside. spliced works fine but pressure is hard and soft. should i run water in house to get air out of line for a certain amount of time?

536. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump dropped to the bottom of well. How do I fish it up?

535. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I'm a light sleeper and our pump is right outside my bedroom window so when tenants get up at 5:30 so do I. Is there a way to muffle the sound?

534. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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Why does my pump drip and overflow when I'm away, I just bought this house and haven't moved in over 2 weeks and the well cap leaks causing water to flow into my basement? Can the pump be turned off until I move in or while I'm away on trips?

533. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: yahoo
Why does my pump drip and overflow when I'm away, I just bought this house and haven't moved in over 2 weeks and the well cap leaks causing water to flow into my basement, can the pump be turned off until I move in or while I'm away on trips?

532. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a double-drop jet pump used for a fairly small lawn system - pump went bad. Not sure how deep it is, is it possible to use the existing plumbing with a single drop pump, or do I need to stay with a double-drop.

531. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
There is a regulator between the pump and the pressure regulator. Pressure out of the pump is about 90 pounds, but at that regulator it is only a little above 50. Consequently, when the pressure rises to around 50 pounds the pump works a long time to bring up the pressure up and I do have only aobut a 16 pound span. The part I am trying to identify is cone shapped, has a brass top, is in line with it's own pressure gauge. I need to find out what it is. It is made by Jaquzzi but I can't read the part #. It has the # 400 in it.

530. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
There is a regulator between the pump and the pressure regulator. Pressure out of the pump is about 90 pounds, but at that regulator it is only a little above 50. Consequently, when the pressure rises to around 50 pounds the pump works a long time to bring up the pressure up and I do have only aobut a 16 pound span. The part I am trying to identify is cone shapped, has a brass top, is in line with it's own pressure gauge. I need to find out what it is. It is made by Jaquzzi but I can't read the part #. It has the # 400 in it.

529. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Does a submersible pump system require a check valve? Or if the pump is turned off, and the pressure tank and plumbing are drained. Will the remaining water in supply line drain back to the well?

528. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well (about 10 ft to the water) but to be sure the well driller went down to 42 ft deep. I have two pressure gages - the one at the pump fluctates wildly bur the one at the tee into and out of the water tank work smoothly The Pressue switch kicks in at 18 psi and drops out at 38 PSIand runs for what seems like 3 or 4 minutes. The water tank is an approximately five year old bladder type. Some how between the tank and the facets the pressure and the volumn of water is reduced so that you can't have two spigots running at the same time or no one gets any water. The low pressure switch takes forever to get low enough to turn the pump on. It kind of acts like some little gremlin has placed a shut off in the line somewhere. Any ideas would be appreciated. JRJ

527. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a question that hopefully I can get answered. Can I use a jet pump (instead of a booster pump) to service my water pressure tank WHEN the immediate source of my water is NOT a well, but RATHER above ground water storage tanks?

526. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a question that hopefully I can get answered. Can I use a jet pump (instead of a booster pump) to service my water pressure tank WHEN the immediate source of my water is NOT a well, but RATHER above ground water storage tanks?

525. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have a jet pump with 2 hoses going into the ground. foot valve is letting the water in the lines run back into the ground, causing the pump to cycle on and off without anyone using water from the taps. can i put a check valve up near the pump or will i need to have the foot valve dug up and replaced?

524. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well with a single drop jet pump system. The motor was replaced a couple years ago and has operated flawlessly since. I just noticed the other day I am now experiencing a water hammer on the well side of the pump. The water hammer is hard enough to be heard throughout the house and felt below the ground outside over the well head. It appears I still have water pressure and capacity but upon hitting the cut-off pressure the pump shuts-off and the hammer occurs with two distinct hammers. What could be causing this?

523. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I had bored a well in the month of january'09 and the discharge was observed to be around 25000 LPH and no pump was installed immediately but around 7 months later a submersible pump of 10HP capacity was installed.The well now is not supplying necessary water discharge and after running for 10-15b mins the water flow stops completely.The depth of the well is around 500 ft and the submersible pump is installed at 379ft.By controlling the flow by a valve the discharge can be maintained to around 8000-10000 LPH but on fully opening the valve the water flow stops completely after 10-15 mins.What can be the problem of the well? Thanks in advance for your kind advice

522. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
WE have submersible pump about 25 yrs old at a cabin in Colo. The pressure pump goes from 30 - 55 (60) lbs but the "water system" continues to make gurgly, air bubble noises after using the water system (toilet, sink, etc). Previously (2 yrs ago) the pump was quiet, pump water for a few seconds, and kick off.. now the water heater is making noise too,, could there be a valve gone bad in the pressure pump and could the water be draining back into the pump.. we can't replace the well do to new building codes, what would a new pressure system cost.. To hook onto city could be quite costly. Thanks in advance..

521. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We recently had someone come in to assess our well system. He suggested that a 'sleeve' be installed in our well to cut down on sediment and wanted to charge us about $500.00 to do this. We live in New Hampshire is this helps to answer the question. Thanks.

520. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a two line deep well pump. I had a problem with pressure switch, replaced. Now I can not get water to stay primed. Plumber was here, haved good pressure to pump but no water to house when turn on valve. Pulls air back from empty lines than have to prime again.

519. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump was turned off due to running toilet. After we got that fixed and started it back up, air got in the system.How do you get the air out of the lines?

518. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I'm haveing a deep well with a submersible pump put in. The house will not be built for three more years. I want to use the well during the summer months for watering trees (250) with a drip system. Do I still need to put in a tank and pressure switch? How do I make it so I can winterize it - I can't have a building on this location for winter weather.

517. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a submersible pump. I can hear water moving through a pipe that comes into our house constantly even when the the storage tank is full. I even hear the water when we turn the water off to the house at the storage tank. There is now water coming out of the pipe from our drain field around our house . What could cause the pump to appear to run constantly.

516. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Only one water use item can be run at a time in our house without the pump system seeming to vapor lock. The pump has to turned on and the air bled out. What do you think?

515. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Problem like 510; new H2O softener, iron filter & UV system; new pressure gauge; pressure switch set @ 38/58; lots of air in system when open tap, especially on hot side, then smoothes out. Installer says "no leaks" per gauge readings. Help!

514. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: http://www.cnpumps.com/deep-well-pump.html
"My water pressure is ok but water will stop flowing for 1 to 10 seconds and restart and run fine what should I check first " Almost the same problem here, i guess it's his time to retire ...

513. well problems
Well started to produce grey clay chunks then more and more until a slurry like substance fill the toilet hot water heater wash machine pump tank well pipe and pump itself they say it was lightning i think bad well its less than a year old please help with any info you can thanks

512. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am using a jack pumped well water system and it aided by a motor. We've been using it for almost ten years now. the problem i have right now is the motor , it has been whistling and the noise is getting louder everyday, but the water is still good and sufficient. i think the motor is dried up.should I put some grease oil in it or is there any other problem with the motor.please help.thank you

511. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I was told to let all air out of the holding tank via schrader valve on top. I did so & now pump motor runs every time water is used. should I have air in holding tank?

510. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am getting a lot of air in my system in the house. So does my dad. We have a new tank but we still air. The pump is submersed. What is the problem?

509. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Replaced the motor and pressure tank which were 30 yrs old with 1hp motorand 20 gal tank. Well has not been used for about 5 yrs. How do I prime pump to get water out of well?

508. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My submersible system control box cycles on and off when I put a demand on the system. When still the pressure reads 95 on the gage,I turn on a faucet , pressure drops to about 65 and the points just open and close until I turn the faucet off. Once in a while they operate correctly, the points close and the pump runs.. Hope I have explained well enough..help!

507. Best water pump ?
I have a 75 ft water well for irrigation (the previous owner drilled it). Now, the pump stoped working, and the well only produce 2.5GPM per the record. What is the best choice for the replacement of the pump ? Thank you.

506. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I have a 1 hp pump on my well/ not a jet pump The well is 160 ft deep/2" casing with a 1 1/4 drop pipe. The level of the water from the ground level is 8 ft. I changed from a 20--40 psi switch to a 30--50 to get more preasure. The pump really strains to get to 46 psi ,turns off and restarts at 29 lb. The problem is when I have a shower running and then a washing machine or other sources the pump switch will kick out and I will have to shut something off and reset the preasure switch. I do not loose prime DO I NEED A JET PUMP???

505. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump will not pump water if you try to close points manual breaker will trip

504. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well that I share with my neighbor. The well is approximately 80 feet deep and runs 3 hours per sprinkling cycle, days per week per each property. The pump is 1.5 horsepower and my question is how much electricity does it take to operate the pump for 6 days @ 3 hours per day?

503. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have recently noticed thet every time a toilet is flushed or any type of water draw is made from the house, the well pump kicks in and runs about 30 seconds the cuts off. Is this something to be concerned with? Thank you for your input and help.

502. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my problem is I replaced the whole well system from the foot valve to the jet pump to the bladder tank house filter,hot water tank.I have a 40/60 switch on the pump 38lbs in the tank with no water my problem is when you run the washer and your in the basement you can here the pump running and the tank filling and then you here like the water skipping then i lose prime and have to reprime the pump.Do you think when i replaced everything i didnt go down far enough and the footvalve is skipping off the top of my well.All my neighbors are on the same table of water about 75ft down thay all havent had a problem with theres.

501. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My prime is gone. Big electrical storm Husband came home 2am pump running and no water. glass broken on pressure gauge which is after well switch. What do I do to get water?

500. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having a problem with my pump, it seems that my water is running back into the ground instead of staying in the tank. Just wandering how i can fix that issue or handle the issue?

499. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have never run out of well water but the pressure does not seem to be enough. Flushing a toilet means a dribbling shower. By the way way we replaced the bladder tank in the last couple of years.

498. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
when i start running water frommy submersible wellpump it will shut off sometimes. i can go out to the well and bump it with a hammer until i see an arc then it will start back. i have filed the points and it worked for a week or so. can i be i need a new one? this switch is only 2 years old.

497. Water Well Pump
I have low water pressure I have a two line deep well pump system. I can only get up to 22 pounds of pump pressure. It works ok,but the pump wont shut off at all.it dosent blow fuse or nothing. I don't run out of water, it just won't build pressure. Can it be possible that the pump is bad or what can make it not build up more than 38 pounds of pressure in the presser tank. the pumps keeps running but won't build any more pressure.Please if you no anything about this please email m. thank you all

496. RE: I have low water pressure
I have a two line deep well pump system. I can only get up to 30 pounds of pressure. I set the pressure switch to turn off at 28 pounds pressure, but this means that the pump won't turn on until the pressure drops to about 8 pounds. It works ok but I would like more pressure. I don't run out of water, it just won't build pressure. Can it be possible that the pump is bad or what can make it not build up more than 30 pounds of pressure. I never loose my prime. When I turn the pressure switch up, the pumps keeps running but won't build any more pressure.

495. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: http://shakaama.blogspot.com
I've been tasked by someone to find a purely mechanical pump, i.e. hand pump or such, for a well that is 700 ft deep. The person said that when their electricity went out they were without water for 6 months straight. Mind you they live in a very rural and remote area.

494. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
we are buying a house with a well. jet pump. they put in a new bladder tank. the pump goes on every 10-15 minutes for almost a minute. we are not living there yet, so no water use. also, there is a huge puddle under the well house. is any of this normal? what can we do?

493. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a new jet pump, all new piping, new check valve and all. I have primed the pump and got all the air out of the system. The pump will work fine for a hour or so and then lose pressure. All the fittings are tight and have been wrapped in tape to prevent leaks. The only thing that is not new on the system is the tank but the air pressure is at what the manufacture calls for. Please help. My well pipe is about 50 feet long. At least 10 feet under water.

492. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water pressure is ok but water will stop flowing for 1 to 10 seconds and restart and run fine what should I check first

491. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have had to replade 3 pumps in 5 years. What could be the problem

490. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My church supports NPH orphanages in 12 locations in Central America. In Mexico, we have a well that supports irrigation and the pump failed. 40 HP, 90 m. total depth, 24-54 m. water depth. Anyone know who manufactures these and who I should look to. It appears down here it would be $6,000 to $7,000 to get a replacement in. Any help or advice is appreciated. God Bless.

489. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well looses water after 15 minutes of letting the outside faucet run. My question to you is, is there anything that can be done to my existing well to improve volume.

488. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
there are two parts in submersible pump. lover part is motor and upper part is pump. in motor there is coil and rotor which drives the impeller with coupled shaft located in pump portion . am i right.

487. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I just got a house with a outside well that i want to use to water my lawn with it hhas line and pump @ 120'. What do i need to make this so i can water my lawn without using my home water. It is just the well and pump 1 1/4" line off of pump from casing.

486. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Hi, I have a windmill drawing up water from the well, storing 1000 gal tank and then trying to use a well pump (not jet) to irrigate the sprinkler system. Pump keeps running with limited water pressure.

485. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
how do i know when i need to replace my tank? Our water pressure is ok, but it the water is turned on anywhere else in the house at the same time the pressure becomes non-existant.

484. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: yahoo
Have a sandpoint well. approximately drops 10ft. at that point in the well there is 1" 1/4 pipe that drops another 27 feet to where the sandpoint pipe reaches water. at the top of the 27 feet of pipe it makes a transition into a 1" black pvc flexible pipe that travels approx 50 ft. into the basement of the cottage. There is a centrifugal pump and a diaphram pressure tank with a limit pressure switch and also there is a check valve. For some reason I lose pressure from 40psi to nothing without running any water. Question is why do I lose pressure and do I have the right equipment which includes sandpoint, piping,check valve, to pump, to pressure tank to hose?

483. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Although not a well problem I think this relates. I draw water from a lake for a summer home (winterized also so I want this system to work 4 seasons). The system I have is a submersible pump connected to a 1 inch poly pipe (rated A 100PSI) going to the house. The pipe is buried at the water edge and all the way to the house (Approx 150ft length and 40 ft rise). The Polyethylene pipe is now breaking somewhere every year and I want to replace it with a pipe I won't have to worry about again. What material pipe would you suggest. It is buried in the woods so it has to stand up to rough soil rocks and roots. I am in northern NY in the Adirondacks so the winter season is very harsh.

482. Water Well Pump
we have a 5 meters deep well source and about 80 meters away from the house. connected by a 3/4 inch PVC pipe from the well to the motor, 15 meters from motor to tank connected by 1 inch diameter pipe from motor to the gravity tank. and the tank is 5 meters above the ground. any advise about this about the value of motor and piping diameter to use because it took 1 hour to fill up the tank on our old water system. i want to change everything except my tank. please e-mail me rtegarding this,thanks!

481. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My wife and I work for a volunteer organization in Guyana South America. We're wanting to sink an economical well out in one of the villages. The soil is pretty sandy but the water table is about 20 ft. down. We were thinking of driving a sand point well since the soil in the village appears to be pretty sandy. My question is how could we suck the water if the water table drops below 20 feet? Is it possible to hook a jetpump into a sand point well? Or is there a way to get the water out effectively and effeciently with an solar electrical system? James

480. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water Well Pump I live in a rental that i found out has a well that is suplling water to two rentals. The issue is the well is being powered by my electricity. can anybody tell me what the additional electrical cost would be for me if the pump is working to supply two homes?

479. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well pump in my basement. The pump has 2 hose connections coming into the basement and connected to the pump - which works just fine. There is also a hose that appears to be a vent - not connected to anything. During heavy rains this vent pipe fills with water and drips onto the floor causing flooding in the basement. Any way to cap it off without affecting pump functionality?

478. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump is blowing some of the water out of the top of the pipe, but still have good water pressure in the house. what could be wrong

477. HOW CAN I LUBRICATE THE PUMP?
I have gotten the well pump and motor out of the ground and had to buy a new moter. The pump seems dry. Is there any way to lubricate it??

476. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a mobile home with a deep well. Just recently when doing laundry, the rest of the house has no water. The pump seems to work ok and there is plenty of water in the holding tank. We have added air to increase pressure in the pressure tank. Can you help me determine what is the solution to getting good water pressure again throughout the house? Where can I find the filter? I didn't know the pump/tank had a filter. We can put cholorine tablets in the holding tank. Please answer.

475. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a single jet drop system. My waterflow is 3-4 gallons a minute. The pipe inside the well housing will push down but will only come up to a certain point. Should I add pipe and push it on down to see if I get better flow. Or how do I get the pipe to come up to check the leathers.

474. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In response to #312: It appears your surge tank is too small. The surge tank acts as a storage tank for the water the pump is forcing into it. It also maintains system pressure between the values your switch is set to turn your pump on and off. The surge tank has a bladder (diaphragm) that separates the upper half of the tank from the lower half – this keeps the charge air separated from the water. When water is forced into the tank the air above the bladder (diaphragm) is compressed. Air pressure increases when it is compressed. When the pump is off tank pressure decreases by demand as water is pushed out of the tank. This happens real fast on a small surge tank. My recommendation is to buy a 20 gallon or larger surge tank. A larger tank should resolve your short cycling problem.

473. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a slow leak in my storage tank . I have to add air every month or so . Will the it cause damage to my pump ? thanx for any info

472. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I live in a rental the that i found out has a well that is suplling water to two rentals. The issue is the well is being powered by my electricity. can anybody tell me what the additional electrical cost would be for me if the pump is working to supply two homes?

471. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In response to #463: I see three possibilitites: One is the well, one the pump, and the third is the piping between the discharge of the tank and your house. The pump is able to reach 50 psi but only barely. House water flow is initially high and then drops off. When a demand occurs on your well the water level drops until the well is being refilled at the same rate as demand. Surface pumps are only able to lift water something like 33 feet. The higher the water column lifted, the less the pump output. A 1/2 HP pump doesn't have the lifting power as a 1 hp pump. Pump: If the vanes are worn it can't develop a good vacuum to suck the water. Pipe: Sometimes wells have mud (some call it rust) that pass into the house. The pump-to-house piping is the lowest so any sticky sediments from the well will eventually coat the piping and restrict flow to the house. Stagnant pressure in the house will be at tank pressure and rapidly drop off during house demand. This can be checked by observing the symptoms you described when drawing water at the tank.

470. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In response to #465: It appears your tank has a broken or damaged diaphragm. The 28 psi tank charge is made with no water in the tank. Turn the pump off, drain the tank and charge it with air to 28 psi. If air blows through the drain you have a broken diaphragm and the tank needs to be replaced. A small rupture in the diaphragm will allow water above the diaphraagm. If the diaphragm is leaking the compressed air will be absorbed back into the water over time and the air bubble will eventually be lost which will result in short cycling the pump.

469. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well with jet pump and 40 gal tank. The pump turns on whenever a tap is open and off when all taps are closed. It will not build up pressure. I guess this is called short-cycling? I tried draining the tank but all the water would not drain out and when I closed the main outlet valve and turned the pump back on it still is short cycling. What can I do?

468. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i hve a 365' deep well that pumps a 1/3 of a gal. a min. in a 24 hour period i only got 400 gal. my static water line is 325'. i plan for a storage tank but i am worried about the pump would a jet system be the best? i don't have alot of water. would the pump last longer?

467. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water pressure is ok but water will stop flowing for 1 to 10 seconds and restart and run fine what should I check first

466. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pressure switch is leaking. it started to leak about a week ago ever since i started watering my lawn for a few hours a day and the pump runs non stop while the water is running ever since the leak started. what can i do to fix it my self.

465. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
New pressure switch was installed 30psi to 50psi the tank is 30 psi cut in to pump water. The air pressure in the tank is set at 28psi. The problem is the pump turns on at 30psi and shuts off at 50psi but the water gauge shows Kicks back 34psi. It is a 21 gallon tank and I only get 1 gallon of water before the pump turns on again. Help please!

464. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I currently have 1 1/4 point about 30' deep. The water isn't good and want to go deeper. Problem is that my pump won't draw water over the current depth. I would like to drive the point to about 40-50 ft. How can I draw water at this depth?

463. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow dug well and the pressure in my home has progressively gotten worse. After replacing pressure switch there was no change. There is a four minute period when the pump kicks in @30psi until it kicks out @50psi.The system can be at full pressure to start a load of wash or take a shower and be at very low pressure by the end of either.Is my problem more likely to be the tank or the pump?

462. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
How much does it cost to run a well pump per month for a family of 3? How many kiolwat hours per month?

461. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have just dug a 706' deep well (about 6 mounths ago) and I keep getting sand in the water. even when i let it drain out for a long time (like 2 weeks). How do I go about fixing this problem or is it how the well was made. PLEASE HELP ME!

460. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a single drop system, shallow well. No matter how much I run the pump, I can get no more than 30 psi at the tank. How can I get my pressure to increase?

459. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
the large tank attached to my well has an air valve like on a tire at the top of the tank--is this tank necessary or can i remove it? It makes covering the well very costly.

458. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
OK I have a shallow well about 150 ft for irrigation system. I turned it on for the first time this year and ran all the zones no problem. After I shut down all of the sprinklers the pump kept kicking on. It did this all day coming on about every 30 minutes for 1-2 min. Not wanting to waste power running the pump I just unplugged it. Well I luged it back up to water today and no water!!!! Pump runs but never shuts off with sprinklers off and is drawing no water. What happened????

457. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a deep well with a 1 1/2 hp motor. The water stopped all of a sudden and pump would not prime We took the pumpo out and had it check, OK. We pulled our 1 inch return out and put a new jet and leathers on and then primed the pump and got water,but after about 10 mkinutes it is dry and then 5 minutes later we have water again. The pump is very hot and the tank never fills. Could it be clogged since we pulled up some dirty water. Is it possible that because the tank is not filling that the pump over heats and then cuts out. Oh by the way we have a 3/4 jet down the well. I was told all I need is a 3/4 hp pump. Do you think I need a new pump or is there something else wrong.

456. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
girlfrien bought a house with well. new well just drilled pump inside of well,looking at plumbing at the plumbing inside not making since to me was redone by last owner. main line comes in under sink cabinet in bath dont like but on slab,from there goes to toilet to outside spiket 't' goes to new presure tank under kitchen cabinet [dont like either] 't' to water heater back out to hot supply sink ect..we are going to make a new area just to make sure that is connect properly so i can make the move have alot of pressure not a prblem

455. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well was drill to 668 ft the well guy said to set the pump at 500 ft is this wright

454. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump at our vacation house was off when we went out to check the property. Electricity was on and the connections showed they were live at the control panel. Pushed the reset button, and after several tries there was a low humming noise. Pressure gage showed no change at all however, There was a screw next to the control panel that started to move up and down at the same time, but no appreciable water pressure resulted. Any comments would be appreciated. Not sure if it is the pump or what.

453. RE: deep well pump supplys
Have a 315ft well,static water is at 210ft,pump is at 250ft,single phase 5hp pump with 1 1/2 pipe.No longer use water for landscaping,can we reduce pump size to 3hp,can pvc pipe be used and if so what schedule and size.what all material would i need to do the job myself?

452. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I just had a power outage and for the first time after the power was back on I had no water. So I had to put water in the pump to get it back and I never had this before which is very annoying. Maybe its because we bought another new watersoftener?

451. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I move my tank and pressure switch and water heater(all new) My old tank had a leak in it. The old system was right next to the incoming waterline from the pump.I moved ever thing 8 feet over to another room. I had to run new piping to reach the new area where the new system is. Since my house is a slab home instead of tearing up the floor the new piping followed the wall and ceiling to the new area. The new pipping route went 8 feet high and the 8 across and the then 8 feet down to the new tank and pressure switch.Like an (n) I have plenty of water pressure in the house but no water pressure to my frost free water hydrants in my yard. The hydrants get water when the pump comes on when water pressure drops due to water being turned on in the house. I'm not sure where the yard hydrants tie into the system. I think they come off the main supply line before the line comes into the house. Did I cause a pressure problem to the hydrants because of the way i ran the new piping. Or is the check valve i installed right before the pressure switch is causing the lines not fill up. What can i do to fix this problem. So far the wife has not got mad at me about water her flowers. I have been filling up old milk jugs in the house and putting them on the deck for her.> Could moving the pressure switch closer to the incoming line help.

450. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My jet pump comes one every 5 min. and runs for ca 15 seconds pressure set at 4o psi the pump does this all day and nite ,Any sugestions why this started when i increased the pressure to 50 psi now back to 4o psi stil runs when water is not used Dennis

449. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a crane shallow well water pump and the venturi has broken off. It now builds pressure to max 30 psi and will not shut off. Is this due to the venturi? What purpose does the venturi have? Apprec your response

448. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When I was a very young I remember my GrandDad use a lever and a piece of pipe and a garden hose to drill a shallow well, and remember him talk about pumping out the sand.... ETC., THAT WAS 40 years ago. I can't find information to help me with this process .. Is there a "How to Manual for shallow Wells"???? Thanks, Michael

447. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 380 feet deep well, I don't know what kind or HP. Would appreciate if you could tell me what HP pump I need and where I can get one. Thanhs Gilbert

446. RE Sears WaterPump 1/2 horse
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would like to know have sears jet pump can not get water pressure have replaced everything twice still no pressure on guage what else is left pump 2yrs old something is plugged ?can you advise thanks Ray Smith

445. Loosing Pressure
I replaced the pressure switch and air in tank is 2 pounds less than cut in pressure. The tank is not water logged.I have good pressure in house then loose it to almost nothing. If yu try to run two sinks are a toilet it almost quits.What should I look at next. Thanks

444. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My deep well loses prime after 45min after use. I re- prime the pump, it works fine for hours. Do I have a bad foot valve

443. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
there are many difference kind of jet pumps and motors and tank sizes Iam installing a water system in my mobile home.sandpoint is app.12-15 ft deep.How do you know what kind to buy? Is one make better than another

442. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a two line jet pump,lost its prime and I have no water,tried refilling impeller housing to reprime,so far no luck,any suggestions.

441. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible pump, a 160'well,25 years old. indoor faucets' screens plug up with a mixture of white plastic shavings and also some type of sediment resembling sawdust. builds up after cleaning screens within a day or so. do you have. all new outer plumbing on outside of tank & new check valve replaced 1 year ago. please advise with likely possible problem(s) thanks.

440. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a craftsman 3/4 hp shallow well jet pump. It will turn on for 10 seconds about every 3 min. and will just stay doing it have adjusted set screws to no avail seems like it is something electrical thats making the motor overheat really fast or something thats causing it to turn on and off please help on what this could be

439. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well that squeals when it runs do i need a new pump thanks

438. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 2" deep well jet pump system. It has a pitless adapter on it.After I try to prime and shut the pump off.I hear the water running back down the pipe.Is there a check valve that can be serviced from the top of the pitless adapter.Or does it sound like another problem. Thanks Ray

437. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a good well that is 50 feet deep, puts out 20gal a min. at the well with 40 or 50 lbs. pressure. We have no storage and are putting a yurt up on the hill. The pressure is low and volume to match on the hill where i would like to install a storage tank. how can i get the water to the top of the hill. it is approx 100 foot above the well. Thanks Jeffry

436. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well with a submersible pump and have replaced the pressure switch and quick disconnect control box and still have no water going to house. I have the correct voltage at the pressure switch can u hel with this problem. thanks

435. Water Well Pump
My water well pump has stopped pumping water two times in the past week and it started pumping the aain. Could it be that I needed a new water pump or could it be something else. Please respond.

434. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a jet pump and am getting air in the sucyion line i changed the foot valve but still getting air. is there a method to check for air on suction line fitting how do you check for leak on suction line

433. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a problem similar to 15, 43, 223, 290, and 422 where the water pressure reaches a maximum value and will not go over that. I put in a new jet pump (Red Lion) about 6 months ago. It worked flawlessly for those 6 months cycling between 30 and 50 psi. This last weekend I noticed the pump was running for too long and starting to get warm while only reaching a maximum of 20psi. I have since drained the tank and repressurised it as per the directions on the tank, I have checked the inlet and outlet lines for leaks, I have taken the entire pump apart and found nothing out of the ordinary (jet, venturi and impeller look clean). We have now used the pump like this for a couple days where the pressure will get down to about 10psi and I'll start the pump manually until it reaches its maximum (20psi) and then I'll shut it off. The maximum pressure does not fluctuate. What else should I be checking? Would a partially plugged screen cause this problem?

432. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
out submersable pump stayed on & we replaced the pressure switch. pump will not shut off unless you set it to 38 psi.the old swith was set to over 40 psi.tank is old and air valve leaks. could this be a bad pressure tank?

431. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a Sears 1hp convertable jet pump with the shallow well adapter and a new foot valve, all new last year. My well is 36 feet deep with the foot vale at 20 feet and the water level in the well is around 7 feet down. The pump set points are 55 and 45. My problem is when I run my garden hose,which is a 100 foot hose, the pump will not keep up and will run constantly. The pressure in the tank will drop down to 30 PSI. Should I change the pump over to a deep well system with the jet assembly in the well? Please advise.

430. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
past 25 feet you either have to use a convertable jet pump that has the jet in the well intake and the pump in your house or the most common way, a submerisble pump.

429. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
IM HAVING A WELL PUT IN AS WE SPEAK WE ARE ABOUT 50 FEET NOW NO WATER YET . WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WELL PUMP SYSTEM SETUP, FOR ME TO BUY .. THANKS

428. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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what kind filter can i install in line on submerible for drinking water?

427. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Well water pump was working fine until few days ago, then lost all water but pressure still in lines, tank is now empty. I tried priming, and was able to get pressure but it was not pumping water. Should I look at replacing check valve first? Pump seems to be running in middle of night but at first I thought it was leaky toilet. Pump itself is only 3 to 4 years old.

426. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I think i have a deep well system in this house, by looking at your diagrams on here..My questions are all of a sudden we will loose all water, why? It primarily happens when we call for hot water..Then then when we do have water you can hear air in the lines through out the house, the water comes out like it is spitting..I have asked my landlord to look at this and he brought someone over.. They were here but only 20 minutes.. the guy saying there is nothing he can do..He said to the landlord that the water and air pressure are not the same or something..I personally checked the tank pressure it was at 27lbs.. When we lose the water you can still hear the pump trying to pump. so i unplug it..I was told by a reliable resource that this may also be caused by a bad impella? any ideas will greatly help..thank you

425. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My father just called me they are at their cabin in the country and his well will not hold a prime. His wife if not pleased and he has already put around 50gallons of water down the small hole to try to prime the pump. Water is not leaking out can you please give me some ideas? I would like to try to help him so they can shower in the morning. Thanks Stephen

424. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What can be the minimum well casing size for deep well jet pump?

423. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a well. The water pressure started fluctuating, every 5 seconds, pressure switch clicking. Now there is no water pressure at all. Any idea what's going on? Thanks, Prashant

422. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a Goulds 1/2 hp well pump. The pump ramps up to 30 psi then pressure levels out but pump keeps running. Reduced relay spring adjustment to 30 psi but do not have enough pressure for home showers etc. I have two check valves; one at the pump and a foot valve in the well. Could sediment in either check valve be the problem? It was shut down for three months. Worked fine prior to closing my home for the Winter. Primed the pump once and started pulling water immediately but got a shot of sediment in the filter housing. I cleaned it out, primed it again and only went up to 30 psi. I also checked the bladder tank which is supposed to be at 30 lbs. I checked it with pressure in the line. Should I ck. again w/o pressure in the line? Thanks so much for your time. Regards, Barry

421. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a well about 105meters distance from my house which type & what is the specification of pump i use

420. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a double-drop jet-pump system and wen i leave the punp off for a weak it loses the prime.Wat can it be the problem. thank you

419. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have lived in this house for 2 years now and I haven't had any problem with the water well until recently. One day the well lost it's prime and I opened the tank and poured water in to prime it. No problem. Well, a few days later there was a lot of air in the pipes and I thought it was strange, but the tank had pressure so I figured I'd just bleed the air out of the system and everything would be ok. It lasted a few days and then I lost prime again. Now it seems that every couple of days I have a lot of air in the pipes and I when I go to the tank to check the pressure the pressure is still around 30 - 40 and the pump is running. I have no idea where all the air in the pipes is coming from. A friend told me that I probably need to replace the check valve so I did and it hasn't fixed the problem. Now another friend is telling me that I probably need to replace the foot valve. I don't have any leaks in the pipes (that I know of) where air can get into the system, the pressure in the tank seems to be ok, the pump is working. My pump is set up kind of different from the diagram that you have on your article. There is a pipe coming out of the ground with a check valve that leads to the tank. The pump is on the other side of the tank directly across from the inlet pipe. Directly above the inlet pipe (about a foot from the top of the tank)is a pressure gauge that has a black plastic tube coming out of it and the other end of the tube is connected to the coupling that the inlet pipe goes into. What is that black tube for? Why do I constantly have air being introduced into the plumbing system? Why does the tank loose it's prime? Is there a number that I can call to speak to someone about these things? Thanks

418. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I bought a new pump a deep well. It won't stay primed it looks like it doesn't have a gate valve built in I talked to a pipe fitter he said that might be my problem could it be.

417. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Shallow well jet seems to be plugged. Can get 48#pressure and will not go any further. Can the jet be cleaned without disassembly of the pump?

416. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump doesnt stop running.there is alot of sediment coming into the house.the foot valve is old but its in clean water. this is a deep pump in a shallow well.has worked ok till recently.

415. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
RE:How it works water well pump. I have a shallow well jet pump at my camp.I have a hard time priming it ,no leaks detected in the intake line.I draw water from a lake, The approx height between the pump and foot valve is 18',the distance is approx 400'between the pump and foot valve.The water level is receeding in the lake and over the last few years the distance has increased between the pump and valve it has only been since increasing the length of intake line that I have had the priming problem,but the other unknown is it possible fine sand has worn the impeller or housing so I am not getting proper suction or does the jet design limit this concern. Is there a general rule of thumb for intake line lengths? great web site!!!

414. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Would turning the breaker off for long periods when the weather is below freezing cause low pressure? When we travel, which we've done a lot this winter, my husband turns off the pump at the breaker. He worries about a catastrophic leak or "flooding" of the basement while we are away. But when I came home and turned it back on, my water pressure is VERY low. It varies some, but never is what it should be? Is something frozen? We live in northern Michigan and have had quite a few sub-zero days.

413. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a question.my grandmother has well water.ok.the tank loses presure without running the water.is there a seal in the holding tank that i can replace? thanks

412. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I changed my jet pump, but cant seem to get a good prime. The pressure never gets above 20 lbs. The check valve feels cool at first but then gets warm.

411. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My husband and I have a problem with our well we thought we had a water leak we dug up the line and replaced this. We then have replaced our pressure switch and the check valve. We are still having the same problem. If we pull the pressure switch out of the pump it will run all day long no problem, but once you put the switch back in we loose all pressure. The only thing we haven't done is the pressure tank is this our problem?

410. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 275 gal. tank on a Northern Tools pump. The pump has a small tank w/bladder and p/s. It will rum and not shut off. It studders and continues to pump when demand is not present. Any ideas.

409. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
our water smells so bad. i was told it was the filters. how do i change the filters and how often do they need to be changed

408. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
water is still working but it sounds like a surge ,up then down ,constantly.when being used,then it builds to cut off and done,.is it my bladder tank or the little adjustment on the pump head not set correctly or none of the above

407. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am very interested in the answers and solutions to the problems that are all cited in this question forum. Is there a link to the responses that were given? I'm building a house on a hill and have to drill for water. I was told that deep water pumps are more costly and less reliable than shallow water pumps and that I should try to find water at the bottom of the hill and pump it up. More than 1500 feet to the house site. I need some good advice. Thank you so very much!

406. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
#369 - You may have an iron bacteria problem. This can cause a well to basically plug up and not allow groundwater to flow into a well. Iron bacteria thrive when iron is present, and leave a reddish brown skim on the well and even pump line. Check the tank of your toilet - if it is reddish brown you may have a problem. A health department can probably check for the bacteria. You would have to disinfect the well with bleach - the health department should also have literature on how to do this properly. It may take two times to completely clear out the bacteria. Good luck.

405. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my friends water pump works good but he says his water is always muddy he goes though a lot of filters i told him i thought that he pump was too low but he said that his well is 300ft deep and his pump is only 100ft or so deep can someone help us with this problem

404. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Standing outside by the well casing I can hear the pump start every 30 seconds and run about 20 seconds. Then I can hear water trickling back. This is continuous. What's wrong?

403. pump stuck in well???
MY guess is to get a verv strong magnet or electro magnet or make up trip activated clamp so whenyou drop down and stuck pump hits clamp it trips the jaws to close on to some part of the pump or get your local drain unbkocker with a pipe cam to attach a hook and line to his cam and go fishing???

402. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We just moved into a house. The well water pump and on demand hot water heater had worked fine on inspection. When we moved to the house the water heater started leaking so we called a plumber...he installed a new water heater but felt we also needed a new well water pump...now we cannot get water and the plumber has been here 1 day...any suggestions? They have replaced virtually every associated component connected to the well pump as well as the pump itself. Thanks, Richard

401. RE;How it works
liked your pump though but just interested in how to design a simple mini water pump which supplies water 5 litres per minute and has a head of one half of a meter

400. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
no comment a disaster i have no water and haven't been able to get help. I have city water but live on a hill. i have a 1" pipe from the meter to a pump then another 1" pipe to the primer and tank.As the pump pulls the water up it started to make an intermitent sucking sound and the pressure decreased, now the primer won't come on, i can manualy prime it but it keeps cutting off and about a quart of water is the result. i can't get anyone to come out,i now live in a state where promises aren't kept and calls not returned. can you direct me to the problem ? or have some advice thank you

399. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
standing outside by the well casing I can hear the pump start every 30 seconds and run about 20 seconds. Then I can hear water trickling back. This is continuous. What's wrong?

398. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump in bottom of 100 ft. well. how to get it out? thanks

397. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I live in Ohio and it has been pretty cold as of late. Last night my wife let me know that it sounded like the pump was just running continuously for a while and then we lost all pressure. When I got home and checked the breaker had swithced off. When I turned it back on, the pump did nothing and the breaker tripped again. Could this be caused by the cold weather? It should also be noted that our furnace has been on the fritz and the temperature in the basement where the holding tank has been around 45 degrees for the last month.

396. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a well problem. Water pressure very low. Just a small stream in kitchen; little more in bathrooms. Well pump runs all the time. We shut water off from holding tank to house, and pump kept running. Pressure in tank low. Do we assume now that there is a leak? and how would you suggest we proceed to find the leak. Someone said we would have to hire a backhoe. But that doesn't sound like what I'd like to do without know if and where we have a leak. Suggestions? Thank you!

395. REF: #357
looking for same type answer can you add a manual pump to an existing electric pump. I have no water when power goes out

394. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I bought this house approximately 2 months ago. It has a WX-202 Amtrol well pump in it. Everytime I turn on any water the pump will start up and cycle every few seconds until I am done using the water. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Also, my electric bill is about double what it should be. Could the pump cycling this frequently be the cause of this increase in electric usage? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Than you, Mike Davis

393. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a 4" submersible pump. installed 11-30-06 getting decreased water pressure and it seems like its pulsing. any ideas?

392. help shallow well pump
ok i have installed a brand new well point and all new pipe driven it in the ground and installed a new check valve ran a elbow in to a 3/4 horse shallow well pump on top of pump i installed a pressure guage with a T and ran the cpvc pipe to an inline filter and into the tank with a T to run into the house. Now everything worked great pressure water came thorugh all the lines and i even got to shower, but the pressure drops every 45 secs and then theres no water at all coming out once the pump cuts its self off! also when pump is full and pressure is up the pressure slowly drops and the pumps kicks back on and fill back up then cuts off now once that happens a few times it kicks back on and no water pumps into house but well line and pump is full of water! any suggestions on what i could do different to make sure the water stays flowing?

391. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We just got home from church and our water wasnt working. Our well pump is not working. Our well is a drilled well 350 feet. My husband checked the breaker and it doesn't seem to be that. We are at a loss. Our pump house is right beside our house. The drilled hole for the well is up a hill behind our house. Is there something we can do or someplace he should look first to begin to assess the situation. He is a DIY kind of guy and will exhaust every effort before calling someone. I didn't know where to look for answers to the questions already asked on here so I thought I had to ask myself and receive an email. Thank you for any help you can give us. I am debbie and my husband is eric.

390. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump runs and builds up pressure to 60 and then shuts off. Then 15-30 seconds later the pumps pressure is at 30 and kicks back on. The whole time the pressure is dropping from 60 to 30 there is no water running. Also before the pump kicks back on, while it's at 30, it makes a weird sound. Almost sounds like a hive of bees buzzing. Thanks for the help.

389. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 305ft well in the country. From the onset 10 years ago the well has pumped up black to grey sediment lots of it . Lately the water pressure has gotten worse.A inline filter was installed and it only satyed clogged.Eighty foot of line was taken out of the well but now the pump runs continously and yersterday it stopped pumping water all together.Is it the pump ,I'm all out of money due to the expensive rates of local plumbers.

388. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have the same problem as comment # 384 our water was working and just like that it stopped we can get water from the faucet right off the pump the pressure tank was drained and we refilled it but nothing is going thru. All pipes are thawed out. What needs to be fixed. i couldn't get into the answer you gave the other person

387. air in line
when water comes on, pressure is good but then pressure drops. is air in line?

386. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I'm looking for info. to raise my water pressure

385. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Is there anything I can do for a sticking pressure switch other than replacing it? Thanks in advance for your help Jimmy

384. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We had a hard freeze last night and I left my bathroom tap running at a thin stream. I have a well and when I got up at 7:30, I had no water. I flipped off the breaker switch. 2 hours later I flipped the breaker back on and I had water. Does a water pump have a device that will stop it if it's freezing? Why did it just stop? Is there anything I can do? Please help. It's supposed to freeze tonight, too.

383. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am searching for troubleshooting manuals for deep water wells showing how to make any repair both mechanical, electrical, etc. to the water tank, pressure switches, water pump. Can you provide sources for these manuals for DIY individuals like myself. Thanks, Connor McCloude

382. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Wife got up in morning used water as usual. There was hot water and cold water. About an hour later there was no water. The temprature the previous dropped to approx. 9 degrees. Turned off breakers to heater and well pump. Went under house to check on frozen lines and found some. Put heat lamp under house to warm up pipes left the lamp on all night. Also wrapped all pipes under house and at well with pipe wrap to insulate pipes. Pump will not run pressure guage at tank is holding approx 40lbs. pressure. Any ideas from here would be appreciated. Thanks Walt

381. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i changed a pressure switch, fliped the breaker back on and it keeps tripping, everything is back the same way. Why would this be happening?

380. Well repair question
I'm trying to do a well repair for my mother. The well is 80 feet deep, has an in ground pump, is 6 years old, with water shut off to house, the preasure at 30-50. Pump flucctuates with no water running. Should I be looking for a busted tank bladder, bad pump, or outside under ground leak? Any of the above? Thanks for your help.

379. Well repair question
I'm trying to do a well repair for my mother. The well is 80 feet deep, has an in ground pump, is 6 years old, with water shut off to house, the preasure at 30-50. Pump flucctuates with no water running. Should I be looking for a busted tank bladder, bad pump, or outside under ground leak? Any of the above? Thanks for your help.

378. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water tank guage says it has 80 pounds of pressure. But my water pressure at the faucet has gotten worse and worse over the past 3 months. Now my water is just trickling out of the faucet. Its been like this for the past week. I dont know if the pump is going bad or if there could be somthing else wrong with the water. If you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated!!!

377. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a single drop Jet pump system and have noticed that my water pressure is slowly ,,over last 2 weeks,,getting worse and worse.It has about 40lbs on the gauge when at idle,,,,but then the pump kicks on at about 18-20 lbs,,,,,any ideas????

376. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump does nothing like its turned off and was working great untill this morning?

375. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I was reading this article and noticed that reader comment #367 is a similar problem to what I am having. We found a few loose connections in the switch and the circuit breaker box but about every two weeks the tank just empties. I have found if I turn the breaker off and then back on the tank will fill up again and be fine for a while. Could this just be a bad connection in the switch itself or could it be that the pump is going bad? Would appreciate any input that you have. Thank you.

374. how can i get more
Website: ok
How can i get more water pressue. I was toled adding 3/4 pipe not 1/2 " My pump is all the way down to the bottom of well. & YOU SAY THEY LAST 25 OR 30 YEARS? SKIP

373. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my water pump kicks on and off whenever I use the water;it seems the storage tank is not full. The pressure gauge is at 33, and when it pumps it kicks on at 30 and shuts off at 55. Can I fix it or should I have a plumber come in to do it?

372. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When my water is running. The pressure surges up and down. From 60 to 20 psi. What may be causes this effect.

371. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a 1 hp craftsman deep well jet pump i had it set up with a 1 1/4 and 1 inch feed and pressure hoses. My elevation from my pump to my source was 100ft flat 100ft up a steep hill. I had no pressure gage so the water did not go all the way up. then i moved to pump down about 90 ft. to the ledge of cliff. I tried to prime but it did not pull water up, this time a put a pressure gauge and hat it set on 40psi, question should i get a drill pump connect a hose to the drill pump and prime my pump that way, as well as put the pressure at say 120 psi to take the water up hill.

370. what does the regulator on the outlet side of the pump do?RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
what does the regulator on the outlet side of the pump do?

369. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I need help my deep well pump wont hold a prime. We have poured tonnes of water down and get nothing. Just befor this happened the water in our home turned a funky reddy brown color then no water. Is our well dry ,and pumping up dirty water. Any info would be greaty appreciated, Thank you

368. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My Water empties out the pressure tank and does not always refill. The breaker is not tripped so after turning off for a half hour to an hour flipping the breaker allows the water to fill the tank and water is restored to the house. The pressure switch is always making contact to call for water when water is lost and the tank empties. When the breaker is switched on after the waiting period the tank fills and the pressure switch opens when 50 psi is reached as it is supposed to do. It may last for hours days but this intermittant problems persists now for a couple weeks. Why is this happening I have not figures out. Is the pump going out or is the breaker bad? Any ideas appreciated.

367. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My Water empties out the pressure tank and does not always refill. The breaker is not tripped so after turning off for a half hour to an hour flipping the breaker allows the water to fill the tank and water is restored to the house. The pressure switch is always making contact to call for water when water is lost and the tank empties. When the breaker is switched on after the waiting period the tank fills and the pressure switch opens when 50 psi is reached as it is supposed to do. It may last for hours days but this intermittant problems persists now for a couple weeks. Why is this happening I have not figures out. Is the pump going out or is the breaker bad? Any ideas appreciated.

366. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Can air pressure tank valve be replaced. Thanks a lot

365. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
water stops for a bit then starts back up.. it started doing it every few days now cant even fill washing machine. local wellguy put on a new controll box it didnt get any beter do u think its the presure switch

364. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water has been frozen, and when I put a heat tape on, it thawed and the pipes were broken. I turned off the power to the pump, and repaired the pipes a day later. I then turned the pump back on and no water. Before it thawed, the pump was still on. Is there a certain amount of time that the pressure needs to build back up? Can I leave the power on? I turned it back off just in case. The gage says about 40, but it said that when I turned the power off.

363. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump resembles the Double Drop Jet-Pump System schematic, excep the 2nd pipe coming from the well does not connect to the pump. It appears to be some sort of pressure release U valve instead. I noted today that there is a very slight spray coming from it somewhere. Does nor appear to be causing any malfunction but am concerned that it might be a warning that something (like running out of water) more serious might be ready to happen. What is this 2nd pipe for ? Is it unusual for the spray to be coming out ?

362. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We live in a rural area and our pump house contains a well, water pump and pressure tank. Our pressure is set at 120psi as the water has to travel up 200ft to our home. When the temperature drops to -20 celcius or below our water pressure drops to 40-60psi and we have to reset the water pump. Does this sound like just a cold weather issue or is it just asking too much for the water pump to push the water that far in the cold weather? Our pipes are, thankfully, not frozen as we have heat tape above and below (in and out of the ground). Thanks for any help you can give.

361. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have an older house that has half inch piping and the water pressure is just horrible was wondering whatI need to do to make it better does the pipe size matter or can I replace the pump and get more pressure thanx alot

360. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Where can I find the answer to this question? The same thing is happening at our house. 351. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump I have no water. We can flip the curcuit breaker and the water comes back on, but the breaker is not being thrown when the water shuts off, but we just can't get any water. What is causing the water to stop, if it's not the breaker?

359. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
what causes no water every two or three days and you have to prime the pump.a co. has worked on it twice and can't find the problem

358. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have a shallow well pump with a small compression tank below it. Pump keeps running and does not shut off. pressure is not building back up. I s the tank losing air? Pump is 11/2 yrs. old. HELP

357. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible system and recently bought the house so don't know the age of the pump. Irregardless, it works fine at the moment. My question is...if the power goes out we have no water. Is there a way to connect a manual pump to the system to access water during an outage? Thanx

356. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We are having the same problem as these folks who have already posted questions: 351. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump I have no water. We can flip the curcuit breaker and the water comes back on, but the breaker is not being thrown when the water shuts off, but we just can't get any water. What is causing the water to stop, if it's not the breaker? 350. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump My water tank is throwing the breaker about every other day. What could be the issue. Is there an easy fix Could you send us the suggestions that you sent them?

355. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
WATER IN MY HOUSE WAS NOT COMING OUT OF THE FAUCET ALL DAY THURDSAY! fRIDAY THE SAME ...FINALLY I TOLD MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I HAVE THREE KIDS THAT WE NEED TO CALL SOMEONE. THEY CAME FRIDAY MORNING...BASICALLY THE PLUMBER TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW WELL. HOWEVER, ONCE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACE THERE IS SO MUCH PRESSURE IN MY HOUSE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. THOUGH, THE PRESSURE ON THE METER ONLY READS 30. DO I STILL NEED A NEW WATER WELL? OR MAYBE IT WOULD GO UP ALITTLE HIGHER AS THE DAYS GO BY. MINE YOU I HAVE A RIVER ACROSS THE STREET AND DOWN THE STREET..WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF HAVING NO WATER IN TIME?

354. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Why do I have to prime my sprinler pump everytime, in order water my lawn.

353. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I Have no water presser in the house. I have water presser at the well. I have replace the pump, presser switch. What could be the problem?

352. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Our power went off and when it came back on we had no water and I looked at the pressure gage which is in front of the pressure tank but either way there is usually a switch right beside the the gage it will say auto start and off it will be set to auto hold the lever to start and your problem should be solved any problems e-mail me at mpolandroell@yahoo.com and also i saw a ? about sandy stuff in the tap water that means that your water in the well is low you can wait and let it come back up but that problem can be caused by a few things such as leaving a faucet or outside hose on for a while or not enough rain aka ground water if it don't come back soon I recomend getting your property witched and a new well.

351. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have no water. We can flip the curcuit breaker and the water comes back on, but the breaker is not being thrown when the water shuts off, but we just can't get any water. What is causing the water to stop, if it's not the breaker?

350. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water tank is throwing the breaker about every other day. What could be the issue. Is there an easy fix

349. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Our deep well pump just quit. No water. We had to get the well guy in; he pulled the pump and found a corroded wire down at the pump. He fixed the wire, now all is fine. He says its common. Why are you all here asking all these questions, and NO ONE is answering any of them! We need to help each other!

348. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I was pulling my well pump today when the 1 inch pvc piping broke 60 ft down there was no rope on the pump. the well is 120 ft deep so about 55ft of pipe is sticking up. I need to remove the pipe can you tell how to get to it?

347. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Hi, I have a big problem with my water and desperately need it fixed. I got a new jet pump, 1/2 H, I have bought all new fittings, tried 3 foot valves, changed the venturi to deep well as its 50 feet , changed the old ejector to the new one that came with the pump, my line is good, all new clamps heated and tight, cannot find any air leaks but ..... The most I can get is 20 lbs and it won't shut off, no matter what I have tried its the same old thing and I have been at this for weeks. I thought the pump was defective so I changed it for another but same old problem. The old pump never gave me a problem but was old and needed new barings, thought it was time but this has been an absolute nightmare, I have done this before and no troubles .... please help!!! My pipe is 10 feet from the bottom of the well. It holds the 20 lbs pressure for at least overnight but thats as good as it gets, I have to have the pump running to get water and don't want to overheat the motor. Thanks for any help .....jim

346. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I see a problem above that I am having but no answer......one day my well was pumping fine next day nothing .It is my understanding that the well pump had been replaced before I purchased this home back in April and the home is only 20 years old to start with ......this is a vacation home and I do turn off the pump when no one is there which I had asked others if this was ok and got a yes since its a submusible pump any thoughts ????

345. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
want to pump water for sprinkler the water is down hil 400ft what kind of pump would i need will a pool pump work with a foot valv

344. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump runs about 15 sec.& shuts off ,does not seem to be water in pressure tank What do i need to do next?

343. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well is approx. 120' deep, I lost water pressure and then it quit working, I attempted to clean the points, water returned for a bit, I replaced the points but still no water. We filled the tank with water and the pressure was there, it sounds like the pump is working (no water) I hear air comming out of the housing where the pipe goes to the submersible pump. It seems that the line from the tank to the ground is empty. Any sugesstions. I am lost now. Thax.

342. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: pm
I have a well pump and the pump keeps running all the time. When I prime the pump the water pumps good for a few minutes and then the pressure drops off and the water stops. I have done this several times and am getting frustrated. Could you please help me, thank you for any help you can give.

341. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have jet pump in cellar of my mothers house which has 2 pipe system.My problem is is has been setting idle for over a year.I had water tested and has hi level of coliform which i was told could be fixed by pouring bleach in well and running water system to flush it out.Is there any way i can get bleach into well from the pump or lines?.The well pitless adapter is buried underground.

340. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have no water because the breaker keeps triping in the panel. What could this be and is it something that I can do or should I call a pro?

339. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have an older model 39025022 sears 20/40 and newer motor model #s48h2ec11. the problem is that i will loss water pressure after about a minute into a showere then will have to turn the water off and wait a minute to build pressure again. i was wondering what this may be related to and how might it be fixed. it does not have a gaquge to tell me the psi but i do have a pressure gauge i can hook up to it to find out i just need to know what i am doing before hand.

338. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Is it possible to use a 2 pipe jet pump off of water storage tank to the house 30 feet away.

337. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a Goulds pump C48A93A06 model. Water stops for 5-10 secs and then comes on again. Also, just started making ahi-pitched noise. Checked guage (dhuring noise) and was between 80-90ps..onc noise stopped, went back to 20-30psi. Also water coming out of preasure valve (only during noise). Any help would be appreciated.

336. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Woke up this morning and there was no water. the house was built in 1940's and has a water well and septic tank. I don't know where the water pump is. I saw that the gauge is at zero. None of the breakers have been tripped. That pastic box where the wires are has been tapped. What do I do?

335. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When a well pump comes on and off very quickly, It is called What? a.Long cycle, b.In Intermediate Cycle, c. a motorcycle or d.Short cycle??

334. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
MY PROBLEM SIMILAR TO #4. SAID THEY COULD PUT A NEW PUMP ON BUT THE WATER THEY PULLED UP LOOKED SANDY. THINKING TOWARDS A NEW WELL. ANY SUGGESTIONS

333. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water in house stops about 5-10 seconds then starts backup.Pressure switch was replaced

332. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a shallow well pump, 3/4 hp. that we pump off of a storage tank. Our water to the house surges. The pump is an inexpensive one. Our well pumps 1.5 to maybe 2 gpm. Pump is 72 PSI (5 gallon pressure tank) maximum lift 140 ft. Do I need a different pump?

331. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Thanks for the info. This site is working a lot better than otheres. I have a surface jet pump, 2 pipe system, with a small pressure tank connected. I use this to fill a cistern at the house using a hose also for livestock. I have just changed this pump to new because of a cracked housing in the old. With the old pump, I could leave it running for a long time. The new pump will lose pressure about half an hour after running. I have the pressure tank at 40 to 45 psi and I'm not sure where the air is getting into the system. What fixes are that don't require a pro or complete new system? Thank you for any help you can give.

330. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well is set at 20-50. When punp cuts in, ist pumps up to 50 lbs. pump cuts off. in a couple of seconds the pressure gauge will go as high as 90 lbs. what is causing this pressure.

329. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We just bought our house a month and a half ago, i am not sure how deep our well is, or really even how the system works. i woke up this morning and there is no running water in our house. after reading this article and some other problems people submitted, i checked out the system and the air tank/bladder is only holding around 8psi. also when i was out there the pump started and kicked off in a few seconds, struggling.

328. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible pump system aprox. 250 ft deep about 15 years old. the tank was replaced about 2 years ago with a bladder tank. For the last 6 months, when i turn the water on air intermetantly come out of the faucets. What could be the cause?

327. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump loses its prime and keeps running especially when the washer is used.why?am i running out of water?getting worse

326. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have well pump hooked up to a camping trailer. It is powered by a generator with plenty of power. When using the water it will run smooth briefly, turn off then flicker the pressure switch while the water spits out and surges the generator. Not sure if I have a leak,bad pressure tank or need to adjust the pressure switch.

325. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump has been turing on and off rapidly when we use the water only in the kitchen and also the pump goes on and off when no one is using the water.We just noticed it doing this. Can someone tell me what the problem could be, I have no idea about any of this. Thank You

324. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
The pump for my well keeps shutting off. Either the bladder loses pressure (10 psi or less on the gauge)or and or the pump runs and stops producing water. Not sure if it's a bad check valve, bad tank rotting out or a worn out pressure switch. Can you hepl? Thanks.

323. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump has been turing on and off rapidly when we use the water only in the kitchen and also the pump goes on and off when no one is using the water.We just noticed it doing this. Can someone tell me what the problem could be, I have no idea about any of this. Thank You

322. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have no water to house and pump pressure reads 40 lbs? Why no water? I tripped my main circut breaker from house to see what would happen. Negitive results.

321. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a Gould Jet Pump for a deep well. It cycles on and off every 25 seconds even when not using water. We have only been in this house for 2 years and are not familiar with water pumps. Is there a problem?

320. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
the air hose is leaking water???? what could that be??

319. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My electric bill went up by a $100. I started checking it out and found my water pump was running all the time. I have a submerged pump at the end of a 260 ft well. My sons friend drills wells for a living. He pulled out the pump and found a crack in the PVC pipe right above the pump that was way down in the ground. He fixed the leak in the pipe put the well back in the ground we turned on the water the the pump started turning off then back on after a few seconds like 2 or 3 sec.s so it seemed like the water was pulsing. This was due to the tank or bladder under my mobile home was full of water with no air in it so we replaced the tank. Adjusted the pressure to come on at 40 and go off at 70 psi.

318. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having problems with a shallow 2 inch well.All pipes fittings and valves have been changed including foot valve.When we try to prime the pump all that is delivered is the prime water.It seems as if the pump is not sucking water from the well.There is water in the well.Can a new footvalve be bad?How do you tell if the impellar on a pump is bad, could that be the problem?One day the water just quit flowing,it stopped all at once.

317. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
MY DEEP WELL JET PUMP DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE IT TORN APART AND NEED INFO ON THE IMPELLER WHICH IS CONNECTED BY 4 SCREWS TO THE MOTOR HOUSING. DOES THAT IMPELLER SUPPOSE TO TURN? THE MOTOR IS TURNING INSIDE OF IT OK.

316. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My dad just replaced a pressure tank and the pressure switch is kicking on and off repeatedly whenever we run the water. The pressure tank is set as directed, 2 psi lower than the pump pressure. Any ideas?

315. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a jet pump not only does it cut off and on i also have no water in the house because everytime it is primed it runs for about 10 mins and then shuts off what should i check i recently had to replace the pressure switch and had no problems except for the rapidly cutting off and on when water was being used

314. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a swallow well pump, I just cahnged the line that runs from the well house to the well. Now, my pump will not shut off, most likely because the psl will not get greater than 40lb. How do you increase the pressure and stop all the air in the lines and make the well pump to turn off correctly...Thanks

313. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a similar problem as person 294. The pump shuts off at 40 psi but turns on at 20 psi and does this back and forth the whole time using water. I can only count 10 seconds in between shuting off and turning on. The pressure is fast and then slows up just before the pump kicks in again. I have changed the pressure value and pressure guage and the copper line leading to the tank and pump, thinking it would solve the problem. Any answer would be must appreciated. Thanks

312. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a similar problem as person 294. The pump shuts off at 40 psi but turns on at 20 psi and does this back and forth the whole time using water. I can only count 10 seconds in between shuting off and turning on. The pressure is fast and then slows up just before the pump kicks in again. I have changed the pressure value and pressure guage and the copper line leading to the tank and pump, thinking it would solve the problem. Any answer would be must appreciated. Thanks

311. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What do I have to do to get my water pressure to be greater than 40psi.

310. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I bought mobil home with deep well system.Where is my STORAGE TANK? Is it sowewhere under groun? How do I fined it? Thanks, John

309. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My borewell pump is giving problems frequently. Water is not sucked properly. Every time before switching on we need to do pouring of water in pipe. We tried many times by replacing the jet foot valve, replaced all couplings. It worked for only six months. Again the same problem is continuing. How to find out the exact problem of rectification?

308. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible water well pump 270 ft. down w/1.5 hp pump. I've been told the well pumps 10 gpm. It is around 20 years old. For the past several months I've heard a loud vibrating noise coming from the electric box above the pressure tank. There was also some oil leakage in the box. A well guy came out today and replaced both the electrical box and the pressure switch (30-50). It is pulling more amps than it should, about 14 amps. He checked wires outside under the well cap. Some were corroded and he fixed that. He said could be a wire problem between well and the house or a problem with the pump itself. I haven't had any other problems with the well, except once when it vibrated loudly and I had sprinklers going, all of the water turned off. After turning everything off, it came back on and water ran again and it never happened again. Since I'm not watering so much any more I also have not heard the loud vibration again either. Any suggestions or opitions?

307. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Old house we have been there for 26 years. Never had a problem with well unitl recently. A new subdivision was built in front of our house, but even then we had no problems. We have done everything we know to do. We have replaced the pump, the pipes and electrical wire to the house, the pressure switch several times and the tank. Water wil run when the pressure switch is tapped with a stick. However, water will only run for about 5 minutes and then it stops. If the pressure switch is tapped again the water returns. HELP PLEASE!!!!

306. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We were digging up the water line to see what size pipe we had in the well. It turned out to be a shallow well about 20 ft deep. We replaced the line and put in a new holding tank. We have tried primimg and have only manage to get the prime water into the holding tank. We have not been able to get water from the well. previously we always had an abundance of water from the well. What are we doing wrong?

305. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a problem with my water well pump. it comes on and runs for about 20 seconds. no fixtures are being used in another 20 or 30 seconds it comes on again this happens day and night. how can ik fix this problem?

304. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a deep weel submersible pump,it was pulling air back down, so I replaced the check valve but I now have air in my lines.I can hear air at the control box at the top of well casing when the pressure switch kicks off.I'm afraid the well is going dry since a few of my neighbors have had to replace theres,I'm at 230 feet.Thanks and any advice would be greatly appreciated.K.B.

303. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
we have lived in our house about 4 yrs, with no water problems, but recently, when i try to run a tub of water, or wash clothes, we get a lot of air and noise, and there will be sand or limescale making the water dirty. i think our pump is a deep well submersible. what is our problem?

302. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a deep well jet pump ,it keeps turning on every 10 mins or so the pressure drops a little at a time then kicks in . i changed the foot valve and the jet i dont see and leaks in the line as far as the naked eye can see that is how or what can the problem be caused from ?

301. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water pump stopped pumping and the tank is empty. We found 2 wire shorted out and fixed them. We fixed the wires yet no water. Are we not doing something we should or what?

300. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible water well about 100 ft down. The pressure switch is located at the well head and the bladder tank is about 100 ft from the well head located in the garage. I am having a water hammer problem at the pressure switch. Does the pressure switch have to be moved to the bladder tank or is there a way to make it work the way that it is? I have tried a check valve at the well head and that did not resolve the problem.

299. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my husband just moved into a new house on my grandfathers land its an older house just remodeled and we noticed that when we turned on the water it would run for at least long enough to wash half the dishes or fill the tub halfway then it all of a sudden stops and starts sputtering and spitting like theres air in the lines then in 2 minutes water comes out clear then in a couple more minutes it will spit and sputter and shoot white junt like dirt or something in the water then its like a cycle of /clearwater/spit&sputter/clear water/ spit& sputter/white junk/clear water/spit &sputter/clear water /spit&sputter/white junk/clear water whats going on? please help?!!!!!!

298. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When I turn on my swallow well pump, the water pressure is low. It pumps at 5-10 PSI.

297. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a shallow well pump and my pump kicks on every 20 min. i have looked for leakes and can't find any . can sombody help me

296. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible pump at a mountain property. It previously would drain back whenever the pump would stop. This no longer occurs and causes the pipe to freeze in the basement. Is there a valve or something that is not working? It works fine but no longer drains back when the pump shuts off. The contol unit and pressure tank is in the basement. Now it freezes because the water does not drain back.

295. Fixing well problem???
I've got a submersible pump stuck in the 4" well. The pump is hung on 1-1/4" Sched 40 PVC and I'm not sure how deep it is. I've attached a surface pump the the line going into the well and am able to pull about 5GPM from it. The problem is that water leaks out of the line even though I've installed a check valve. What can I do to make that work without pumping air into the line everytime the pump cycles back on???

294. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a shalow well pump and it works when I open the shower but the presure it is inconcistance and I can hear the pump discharging and reacharging you know on and off and my water heater do not work properly due to he lack of the required presure please help me out.

293. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
WE had loss of power during hurricane; when power was restored pump runs constantly but no water to interior of house?

292. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
we just bought a small ranch with well water - we were told that it was deep and we would never run out of water well we were here about a week when we noticed that if we did laundry and dishes it would stop giving you water so the agent said to change the fuse box cuz of the glass fuses that they were over heating but before we got to that the pressure tank rusted out and we thought that was our problem- but it has not worked since. We have put in a new sub. pump and a new relay box and a new pressure tank and still nothing- any idea what it could be we are lost and out of ideas. Thank you so much

291. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: Oil in my well water from Old Pump struck by lightning.
Have you ever had any experiences, with a deep well pump getting struck by lightning, puking motor oil into the well water? We have had it tested and the lab said for us to have the well cleaned. How do you clean your deep well and get the oil out?

290. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have same problem as 223 with pump. It was set 50psi for yrs but it wouldn't cut off, had to change pressure to 45psi for it to cut off. Now after a week it will not cut off with pressure set at 40psi. Have to turn off manually and it hold that pressure for hours when not using water?

289. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water Presure Falls Off Every 30 Minutes & Pump Kicks In Again.

288. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am replacing a burn out surmergeable 3/4hp pump with a 3/4hp shallow well pump. It only has to suck up water about a foot. It sits on top of a dammed up spring, but then it has to push water up the hill about 180'. Then about 300' accross the flat to a pond. The objective is to keep the pond filled during periods of little rain. Really important because farm animals depend on the pond. My question has to do with wither the pump will be as efficent as the surmergeable as far as cost of operation goes. I noticed that the surmergeable is rated at 8 amp and the shallow well near 13. I will not be relieing on a pressure switch but will be cutting power when it is not needed. Thanks much

287. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my husband just moved into a new house on my grandfathers land its an older house just remodeled and we noticed that when we turned on the water it would run for at least long enough to wash half the dishes or fill the tub halfway then it all of a sudden stops and starts sputtering and spitting like theres air in the lines then in 2 minutes water comes out clear then in a couple more minutes it will spit and sputter and shoot white junt like dirt or something in the water then its like a cycle of /clearwater/spit&sputter/clear water/ spit& sputter/white junk/clear water/spit &sputter/clear water /spit&sputter/white junk/clear water whats going on? please help?!!!!!!

286. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My sister recently purchased a house. She says she would like to have a well built on the property. She already has water pumped in from the city. Can she have both? And who would she call to have a well built. Where can we get more info on different kinds of wells we can build.

285. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
just bought an old farm house. was vacant for a number of years but had livestock that was watered from the well everyday. we have been in the house two weeks, has approximately 250 to 300 gallon tank. as of 4:00 today 9/26, tank is empty and the well isn't showing signs of filling the tank back up. unsure what the problem is... any help will be greatly appreciated!!

284. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well hs no pressure and the pressure switch burned up so i bought a new one and still have no pressure what can i do

283. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
LOST POWER TO MY WELL WHEN POWER RESTORED LOST PRIME TO THE PUMP

282. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump has been turing on and off rapidly when we use the water. We just noticed it doing this. Can someone tell me what the problem could be, I have no idea about any of this. Thank You

281. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water pump for my well kicks on once ever 33-45 minutes runs for 10 seconds at most and then quits. I have checked all the water lines in the house and found no leaks. I am at a loss at what to do any ideas would be greatly welcomed.

280. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Our pump has fallen down the well, you can see the top of the pipe. Is there any way we can retrieve the pump without having to dig a new well.

279. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In the last week or so, when we flush the toilet or use water in sinks etc, they spit and sputter and eventually spit out black, gritty water, then clear, then back to spitting and sputtering. Help??

278. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
need 2 now how 2 hook up a generator 2 a well pump

277. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I lost power and the prime in my well. Now tat the power is back on how do I reprime my well?

276. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water pressure comes at full force than no water at all. Please help

275. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I keep having to recharge the air in my tank. In the last three months this has happened three times. It works fine for a while and then, because of the air loss, my pump turns on and off a number of times. Any ideas?

274. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I just put in a new pressure tank and everthing ran good for a week. We had a storm and i had to hook everthing to a generator for 5 hours. with the electric back to normal i here the pump turn on when ever we run the water. it turns on and runs real short cycle then repeats until the water is turned off. Is this a pressure switch issue or is the new tank bad. I did go with a larger pressure tank then what was in before. Thanks

273. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
what is the difference between a jet pump and a shallow well jet pump?

272. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
recently when the water is turned on the pressure goes high then low repeatedly ,even in the toliet .would this problem be the bladder, pressure gauge or some sort of valve

271. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
To prime my well that runs off of a jet pump (sucks from the top) I put into place right before the pump an inline T that has a nipple for the pipe on each end and a threaded part on top. I then got a piece of threaded pipe and fitted it with a shutoff valve with a standard hose fitting and I prime the system with a neighbors hose or the RV tank I have with a 12 volt water pump on it. I made an adapter for the hose so that you can attach your garden hose to the shutoff valve since they both have male fittings out of a piece of hose and two plastic replacement ends. To prime, simply hook up the hose, turn the valve on, and turn your water supply on and turn the valve off when the pressure builds up when your pump kicks back on. I also installed a cut off valve I got from sears that will cut the pump off if the system looses prime or well runs dry.

270. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
deep well (300') abt 5 yrs old. water goes off, then comes on, then goes off again. off then on???

269. RE: How to Prime Your Well Pump
After power failure or CB popping on pump circuit, or after replacing the pressure tank, you have to reprime the pump. What I have done successfully in the past with my pump when it needed repriming is the following: (1.) Ensure the power at circuit breaker (CB) is "on." If pump outage was caused by a tripped CB, then go "off" first, then "on." (2.) If you have a "well-saver" resevoir tank, note the pressure at the silver dollar sized gauge is at or near "0." Your pump needs priming, so stay at the tank. If no tank then you are going to need to do this in the blind with the CB. Get a helper to stand near the closest faucet. (3.) The pump/ tank pressure control valve sits on the water line "T". Its a little 2" x 3" x 2" plastic covered electrical box with wires running into it, and a little 2" steel control rod sticking out the right side of the little box, with positions labeled "Off/On/Auto". (4.) Cycle the rod from Auto to Off about every 3-5 seconds and you will see the pressure jump a bit (2-3 psi at first) as you go back each time to Auto. As the pressure stops climbing, cycle it back to Off, then repeat. (5.) As the well pump "sips" and fills your water line and then your tank, the pressure will climb each cycle even more, by 5, then 7 then 10 psi... Be patient--if its slowly climbing then don't stop. Once you get to about 30-35 psi, or so as you pause in "Auto", the pump will really kick in and fill the tank to your max tank pressure. Mine is at 60, some are at 40 or 50. (6.) Go around through your house and drain air from each faucet/toilet/shower one at a time. (7.) Lastly, check to make sure the pump tank is auto-refilling, or you may have to repeat the last few repriming cycles. (8.) You just saved at least a $100 for a plumbing service call. -You're Welcome!

268. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump cycles on and off too often and for too short of a cycle. Water pressure is ok, tank is full of water Foot valve appears to be clear of debris. What should I do now?

267. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well pump system I drove in the early 70's and never had problems. It has a bladder tank and is 24 ft deep. Foot valve in point. I have been loosing the prime if to faucets should be in use. then when the pump builds pressure it draws air and spits that out of a faucet or shower head. It very loud and alot of air. The well casing is 2" steel pipe with an 1-1/4" in plastic pipe and foot valve below ground level and is connected below ground to the pipe that goes underground to the house and pump. That keeps the pipe from freezing in the winter months UP MI. What do you think? The equipment is at least 15 years old. Pump, tank, and plumbing.

266. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Do I need a second pipe in well if I only have a shallow well pump? I have 2 pipes coming from the well now. Looks like pump is only 110 volts I have 220 at my present pump can I change to 110 to make this work? My well is 100 feet deep.

265. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i lost power for about 14 hours, when it came back on i had no water, but i can hear the motor working to the pump. i read the psi and it reads over 100, and the tank that i quest hold the water is empty. PLEASE HELP!!!!! NEED WATER BAD.

264. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We lost water from the well and assumed it was the pump (installed over 15 years ago). Put in a new well and got great pressue and water. 1/2 hour later we had no pressure or water. Checked the flow from the pump before the bladder tank and there was water and then it quit. Left it over night and tried it again this morning and we have water and pressure. What could be the problem because I know it will do it again.

263. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
answer to 230 ..probably bad footvalve. That is if you have not tried getting the prime back.

262. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
You got to have pressure in the air tank to maintain pressure for your house. The well pump only pumps the water to the tank. When the pressure drops from use in the tank say as an example 20 to 30 lbs. The well pump will start to fill the tank back up. Air pressure in the air tank will build as the water comes into the tank then when the pressure is back up in the tank the well pump will shut off.

261. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
The power went off to our home during the recent hurricane. The pump came back on, but we still have no water. What do I have to do to get it primed or to get the water runnunig again. Water supply is on to the house.

260. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump keeps kicking on and off more rapidly than before. It kicks of at 55psi and kicks on at 30 psi. That seems right to me but it drops from 55 to 30 almost instantly when I turn on a faucet. It always seemed to take longer before to drop psi. Any suggestions?

259. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a single drop jet pump i do not know how to get running.It is for garden use has never been run.No pressure in the tank.Do i need to prime the pump put pressure in the tank or both.I need help.thanks

258. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
every time we run water or flush toliet,keeping getting that noise from pump,constant, pump noise,than goes away, pressure low also.

257. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have 1/2hp deep Submersible pump , the pump comes on water goes off 30sec later it does it again on and on until the tank fills up ..whats going on ?

256. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My husband was replacing the foot valve on our well and was pulling the pipe out of the well, the foot valve and about 18 inches of pipe came apart and fell down into the well.Is there a way to retrieve the pipe and foot valve without having to dig a new well? Would appreciate any help.We tried screwing the pipe back on, that didn't work. We tried using pipe cement, that didn't work either. Help!!!

255. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have just drilled a well to 380 feet and it is making 20+ gal per minute. It is also making some gas. How can we determine if there is enough gas to run a household and what is need to safely use it

254. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump that supplies only to my hose spigots is running constantly. I have to manually shut it off at the switch. What is the problem and can I fix it myself? Thanks.

253. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Does horizontal distance effect the performance of a jet pump like vertical distance?

252. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
A local power outage occured and the power came back on except for the water, is there a reset button on the holding tank? We just replaced the pump inthe ground. Is there a button to push?

251. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i am getting alot of air at the sink (all of the fixtures) is it my cold water tank or my well pump??

250. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We had a party at our house and after so many people flushing toilets our well ran dry. The pump still ran but would not suck water. We shut off the pump and manually put more water into the well, now when we turn on the pump it runs but will not suck the water, it runs at about 200PSI but will not bring in the water.

249. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I discovered that the outside water line leading to my water pump is leaking. I am going on vacation and cannot fix this for at least a week. I am concerned about taxing the pump. Would it be a problem to shut it off until I get back from vacation?

248. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a 1/2hp gould jet pump (J05N-U-10750). I'm trying to service the pump myself. I nearly have the pump completely stripped down but can't get the propeller off the motor shaft. I assume it theads off counter clockwise. How do I hold the shaft while I spin the prop off?Thanks so much!

247. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Please help. Last year I had the pump changed and the fitting. This pump still gives us problems every day. It continues to loose prime, runs all night or whenevery we leave the house and takes forever to prime. The man told us that this was a new pump in which I do not beleive and the only person to work on our pumps in this area is him. Can you recommend any other system to us or do you know of another company or someone that will come to the Clinton Maryland area to fix our pump. Please help, please I am about to loose my mind.

246. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
MY WELL PUMP KICKS ON AT 28psi, NORMAL BUT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BUILD UP PSI EVEN WITH THE MAIN SUPPLY TO HOUSE TURNED OFF, THE PUMP MOTOR SOUNDS SLIGHT NOISER THAN NORMAL AND THE WATER PSI GAUGE IS ERATIC AS IT BIULDS PSI, WE HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF RECENT PROBLEMS I.E. LEAKS, AIR VALVE ON TANK GOING BAD AND DIAGHRAM IN PSI REG ON PUMP BLOWN OUT AND SPEWING WATER, THESE ARE ALL NEW WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, I SUSPECT A BAD/WEAK PUMP ASY, I`AM HOPING THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY WELL PLEASE REVIEW THANK YOU

245. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have 2 wells 1 is approx. 25-35 yrs old 270' deep I lost the bearings in it so I hooked in 2 the other well 18yrs old 170' deep and hasnt been used in 10yrs cant get the pressur eabove 20 psi well cont to run all the time wells are 50' apart but using same pressure tank and contact tank could it be a check valve? how hard 2 change very mech inclined w/tools avail.

244. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
water works, but my pressure tank has no air inside, the well motor keeps kicking on and off every second as we run water, do you know how to fix this porblem? do I need a new pressure tank, did the bladder blow and that is why my tank keeps cutting on and off every second.

243. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersilable pump every other day or so I lose pressure I shut off the breaker and wait a bit then turn it back on and all is fine not sure if the pump is going bad or just running out of water

242. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I replaced the pressure switch on my well it turns on reaches 50 psi than turns off when it reaches 30 psi it turns back on . Why??

241. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Have a shallow well, continues to run but no water comes out. Removed switech to keep pump from burning out. Is this a prime the pump problem!

240. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump was going on and off every 5 seconds when water was on. The company that installed the well said, pressure switch. Replaced pressure switch turned power back on and nothing. No water. Pump will not come on. Check the air pressure at top of tank and I get pressure blowing out water. Help.

239. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My tank says 85 lbs pressure, the pump is off but the electric meter is still running. Is it suppose to stop, when the tank is full??

238. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
The well pump goes 60 feet down a 100 ft. well and gets stuck on edge. Any way to guide it?

237. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a jet pump that brings water into the holding tank inside the house from the cistern and the pressure gauge is leaking where it connects to the motor. Is this something that can be fixed, or does the whole thing need to be replaced? Is it something a non-plumber could do? Thanks!

236. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
we have a jet pump a new bladder tank and it will not build up pressure?

235. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well services 5 families in a camp area. ONly myself and one other are there full time. Currently, the water pressuer in the house is fine when the water is first turned on. However, in a short time period the water pressure falls to a drip, i.e., too short a time period to take a shower. After a short period of time the pressure builds up again. If the water is used the pressure again drops. I have an above ground pump. Thanks.

234. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Recently my irrigation system stopped working correctly. The breaker kept tripping then of course no irrigation. I contacted my sprinkler service who after checking things out decided to replace the pump. I was told when they pulled it up it crumbled! Can I go to the original manufacturer on this? What kind of warranty should I expect on the new pump?

233. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pump will work for apprx 30 sec and pump water.pressure switch and tank with bladder has been replaced, same problem. well is apprx 210 ft, not sure of material of pipe. well is apprx 15 years old.

232. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We pumped ourwater level below the foot valve-some debris got caught in the valve causing it to stay open and the pump lost its prime.I have a 38 ft. bored well .I'm trying to prime it,but it seems like its taking an awful lot of water to prime it.can you tell me about how much water it takes? I've used about 6 gallons.

231. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well continue to lose its prime after running for about 15 min. new pump, new casing , new well

230. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have a new holding tank and shallow well with above ground pump connected. Pump keeps loosing its prime. why?

229. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a holding tank that we haul water to, we then have a submergable pump that pumps it into the house with a well mate air bubble in the basement. We were outside last night and our pump in the water holding tank, would not shut off. No water was running anywhere and it would not stop. Our PSI in the bubble was down and we filled it up, and it did weird things, it would go up and down and then down and up and stay the same and so on. We have no idea what could be wrong, but need help ASAP, as we have shut off the water to the house in order to not burn up our pump in the holding tank. We have no water and need HELP!!! Thank you for your time and ANY advice!!

228. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have hooked up water pump and let the valve go to release water into holding tank and it clicks and then just dies what am i doing wrong.

227. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
WE HAVE A BAD MOTOR(OR CAPACITOR). THE MOTOR IS VERTICALLY MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE WELL. SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO REMOVE THIS MOTOR WITHOUT PULLING EVERYTHING OUT OF THE WELL.

226. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump is located in the basement. it keeps tripping the breaker. if i flip it on it trips someone told me to spin it by hand the turn the breaker back on so i did and it works for a while then later trips again. i was sweeping the basement the day this started happening do you think dust or dirt could be causing this.The reason i ask about the dirt is when i turn it by hand i hear a little "grind" "dirt like" sound. thank you for your help

225. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Our well stopped working, we have no water since last night . We haven't had rain lately. It turned on for 2 hours, but now no water again. What could have happened. The power did not go off or anything. hrmj

224. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a two-line jet mounted on top of a water tank. The well is about 45 feet deep with water at aout 10-12 feet down. Under normal usage the pump turns on at about 25 PSI and after a few minutes reaches 40PSI and turns off. The problem is after heavy water usage the pumps drops to 25PSI and turns on then runs for 30 minutes or more and never reaches 40PSI. The pressure remains at 38 PSI with the pump continually running. To avoid overheating of the motor/pump I turn off power to stop the pump then reapply power. Could you provide me a few possible causes and a test to determine what the problem may be?

223. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a F&W pump, when the pressure gets down to 20, the pump kicks on, but when it gets up to 38 lbs, it takes another 20-30 minutes to get to 40 lbs of pressure sometime it runs for about an hour at this point i kill power to the punp to stop the motor then reapply power.. What is causing the pump to run so long?

222. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submerged well pump, pumped stopped working I checked connections on power and pump worked fine over night how ever the pump stopped again. This time nothing i do will restart the pump ?

221. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 60ft deep well. It is continuously running and I have hardly any water pressure. What could be the problem? Please help "desperate"

220. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My power went off when my sprinklers were in the middle of the cycle. When I turned on the breaker in the morning the pumpran all day but the gauge is at zero. I was afraid to let the motor keep running so I unplugged it. How should I restart it?

219. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Have a submersible pump that builds up to 50 psi and then drops to 30 and comes back on and continues to cycle Need help on what issue can be.

218. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
MY PUMP HAS GONE OUT, I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW PUMP AND PRESSURE TANK. ITS ABOVE GROUND. CAN YOU GIVE ME INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION. MY CONCERNS ARE THE PIPE DROPPING DOWN THE WELL AND PRIMING PUMP. THANKS MARK

217. RE:Can I pipe a new garage water line
I want to pipe to a new garage from my house line between the well and the pressure tank, will this work? or do I need to add a pressure tank and control? Thanks, Jim

216. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My deep well submersible pump is running all of the time and I have lower water pressure. Several weeks ago we had a lightning strike and a power outage and the pump was difficult to get to come back on. I think it's logical that the pump was damaged by the lightning strike but how can I determine if it is damaged? Also, my pressure tank seems to be full of air but no water and Yet we still have running water at a very low pressure. How should I proceed? Thanks in advance.

215. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
At our cabin my jetpump wouldn't shut off, this has happened before, but only when I take a shower or run water for awhile. My pressure tank is getting old, do I need a new one or is there an easy fix

214. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well pump is running continuously and pressure is 20psi and will not build any higher

213. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My deepwell was short cycling. I replaced the pressure gaudge and it now runs up to 60 lbs. when I run water the pressure drops to 50 lbs. and plunges to 30 lbs or lower. is that something to worry about.

212. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Installed a jet pump, 1/2 horse.Well is 40 foot deep.Water intake line is down 35 feet in well. I am getting more air than water & I think two things may be causing this. Do you think there is a air leak in the intake line below the check valve at the pump.There is also a check valve in the well. Or do you think my intake line is to deep. I have water at around 8 feet in the well. Pump runs & primed. But open a out let & get air & a little water & loose prime. Thanks

211. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have 2 wells 2pressure tanks.The one well cuts on and off every time we use it,the other will stay on but only be at 20psi.I'm getting air out of both tanks at valve stems.My question is why is pressure so low and why we keep running out of water so quickly?

210. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible pump, it has recently been having air in the water, ie, when I fill a glass it looks cloudy, after a short while it clears up. Any idea how air is getting into the line? There is sufficient water in the well.

209. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a F&W pump, when the pressure gets down to 20, the pump kicks on, but when it gets up to 38 lbs, it takes another 10-15 minutes to get to 40 lbs of pressure. What is causing the pump to run so long?

208. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well pump was short cycling so i had the pressure tank replaced. it now works fine for a while but then gradually loses pressure at the end of the hose. what should i do?

207. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump is stoping and i have to turn it with pliers in reverse then turn breaker back on and it works. can u tell me what i sould do to fix it? working on a tight budget just remodeled the whole place. it happened 3 days ago then again last night. when i got it started this morning it happened again so its getting worse. thanks, ron

206. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump cycles on and off too often and for too short of a cycle. Water pressure is ok, tank is full of water when checked at relief valve. What should I do now?

205. PIPE FELL DOWN INTO WELL
MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING A SUCKER ROD PUMP OUT AND AS THEY WERE PULLING PIPE AND CUTTING THE PIPE THE PIPE FELL BACK DOWN THE WELL. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT OVER THE WELL SO THAT IS WHY THEY HAD TO PULL AND CUT. WHAT IS A FISHING TOOL AND WHERE DO YOU FIND ONE OR MAKE ONE. PEOPLE ARE TELLING US THAT WE CAN FISH THE PIPE OUT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU INADVANCE.

204. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pressure switch is 55-75#. I have an inline water softener.No water problems, except my pressure tank seems to be empty. Is 75# too much pressure? Is this hard on my system, ie. pump, pipes, valves?

203. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What a mistory. At the end of the line furtherest from my shallow water pump I have the greatest pressure. In fact i was filling my pool from the pressure tank drain spicket and the spicket at the other end of our home. At first the spicket at the other end of the home away from the pump had a much higher pressure. Than after five hours of running the hose connected to the pressure tank callapsed from a vacumm. I know the pressure at the source is greater than at a distanct point in the system but it happens every time. What in the world is going on?

202. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My Pump Kicks on and off (Every 5-10 sec),when water is being used.I tap on the large tank up and down and it sounds hollow, all the way to the bottom.I hear water going back down the well when it kicks off and the pressure is dropping.Any idea of what is wrong would help. Thanks

201. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I have a problem that i get water in the house but can not get water at the tap at the well. it seems that naybe thecheck valve at the well is leeking back . to the well i cant find data as how this should work.can you help?

200. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
after my well pump shuts of water leaks slowly from sprinkler head and does not stop.If I plug one head the same thin happens on another

199. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
sirs i have a air over water system. the pressure at the taps is down form when it was put in how do i check it?

198. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Our water cuts off after we use so much of it. I have bought a new pump, new points. After it cuts off i have to go outside and open the points for a bit and then let them back together, after a few min we have water again but it happens again after we use so much. Can't wash clothes and shower within the same hour. Please tell me what to do

197. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have just purchased a home (built in 1999). It has a well and pump that fills a water reservoir in the basement. The previous owner didn't use much water (single guy) and our water pressure if fine. We have been doing a lot of laundry and using the sprinklers and taking 4 showers each day. Last night after running the sprinklers, we went to take a shower and the water that came out was cloudy with sandy sediment. It is coming from every faucet in the house. Do you think there is a problem with the well? Maybe just sediment from the bottom of the reservoir tank? How do if fix it and make it go away?

196. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well is 380 feet deep. Silt has filled 60 feet, I have only 20'feet of water. Where can I find a deep well dirty water pump. so I can keep from blowing it out so frequently?

195. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My brother has replaced his pump - primed it, etc. and they still aren't getting any water....

194. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I purhased my home about a 2 years ago. the home is about 28 years old. we have a well & septic. within the past 4 months, we've starting noticing that our water pressure would fluctuate while running. then i started having issues with our sprinkler system. now we cannot run water for long periods of time without the capasetor blowing. if i am running a hose(to add water to the pool) the switch starts clicking really fast and the capasetor blows and we don't have any water in the house until we replace the capasetor. needless to say, we've shut off the sprinklers, unplugged our water softner and ration our water because we're replacing 2 or 3 capasetors a week. please help!

193. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Problem similar to #23 - I shut off the power to the pump - drained the tank - bled air out to 23 psi and the added air to 42psi - turned on power and pump quicly turned on and off - checked tank 30 minutes later and made a demand for water - switch turned on and off continuously while the demand for water was on and only stopped when I stop running the hose - pressure guage jumps between 48 and 70 while the switch is turning on and off . Why?

192. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
WHAT EFFECT WILL 1" VS 3/4" PIPING FROM PRESSURE TANK HAVE ON THE SYSTEM?

191. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersible pump in my well. I came out one day and the pressure switch was melted and the wires leading to it were fried. I have two questions, one why would that happen? I replaced the pressure switch and the pressure gauge, however the pump is still not working. I keep hearing about "priming" the pump? How do I do that? Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

190. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
water pressure was fine then it became variable one second fast the next slow. Finally the pump went and well company came out. they replaced the pump and this was about 2 months ago. now the same thing is happening and I have no idea on what to do. I can't locate the pressure gauge on my system. I'm afaid that the pump will go bad again please help. thank you.

189. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have about a 225' well, has no pressure and does not turn on. The pump was just pulled and tested 1 month ago. Low hum from the control box.

188. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
HAVE A WELL AT A CAMP WHERE THE ELECT.GOES OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME. PUMP LOSES PRIME AND WHEN ELECT.COMES BACK ON RUNS UNTIL WE GET BACK. HAVE HAD NEW PIPE, FOOT VALVE AND STILL LOSES PRIME. IF WE SHUT PUMP OFF WHEN WE LEAVE, WE HAVE TO PRIME. IS THIS NORMAL. THANKS

187. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a submersible well pump,but the rope attached to it broke to bring it up,only the electric connections are there,can i still bring it up with the wires atttached

186. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Installing a new well pump and pressure tank. Its running but no water comin through the house. How do I know if I got everything hooked up correctly.

185. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I have a deep well.It will prime but only goes to 30psi. the minute I just crack open the valve I lose all preasure.could my foot valve be plugged?

184. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a deep well.It will prime but only goes to 30psi. the minute I just crack open the valve I lose all preasure.could my foot valve be plugged?

183. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
HELP! My well pump switches off after 15 seconds and will not pump water. The PSI says 90. The pump guy left me a message saying that there is no enough amperage and that I could acid treat 50/50 chance of working) or DRILL A NEW WELL! WHAT? I had fine water yesterday, not pressure problem. I just got the filtration working again (IRON PRoblems). Are these the only options? Do wells just suddendly need to be re-drilled? Lokking for second, third opinions. Thanks, Thirsty Family.

182. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a goulds pump, pumping water up out of my well, into a small tank that shows that it will handle up to 100psi. The pump recently started blowing it's seems because it wouldn't cut off. We tried adjusting the switch and it seemed to work for a bit, but then started blowing them again. I replumbed it 4 times, then finally swapped out the switch. The switch looks like it came preset to cut on at 30 and off at 50. when I first put it on it worked intermittently, then started blowing the seems again because it heated up and wouldn't shut off. So..I swapped the switch and replumbed it again and still it won't cut off. Do I need to look at the tank next? I just ran the pump up to 52psi so it would fill the tank, then i located the valve on top of the tank and let some air out..a tiny bit of moisture came out at first, but then just air, so i don't think the bladder has been breached. What can I try next? Should I set the tank to a certain psi? Maybe 50? If i'm cutting off at 50 on the pump and the tank is specced to hold 100psi? Stumped and annoyed. This is the main water source to the house. argh.. any help would be greatly appreciated before I call my expensive plumber. He charged me 800 last year when i swapped the pump and 400 last time i had to swap the switch (bout a year ago). Mayday, mayday...please HHHhhhhelp!

181. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Pump kicks on for 10 seconds and won't build up pressure. Shuts of at 36 or 38 instead of 50 pounds

180. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I bought a house with a well in it for the lawn use only. It ran fine for several years now it makes a loud noise like it is tring to pump but nothing comes out. Is the motor burned out of does it need to be primed?

179. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i need to know what pressure my storage tank needs to be at when it comes from the pump to the house

178. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a shallow well, and one day, im getting alot of sand,but still getting pleanty of water psi,flow,, wheres the sand coming from? is casting no good?

177. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well that is just used for my sprinkler system. Everytime I start it, I have to prime for a good while, then it catches and does a great job sprinkling. Why do I have to prime it everytime I turn it on? Thanks for your help

176. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Im Also Having Problems With My Well. It Seems To Continue To Blow Out My Heating Filement In The Water Heater I Cant Figure It Out....

175. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Iwant to know what size well pump it would take to send water to 60' high and what size pipe to get as many gallons as possible per min.I would like to be able to spray the water in a 360* circle with a good water flow, thank you for your time, F.Ricciardi

174. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a submersable pump in a 100 ft well, with air tank with blater. When water tap is truned on, the pump comes on for a few seconds, if the tap remains open, the pump come back on again. The presaure cage does NOT show a drop in preasure, for a few cycles of this on/off/on/off actrivity. If the tap is let open for a longer period of time the pump will come about 30 psi and stay on it the presaure reaches about 60 psi. I think that I may have a bad preasure sw, what do you think? Larry

173. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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i lose water presuure all the way then it takes forever to build presure back up! i was told eithier theres a leak in a pipe down in the well or the pump is going out. does that sound like thats the problem>> thanks

172. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I purchased a home this past winter which I believe has a well with a submersible pump. I have an interior holding tank of approx 150 gal. The holding tank does not have a blatter but rather a pressure tank in the basement which controls the household water pressure. My problem is the holding tank ran dry and the well pump only pumps for approx 1/2 hour and then cuts out. Is this a safety feature or does it mean the well is low on water? We have left the water pump off overnight however the pump will only operate for the 1/2 hour as mentioned. I would appreciate any info you can provide. Thank.

171. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am digging a shallow well and a section of my 2inches casing came off unglued. Any suggestions ho whow to reglue it to continue the job? The section is can be attached with the inside coupling but when the water is turn on to continue the digging the pressure blows it loose. Thanks fo any sugestion.

170. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I seem to have the same problem as so many others. I have no pressure, the pump will pump, but will not maintain pressure. Is this a bladder problem, or a pump problem or what? Pressure has been gradually going down, and now is non-existent. HELP!!!!

169. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have no water pressure i have water but it comes out slow...what should i do

168. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a deep well pump and it cant keep up with demand. i can only use the shower for three minutes and i cant use to water facits at one or flush the toliet. what should i do?

167. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well pump that the impeller gets stuck. I can take the pump off and free up the impeller to make it work but it gets stuck again after use.

166. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
how do i replace my sbumersible pump? how do i bring the old one up?

165. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I bought a house that has a well. Well, the previous owners said the pressure tank went bad so they removed it in the basement. All I know is I would love to have well water. there are two pipes coming through my basement wall. what do I need to do, I have dug a hundred holes in my yard looking for the casing and I am having no luck! what should I do next?

164. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my water is slowing down i have replaced the pressure switch before. Do you think that is the problem

163. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have lived in our house for over a year now and all of a sudden there is water around the well pump housing. I can see water bubbling up from what seems to be a hole. After about an hour the water dried into the ground, except by the hole. does the well pump let off pressure every once and awhile or is there a much bigger problem below ground? We live in a single wide and have great water pressure even when the water was coming out at a steady stream. I need haelp.

162. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My Pump Kicks on and off (Every 5-10 sec),when water is being used.I tap on the large tank up and down and it sounds hollow, all the way to the bottom. Can I open the valve on the top (after pressure is relesed)And turn it on and let it fill up the tank? If so how high should the water level be??

161. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Just moved into my house one year ago and the pump to the well water sprinker system was working good. but now the water pressure is very low. Not sure what the problem could be.

160. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a single drop jet pump system, but the pipe that brings water to our pump runs underground from the well, through the wall of our basement, and to the pump. Lately the pump is running more frequently, even when we are not running water, like during the night, and water is starting to seep in through our basement wall near the pipe. The house is old and it looks like the wall has been patched previously, so perhaps the previous owner had the same problem at one time.

159. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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Water pump worke fine for longest time. Now pressure is very low in upstairs water sources and turning up the pressure on tank does not work. Any suggestions. Thanks in advance

158. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
recent storm washed away every thing but central machinery small well pump and tank i have to go approx.150 ft down side of hill and draw it up to the pump. do i need a sub to placein the creek to help pull the water up the system was here when we purchaced the land and i amlittle lost as to how and were to start to repair thanks for any advice

157. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
OUR PUMP START ACTING WEIRD BY MAKING LOUD NOISINGAND STOP PUMPING WATER,I WENT T O CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAPPEND,EVERYTHING SEEM NORMAL,BUT PRESSUREGAGE WASBELOW 20PSI,I TURN THE SWITCH OFF FOR AMINUTE,ANDTHEN TURN BACK ON,PUMP START TO RUN VERY VERY WEAK, FOR SOMETIMES,AND STOP, COULD YOU HELP ME OUT THANKS MOE

156. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My water pressure inside my house is low. My guage at the pump reads 20 lbs. My water tank seems to be empty but im still getting water to the house. We normally have about 60 lbs. This happened after a power outage. How to I get the tank primed again to bring the pressure up?

155. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pump gets up to 40lbs where it is to shut off but instead of shuting off it starts to go off and on how do i fix it thanks.

154. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a jet pump new last year. Lot's of water and pressure, but it will not turn off, is there a problem with the jets?

153. Losing pressure
My pump runs and builds up pressure to 60# and then shuts off - we turn on the shower and the water runs with good pressure until we come off the pressure tank. Then the water pressure falls off and the pump starts and seems to lose pressure down to below 20# and then begins to build backup. Goes up to 40# but won't keep steady pressure. I get alot of air thru the faucets - with the water.

152. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have an approximate 13 year old deep well. Just recently the water has started to get dirty. WE contacted a "well company" and they came out and told us that there is bacteria that gets in the lines of a well after so long. the company removed the pipes to check for any bac pipes, adn replaced the old ones. We told the company since they pulled the pump, to replace the old one. They did so. Once all the pipe was replaced, they began pumping air pressure in the well, thereby blowing out the dirty water, as"they" said. It has been nearly a month and we still do not have clear water. the only timd we have clear water is when we leave a faucet running constantly, which seems to gei the water clear. Before the water did not have any odor, and now it smells like oil. We called teh "well company" back and explained to them the problem, They began by blowing the well out again. Tehy done this for 2 days. The water is still not clear. They installed what tehy called a "sand flipper" either down at the pump or below, I am not sure. The water is black now, leaving a fine black silt in the bottom of our sinks and bathtubs. What do we need to do?

151. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well is 150 ft. deep the water leval is at 60 ft. and the pump is at 120ft. I have always used a 1-1/2hp pump but the last time I changed it I went to one with a 14 stage pump instead of the 9 stage. but I am getting less water. How come and what do I need to do. Thank yoy for any help.

150. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pressure tanks reads 40psi, but I am not getting any water out.

149. How do I clean jets without pulling it
I need to clean the screen and jets due to rust build up. Do you know of a chemical I can pour down it to clean it so I do not have to pull it. I was told of a chemical call new well but I can not find it anywhere.

148. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump stopped working i have a myers 1hp jet pump and a shallow well the holer , holds like 40, 50 pounds of of water will the jet pump i have work if so can u e mail me a pic of how to put it on please i have 4 kids thank you

147. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a problem with my water well when I run the pump it runs for a long time then kicks off then I turn the water on and it has a lot of pressure and water at first butt it does not last and I have no water. the well is about 125-foot deep and I am using a jet pump.

146. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My generator keeps running but pourly water comes out in the house. Whats the problem? How can i fix it?

145. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well dug about 20 ft deep. Have to install a motor.Please sugest which tyupe of motor is ideal. The house is a 2 storied house. Have to get the water frm well to overhead tank which is placed around 25ft high. Thanks for the information.

144. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a jet pump operating with a precharged pressure tank, which is solely dedicated to a lawn sprinkler system. The system runs good (pressure gauage 50 - 30) I would like to increase my water pressure to 60 - 40. Is there an adjustment on the pump or is it factory set.

143. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water runs for 5 minutes then cuts off for 5 minutes constantly. How do I adjust the pressure switch and to what pressure?

142. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 120 volt submersible pump in a 50 ft. hand dug well. We ran out of water because the water level dropped to 1 ft in the well & the pump is about 10 inch from the bottom. I found a crew to clean out the bottom of the well and now I have two feet. I turned the power off to the pump when I noticed we didn't have water. The water pressure value read about 40 psi with no water after I pulled the power. What procedure do I need to follow when I turn the power back on to see if the pump will work with one foot of extra water?

141. no water from jet pump to sprinklers
jet pump runs no water to the sprinkler system

140. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I would like to know if a divise to inject air into the system is needed on my well. Submersible pump 90 Ft. Captive air tank. Thank you!

139. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have the some problem as the person in item 60.How much air pressure should in my bladder tank?

138. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I would like to know if you can back flush or blow out a foot valve about 80 feet doen without pulling the pipe(galvanized)? Any suggestions?

137. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
How do I disconnect the water line between the well&pumpbwry

136. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump keeps blowing the reset button on my relay box , I can herethe relay clicking on and off

135. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When I use water, my pressure gauge jumps up and down and makes a clicking noise. Also, the water pressure is the house is pulsating and when we don't use any water, the pressure gauge stays on 38 psi. What do I need to do to solve my problem? please help

134. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
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I have a water well that has a submergible water pump wich is not working and needs to be replaced ,the well is aproximately 70 feet deep,my question is: can I replace th existing metal pipe for a lighter one like PVC or coper pipe? this existin pipe is very heavy.

133. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Response to 15 sounds like hole in bladder tank its not holding pressure get new tank

132. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Let pressure build and open tap farthrast from tank this should bleed system you have air in system

131. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
it sounds as though well pump is running even if the power is off.it only stops if i turn off the water coming into the pressure switch by shutting of water by manual valve.if i shut down pressure switch from the breaker box i can still hear well if i go outside.Have no water problem just afraid will burn up pump.

130. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
hoi, well when i went to bed i had water in the house and now we don't have a a drop.my neighbor helped me replace the switch box and still no nothing no pressure,no water in the tank i took all the air pressure out of there and now i have nothing, please i need some advice or something i have three small kids and the youngest is a baby i need water! thank u for taking the time to read this!!!!

129. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Need Diagram,on check valve and pump,motor assembly,for a Red Jacket.Please and thank you.Donnie.

128. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well pump contstantly runs, will not shut off, and will not pump any water,I dont know what happened.

127. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
pressure on my tank reads 30 lbs but when water runs in starts fine and then goes to almost no pressure can you help?

126. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i woke up to no water i have a submersible pump about 30 ft. i took and ohn reading phase to phase and the reading was 4kohms ground to each phase aokay how do i get the pump out of the ground are there any more checks i can do i have all the right votages and the pressuare switch reads 50 psi no water any tips or checks im missing please help this is my first submersible pump thanks john

125. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Does anyone have a solution are may can help me out? I lost my home to fire in 11-07.I put a new home back but when I connected the well water back to the house.I'm getting muddy water and a film on the water like an oil substances. Please Help.

124. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have replaced the water tank the pump and the foot valve to my system and I can't get the water to pump into the tank...please help

123. Water Well Pump Problem
We have a dirt race track and we have a water well system put in. it is pumping at 3 gallons a minute. last year it went from taking 3 days to refill, to now 6 days to refill. Having a race track, that does not help us at all. i was hoping you could help. do you have any suggestions????Please

122. TEK Pumps
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121. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
we have a well as our source of water. there is only enough pressure for one load with our water system. if the laundry is on one can use the shower because there wont be enough pressure for the shower to stay on. we thought about placing another water tank after the water softener so the system has enough volume and pressure. our thinking is the water softener is reducing the flow of water to the loads in the house, so if we place the water tank after the water softener it might solve our pressure and volume problem. thank you in advanced for any comments.

120. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My submersible pump gave out, I pulled it, 195 ft. and in the meantime I noticed oil or what smelled like an oil based material on the electric lines, water pipes. I sank a perforated plastic bottle and came out with some sort of oil. Me question is; does a submersible pump have encased oil in it to lubricate?

119. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a drilled well approximately 11 years old. A month ago we started pumping CLAY when the taps were turned on..NIGHTMARE.. After two days it cleared up. Then the well was good for a month and once again we began pumping clay. Two days later it cleaned up once again.. Well driller attributed it to a mini earth quake. We live close to a rail road..shake rattle and roll.. Also we have increased our water input this year as our old pipe was full of iron x3 the pressure now once that was fixed. Not sure why we pump clay..75 feet down into shall type rock. Suggestions cause.. pump is not on the bottom either so not sucking contanimates.

118. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: http://www.chinookdogs.com
I have low water pressure. The gauge says 12 pounds. However, the tank has about 50 pounds in it.

117. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well we just replaced the water heater and presure tank. When we turned the pump back on the tank and water heater filled up it got to presure then less thsn a minute later we lose presure and well kicked on. that went on for about 3 hours now we have no water or presure.Could it be sommething other replacing pump?

116. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have Craftsman 1 hp deep well jet pump that does not want to prime. all the connections seem to be ok( no leaks ). any suggestions? thanks

115. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i need an answer to question #61

114. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We had water when we woke up this morning and then by noon the pump was steadly running and no water. It didn't start until a recent day before flooding rain. we changed the points, and foot valve , but the pump still did the same thing running and no water. please e-mail me back with advise

113. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I just installed a new 1.5hp well pump, and know twice in 1 week I have had to clean the in line filter. it is pumping a red mud like substance what is wrong?

112. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Jet Pump (Goulds) need priming, pump runs but no water pressure. I just replace the air diaphragm. How do you prime this pump?

111. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am debating on having a well dug for my house. I have city water now but have problems with leakes because the water main is on the street behind me. The water line from the water main runs through 3 other properties and I constantly have to dig up their land to fix the leak. Could you please tell me the pro's and con's of having a well dug and the maintenace a well requires. Thank You

110. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having very low water pressure, bought 1 hp control box, and now is throwing breaker. Could you please tell me what the problem may be. There are no leaks above gound level. Thanks, Sherri

109. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a problem i have a well pump. my water comes on for 2-3 mins. than i don't have nothing{no water|} for hours it has been like this for 2 days. please help i have kids

108. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Water pressure within the house seems fine, however the gauge goes to 65, drops to 40 in 75 seconds and starts again. This goes on all day/night. Appears to be no water leaks above nor below ground. Appreciate any ideas you might have. Thanks Very Much.

107. RE; Pump continues to run, won't shut off.
Pump continues to run, won't shut off. We have to tap the connection box to get it to stop. What do we look at before calling a plummer????

106. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have well water. yesterday i accidentally left the water running at my garden hose. now i am out of water. the pump keeps running, but no water. i have checked the tank, and it is rated at 100 psi. any advise(other than obviously don't leave the water running) will be greatly appreciated!

105. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I NED TO KNO WHAT TO O. I HAD WATER LASTNIHT NIGHT. I GET UP THIS MORNING AN THERE I NO WATER. I HAVE KIDS AND IFE PEASE HELP

104. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I pump water from a lake for irrigation. I recently extended the pipe about 18 ft further into lake because lake water closer to shore is low. Since I extended the pipe, my pump loses prime and will not pump water. After I poor considerable water into the pump it will start pumping water and runs great until I shut it off. What is causing the pump to lose its prime each time I shut the pump off?

103. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What is the safe distance for deep well pump (140 feet deep) from the three storey building? Will it affect the foundation of the building if it is too near?

102. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
After I run the water from my well and turn the tap off, the pump stops then turns on and off 2-3 times after this, can you suggest a fix to this. Thank you

101. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I seem to loose water pressure almost completely to my sinks when I flush the toilet, also, we just discovered that the pump comes on when we flush the toilet and it does not shut off. (this is probably the reason for the high electric bills) I need help.

100. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a pump 20/40 it is running all the time. I have low presure some times and then high. i replaced the presure switch but this did not help,it just keeps running.can you please help. Thank you for any thing you can offer.

99. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I recently replaced my 40 gallion hot water heater.It has been 2 months and i still have alot of air in the system.what could be the problem?

98. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My 1HP 10GPM wellpump was just replaced with a 1hp Welltrol 7gpm pump. I'm getting only a trickle of water - just like comment # 96. I had to replace pipes the ruptured during the time it was 'dead' (freezing climate) and the company that installed my pump is saying that my pipes are clogged. Could there be an issue with the pump GPM rating that is causing the problem? How do I troubleshoot underground pipes leading to the house?

97. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i hear a loud noise wnen water shuts off, what can be?

96. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am getting a small trickle of water when I turn on my faucets. My blatter, brand name Welltrol by Ameritrol is showing 5% pressure. It is getting electricity at this sight. I had a plummer look at it yesterday and is coming back today. He doesn't seem to be too sure as to what the problem could be, I am asking for some advise. Please contact me asap. Thank you.

95. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have a well pump that won't turn off, have to turn off breaker to stop it. What causes this? What should be the first things to look at? Any trouble shooting ideas would be great.

94. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
jet pump runs continuously and were not getting any water or pressure. What is going on and how can we rectify this situtation.

93. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Hi, My well pump has stopped running and the breaker switch will not stay on. I changed the pressure relief switch outside the tank but the breaker still cuts off and the pump does not come on. The pump was replaced about 8 months ago. Is there anything else I can do before going into the well it'self? Thanks! Tim

92. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I HAVE A SHALLOW WELL APROXIMENTLY 60 FEET DEEP AND A SHALLOW WELL PUMP USING 2 PIPES, THE PUMP COMES ON AN PUMPS PRESSURE AND I CAN ADJUST THE PRESSURE TO 80 PSI AND I PUT A SHUT OFF VALVE IMEDIATELY AT THE OUTPUT OF THE PUMP AND IT HOLDS PRESSURE OVER NIGHT WHEN VALVE IS CLOSE, SO THE FOOT VALVE IS GOOD AN NO LEAKS IN THE PIPES IN THE WELL, HOW EVER WHEN THE VALVE IS OPENED TO LET WATER INTO THE STORAGE TANKS PUMP BUILDS UP PRESSURE AND IMEDIATLY LOOSES PRESSURE CAUSING THE PUMP TO SHUT ON AND OFF, BUT WHEN THE VALVE IS CLOSED THE PRESSURE STAYS IN THE LINE INTO THE HOUSE SO THERE IS PRESSURE TILL ITS USED UP. SO WHATS THE PROBLEM?

91. : How It Works: Water Well Pump
i'm planning to hand drill my own well for water at my trailer site. What all do i need to complete the entire project. I want to be able to get a water line hooked to my trailer to shower and toilet. I'm not interested in drinking the water.It will be about a 2 inch pipe driven by hand. Can you help me out with the info needed.

90. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We've recently had freezing temps---I've warmed up the pump house (heat lamp had been unplugged during recent pump replacement) now the pump runs but there isn't any water or pressure. The pump drips water---have I killed another pump? Or does it just need to be primed? What's the pressure switch for? --

89. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I had a leak in my valve that runs the main water into my house. I had to shut the well down in order to fix my valve. Once fixed I turned my well or pump back on and have no pressure. It has been roughly 2 hours. What might be the problem?

88. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Cap blew of newly installed (3weeks) well pump...no water pressure...was able to tape and screw cap back on but still almost no pressre. What would cause cap to blow off? Need help fast we have a handicapped child...need water... Thanks

87. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
DEar sir, HI! i HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM; ON 1-26-08 AT ABOUT 9:45PM MY WATER IN MY ENTIRE HOUSE WAS DIMINISHING FOR NO REASON, AFTER 25MN THERE IS NO MORE WATER INMY ENTIRE HOUSE.i'M PANIKING RIGHT NOW, DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE ADVISE; AS I'M FIRST TIME USER OF WELL SYSTEM. i DO NOT KNOW WHAT MAY BE WRONG? i'M VERY AFRAID. THERE IS NO WTER FOR MY KIDS AND WIFE TO USE. PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY and me. Roge

86. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a shollow well and i replace everything i can not get water in my tank or in my house what am i doing wrong

85. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
When I use water, my pressure gauge jumps up and down and makes a clicking noise. Also, the water pressure is the house is pulsating and when we don't use any water, the pressure gauge stays on 38 psi. What do I need to do to solve my problem?

84. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well has frozen. need to know how to prime. Thanks

83. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a well in italy, about 8m deep and water table at about 4 meters, i need to purchase the sufficiant pump and equipment i need to feed a 3 bedroom house and garden irrigation, please can you tell me what would be suitable, many thanks roy

82. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: gbm1500@aol.com
can you replace a deep well jet pump with shallow one with out changing the jet assembly to a foot valve?

81. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I live on an island and bought property in 2005. unfortunately we were not aware of the simple fact that we had no private or public water pressure, hence the need for a well. we found someone to drilled the well But thats all he did! so we are left to figuring out how to complete the system. Your info has make this very complex problem understandable and possible. Mahalo, wet with no water

80. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well pump that cycles on and off every three to four seconds. It maintains around 30 psi and doesn't seem to run out of water. The pressure tank has 30 psi. After I run the pump and trip the breaker I only have pressure in the system for a few seconds. Does this sound like a pressure tank problem ?

79. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having trouble getting a constant flow of water at the faucet. The water when it turns on will increase and decrease as the pump kicks on and off. If i turn the water on full blast at the faucet the water cuts out. It used to continue to flow for as long as you wanted as long as it wasnt on full blast but now the water will just run out after running for a few seconds. If the faucet is open and i go out to the pump house and reset the pump it will kick on ans continue to pump water to the faucet but if i turn it off at the faucet the water will not turn back on.

78. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having trouble getting a constant flow of water at the faucet. The water when it turns on will increase and decrease as the pump kicks on and off. If i turn the water on full blast at the faucet the water cuts out. It used to continue to flow for as long as you wanted as long as it wasnt on full blast but now the water will just run out after running for a few seconds. If the faucet is open and i go out to the pump house and reset the pump it will kick on ans continue to pump water to the faucet but if i turn it off at the faucet the water will not turn back on.

77. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have well water and my presure in my house is very poor everywere in the house. so bad it is very hard to even take a shower. i have a 1/3 hp pump is thier any way i can get more pressure threw out my house? ( would a biger pump do it? )

76. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pressure swith on my water tank is turns on and off quickly. What can be the cause of it? Thank you

75. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My pressure swith on my water tank is turns on and off quickly. What can be the cause of it? Thank you

74. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
The Culligan man was modifying my water conditioner while I was away from home. The repairman called me as he felt the pressure switch and storage tank needed replacement. That evening, after his repairs, our water pressure was greatly reduced. The following evening we had no water pressure at all. The repairman returned and found that the submersible pump's motor had failed and he replaced the pump. Again the following evening we had no water pressure. This time the repairman said that the installed pressure switch was defective. The pressure switch was again replaced and the system is now working. The problem is that the Culligan man says that our seven year old pump shorted itself out, that the timing of the pump failure was a coincidence and had nothing to do with his work or the defective pressure switch. Before I pay this man $1,800 I need to believe he is being truthful. Can you offer any guidance?

73. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 312ft well with a submersible pump.The pressure switch will engage,but won't disengage. I can only get water when the faucet is turned on at the well.I changed the pressure switch,but it did not fix the problem. Please help.

72. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well keeps blowing a fuse. The well had been coming on often because the bladder in pressure tank had a hole. What can I check before planning on a new pump?

71. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: http://deep-sky-blog.blogspot.com
In response to #70, your pump has probably lost it's prime. Take check valve off and prime with water until it "catches". Low temperatures don't matter provided you have a heat lamp (and you should) in your pumphouse.

70. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump is running and i have no water in the house the well has pleanty can you please help me we recently had very frigid weather but the temp has since hit 40-50.

69. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am experiencing a strong chemical odor in the well pump chamber. Is there some kind of lubricant in the pump that may be leaking?

68. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My toliet downstairs only bubbles when running water in other parts of the house. What might be causing this?

67. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
have a well pump that won't turn off, have to turn off breaker to stop it. What causes this? What should be the first things to look at? Any trouble shooting ideas would be great.

66. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i bought a house that hasnt been lived in for a year and a half having trouble starting my deep water well pump

65. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
In regards to #1's question about the toliet not flushing when it rains, I would be willing to bet that your stink pipe (no offense meant) is clogged. This is the pipe that comes out of your roof and vents the septic lines so air can escape. Right now yours is venting up through the dry ground but when it rains, you loose your vent. I had an oold house that had this issue and ended up venting the 4" line behind the shrubs around the back of the house with a tee and then a straight section of pipe to above ground level, then a 4" cap with a couple of 1/4" holes drilled in it.

64. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: # 32
For # 32 I don't know if you are new to well living, but it certainly sounds like you may have run your pumps dry and they got hot. This is not good as heat will destroy a pump.If you do not have a lo-pressure cut off, now would be a good time to install one. I know from experience!

63. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We are trying to start a shallow pump that hasn't been run in a year. Pump sounds good but won't pull the water. how do we prime with no water?

62. For people whose pump turns on and off quickly.
to post #24 and #54: I've had this problem before and it was a problem with the pressure tank. The basics of how it works: Since air is compressable and liquid isn't, without air to even out pressure from the pump, the pressure switch will switch on and off real fast while you use water. So what is supposed to happen is when the pressure tank is empty(of water), it should have 2 PSI less than it's rated capacity worth of compressed air(check your tank, it might be different for you, mine said 2 PSI less than rated). When the pump cuts on it should compress the air in tank even more, but it will happen slowly and regulate the water pressure to your house. First check the pressure in the pressure tank. If you have a built in gauge, don't trust it, Chances are if all the air has escaped from the tank the gauge is now damaged and isn't showing the actual pressure. For instance mine is broken after my problem and reads 40 PSI when it's completely empty of air and water. The pressure tank should have a valve on the top somewhere so air can be added or taken out. Use a tire pressure gauge on the valve on the top of the pressure tank to take a reading. It should be near the psi the tank is rated for. Use the other end of the tire pressure gague to press the valve down to let just a quick burst of air out. If you get only air out then I can't help ya, its another problem, but if you get a spray of water shooting out at ya, then your pressure tank may be out of air. These tanks are supposed to be checked twice per year for air pressure. You will have to get yourself some type of air pump. You can use a manual one but it'll take forever. An electric bicycle pump will work fine, but to do it quickly you'll want a decent air compressor. You'll need to cut off the electricity to your pump first. Then open up a faucet or two or three, or a hose, something to let the water out, I have a pressure gauge that branches off the pipes that feed my pressure tank so i unscrew that because its more convinient. Use whatever pump you have to pump air into the pressure tank while emptying the water out. Keep pumping air into the tank until no more water comes out of your faucet/hose/whatever. Without the water to hold the air in, it too will escape the tank, this is fine. Once you only have air coming out you want to close everything back up and turn off your air pump/compressor. Run your water pump for about 2 or 4 seconds, This should fill the pressure tank with just enough water to prevent the escape of air from the tank. Turn the water pump back off. Pump air into your pressure tank for a few seconds then stop and take a pressure reading from the tank. if it's not going up, run your water pump 2 more seconds and repeat this process until pressure starts to build up in your pressure tank. Then finish filling your pressure tank with air to its recomended empty capacity (mine is 2 below its full capacity). Once you've done that put everything back to normal and plug your water pump backin. It should run for a good minute or more because you've emptied out your pressure tank. But you should be good now. If it loses all it's air in a few days you have a leak in the tank somewhere, check for water bubbles around it or the valve, or get a professional to check it out at this point. Hope this helped! :)

61. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well pump that won't turn off, have to turn off breaker to stop it. What causes this? What should be the first things to look at? Any trouble shooting ideas would be great.

60. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I lost water pressure and found out a couple of pvc fittings had worked loose. I also put a new cutoff switch on the side of pump a 30/50 one. What pressure do I need to have in my bladder tank to make it operate correctly?

59. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Website: yahoo
I have a submersable pump well, the pressure has fallen to 25 lbs and the pump runs continusly. If the water runs a little wile it drops to 20lbs . I never hear the pressure valve click or shut off. Would appreciate your help.

58. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Can a pump designed to be a double drop jet pump be converted to to a single drop pump? I have a system that has a submersible pump that pumps in to a 500 gallon tank. I then have a pump that pressurizes a pressure tank that feeds the house. this pump has gone bad and am wondering if a jet pump I have can be used.Thanks.

57. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have ahallow well and it won't get pressure. we have changed the pump and footing do you have any sugestions

56. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Same problem as Number 49, please help!

55. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My well pump comes on unt tank pressure reaches 55psi.My problem is as soon as the water is turned on the presure drops back to 30psi and the pump comes back on.The pressure builds back up to 55psi quickly.This happens continously.Any suggestions?

54. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have the same issue as #24, above. Any suggestions? 24. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump I have a 50 foot bored well. Lately, my pump has been coming on and off very quickly whenever I use the water. The pressure is good and the water is clear. Any ideas?

53. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i have a well that is 35 feet deep when i first cut my water on in the shower i have kpressure then after about 10 seconds i have no water pressure could some one please help me?

52. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My 3/4/ hp jet pump comes on for about 10 seconds every 10 minutes. The pressure is only about 5 lbs. I measured the pressure at the top of the water tank which has a bladder valve. It is practically zero. I tried to pump air into it by using a bycycle pump but could not get enough air pressure in it to measure. The water supply is a cistern about 10 feet away. Can you give me some suggestions as what might be the problem. Thank you, Tom qxxgu

51. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a deep well jet pump. Well is 72' deep. We replaced the foot valve and re-started the pump but it will not prime. How do I re-prime the pump? I am assuming that this is the problem since the pump runs. Thanks for any help.

50. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Can you please give me some suggestions what we can look for to keep the well pump from losing prime. Every couple of days the pump begins to contiuously run until there is no water pressure. It takes many attempts to get the pump to prime again, sometimes it will not prime until the next day. The well is shallow, but has water in it. What could it be? The check valve has been replaced and that hasn't helped can you?

49. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a well with a submersable pump. Recently I have noticed that the pump builds up to only 40 PSI and will not stop running. I seem to have plenty of water and water pressure, but I don't believe that the pump should be running all the time. What could be the problem?

48. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I'm having the same problem as #47. what is the answer?

47. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
My Well keeps tripping the breaker?? What can I do prior to calling a repair man??

46. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my well will not shut off. I changed the contact box but it still didnit shut off and then the water would stop pumping. I have a 30/50 contact box I changed it to a 40/60 then that is when the water would stop pumping. So I putted my 30/50 contact box back on. So I have to turn the breaker box off so it want keep running. I see my contacts or burned up on one side so why wouldnt the 40/60 contact box wouldnt work Do I need to keep using the 30/50

45. how many kilowatts
how many kilowatts does a well pump have?

44. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I think my jet pump needs priming after the pumphouse froze. Pump runs but no water, plenty in well. How to prime? Useless at mechanics but will try. Lynda

43. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Having the same problem as #15. Pump runs continously but will not shut off or build up proper pressure. I have a preset swith from 30/50 but cannot get over 25 psi.

42. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I Have a 100 foot well with submersable pump, a small captive air tank and pressure control switch located inside the well. Teh pump comes on briefly and pressure builds to normal then cuts off and we have no water. The pump seems to come on at random times and shuts off. I'm not sure how long it runs before shutting off since it comes on a t random intervals. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

41. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
im trying to find typ pipping plans for a well water system with one pump serving two dwellings

40. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
i HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY JET PUMP

39. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
What are the chance of a well going dry?

38. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a shallow 12 foot well and a jet pump in the house. The well is up hill from the house and will in good times create 20 lbs. of pressure up stairs. Lately the pump has stopped pumping and has air in the line, yet there is a vacuum towards the well side of the check valve two feet from the jet pump, even after back filling the line to the well.By restricting the outlet from the jet pump I cancreate some flow and pressure but alwayswith some air. This is after a few days of use. The well is 500 feet from the house so we are using up what is in the line and then the problem starts again. Can there be a leak on the inlet pipe even though there is a vacuum on the line after the pump has been shut off, still there after a day with no one home. Please help if you can.

37. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I can tap on top of the pump switch and it will start pumping...otherwise , once the water in the tank is gone...we have none thank u if you can help

36. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a shallow well about 20 feet. When I hooked up a shallow well pump I primed the pump and we have a check valve about 1 foot from the well pump. I can't seem to get it to draw up the pipe. I dropped a line down to see if the well has a waterline of about 3 feet. I can also hear suction as I release the check valve. Any ideas what would cause it not to draw up the line?

35. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I am having air come out of my water lines when the washer or anything that uses a lot of water comes on. What is the first thing I need to check to see if my well is running dry and how do I do that. Thank you for your help.

34. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I changed the pressure switch and the pump will not shut off unless i tap the switch. this is the reason i changed out the switch. Any Suggestions.

33. Shallow well pump for irrigation
I have a 16' well used for irrigation at the coast. Question: Low volume ? has caused the bearing in the pump to start squelling. Is there any remedy? If pump is replaced, how can I prevent a reoccurrence?

32. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have been experiencing several problems that companies can't diagnose. We ran out of water 10 days ago. The home has three wells on the property and 2 connected to the house. We were power washing the deck and ran out of water. Both well pumps turn on at the same time and fill seperate tanks. The first company that came out dropped pennies in the well and tried to restart the pumps. Only one pump recovered water. This lasted for 3 days and then stopped working. We shut the power off and then restarted it the next day and had water for 3 days. Then we called a different company and they came out to determine that the wells were dry. They charged us $175 to drop ice cubes down a well and put a volt meter to the wires to measure the amperage. I am not happy. One issue I would like to report them to the better business bureau. Secondly, they told us to get water delivered. We did do that at $200. So we have water in the wells, but now the pumps would not recover. What is the possible problem and what course of action should we take with choosing a company to resolve this. Questions we should ask to protect ourselves from overcharging companies. If we need to replace both pumps, how much do they cost and which type do you recommend for a 350 and 600 foot well? This is a hilly and rocky environment that is noted for well problems apparently (something they don't tell you before you buy a home).

31. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
We have a leak under the house. We turned off the pump so the plumber would not have to swim. Now the plumber wants the water on for a minute so he can more easily locate the leak but now the pump sounds like it is running until we release the switch. The gage does not move or jiggle, it is dead on 0. The pump will not come on, why?

30. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
do i need a storage tank with my submersible pump?

29. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I purchased a new deep well jet pump. Is there anything that I need to be cautious of when installing the new pump. Do you have a step by step guide that shows how to do this job?

28. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I recently replaced my jet and foot valve for my deep well jet pump system. I primed the system and it seemed to be working fine for a few weeks. Now the pump seems to have gone bad. It will not hold pressure when it shuts off, therefore it needs to run constantly in order for us to get water and pressure (which is weak). When I shut off the valve thats located after the pump and before the pressure tank/diaphram, the pump continues to run and does not build up enough pressure to shut off. Does it sound like I need to replace the pump or could it be something down in the well?

27. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Do you have any ideas on how to retrieve galvanized pipe and pump from our well. A rig crew attempted to bring it up and got 8ft from the top and the old still pitless broke and now we only have pipe to try to retrieve from a depth of approximately 60ft at this point. They are trying to fashion a claw like tool that will fit in the casing and clamp to the pipe and tighten as pressure is applied to pull it up. If this fails do we have any other option for retrieval or will we have to drill another well? Please help any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

26. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I Have a submersable pump with external control switch & pressure switch with manual switch on. The pump cuts off and we lose pressure. I can manually restart and the pump runs for 30 seconds or so and shuts off. The manual restart will not allow me to restart for about 1 min. and when I restart the same problem continues.

25. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I turned the preasure switch up on my pump it ran great for a few weeks and now the pump and tank has no pressure the pump motor runs but no preasure and when it shuts off it seems like there is no drag of a pump. Can the impellars blow out??

24. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have a 50 foot bored well. Lately, my pump has been coming on and off very quickly whenever I use the water. The pressure is good and the water is clear. Any ideas?

23. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
my pump goes off every two minutes. There doesn't seem to be any water in the tank.The pressure is 28psi and the gauge reads 63 and never changes even when I turn off the pump and open all the faucets. when we need water we turn on the pump and we have excellent pressure and all the water we need. We have a surface well and water comes down to the house with gavity, but the pump gives us more pressure. what could the problem be?

22. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
I have an eighty foot deep well. For some reason the jet pump won't shut off. The water pressure is not too good. I get some air back out of the pump water fill. The reading on the pressure guage is only 25 LBS, used to be fifty, pump is new in August 2007. I shut the valve to the house to isolate the pump and made a loop and the pressue is still 25 LBS. Is it possible that there is a leak from the pump underground? Thank you

21. RE: How It Works: Water Well Pump
Have a rotary drilling rig with 5ft sections of drill stem, I have drilled several wells aned brought them in and made good wells. I now have some memory problems and cant remember how I pumped out the well untill it cleared up 4 inch 150 feet well screen with gravel on the outside of the caseing 6inch hole very sandy, if you got time email me with some thought pattern thats not old timers, thanks

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If I let my water rum full open for more than about 10 minutes I loose pressure and have to reset the pressure switch. When I do this the pressure comes back up so there must be water in the well. There is a valve in the line where the service line enters the house and this valve sounds like it is sucking air when the pump in running. What is my problem?

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Whatis the term whem a pump comes on and off very quickly?

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I can tap on top of the pump switch and it will start pumping...otherwise , once the water in the tank is gone...we have none uuhhhhhg! thank u if you can help

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I have a 4 yr old Sears Craftsman Model 390.251183 Jet Pumpwith a Captive Air Pressure Tank on a Deep Well System. I few days ago we noticed rthat the pupm was running continuousely after having taken a shower and doing a load of wash. after a half hour or so I turn the pump off in fear that it would over heat if it ran too much longer. this situation was not changed and I don't know what went wrong. Can you provide some support in this matter?

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I have a submersible pump. Last weekend, we started getting low pressure, then nothing. I Shut off the breaker, let it set a while and then turned it back on and still have low pressure. What can be the cause?

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Hi!What happens when my pump is dragging around 28 psi and won't shut off?? i think there is an airlock but have run every tap in the house,,could it be low water level in my well ?? I appreciate your assistance!!

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The motor on my jet pump runs continuously.We're in a drought..Thanks

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Is the Jet Pump just a Venturi Jet? What is the gain of the device? Or better puit, What psi & gpm drives the main part of the pump and produces what psi & gpm? I have seen Eductors and they look like a Tri-Jet but how many and what size jet for a given input diameter? Reggie

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I have a Carftsman 1 HP deep well pump. Currently I have it at the top of a hill situated in the basement of our cottage. I want to move it to the lake so that priming is lees of a chore. The pump will be 150 ft from the cottage and the lift up is 60 feet. I have heard that pushing the water is more efficient, can you tell me if it will actually work in the scenario I have decribed. I am concerned that the pressure will be too high pushing the water the 150 feet up hill. Also, if I do this, what size pipe should I run from the pump to the cottage?

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Can two jet pumps be hooked up in series to incraese total head. Say, 2 pumps each of 80 meter THead be operared to get ~~ 160 Meters.

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can you explain working of jet assembly for deep water pumping in detail?

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why are some pumps marked 5gal. per min. and others 12 to 15 per min.? were should each be used, in a submersable pump well?

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I know that the principle by which a jet pump works is commonly used in labs and the real world. What is the name of the principle or law that describes this action. It's only been 57 years since I took physics. Thank you, Pat Riggins

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i shocked our well yesterday, and it stopped working. the circuit blew, and when we reset, it immediately blows again. is there any troubleshooting we can do before replacing the pump inside the well? (THERE WAS A WIRE MISSING A WIRE NUT WHICH GROUNDED OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE CASING - WE FIXED THAT, BUT TOO LATE!)

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Do you have any diagrams of where the screen on a deep well is located? Also what is on the bottom of a well caseing to prevent the sand or stone from comming into the caseing.

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My pump has been going on and off erratically. I drained the water out of the pump by connecting a hose to the faucet. I checked the pressure and it was at zero. I closed the faucet and added 28lbs. of air. This fixed the problem but it occured again after a couple days. Any suggestions!!!!!!!!!

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a submersable pump was lost in 153 ft.well. It now sits on bottom with nothing connected. How can I retrieve it?

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One day I lost water pressue and kept tapping water until it turn rusty.During this time the water pump did not turn on. I checked my breaker box and nothing was tripped.10 hrs later the pump kicked on and presently have clear running water. What happened?

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i was loking for more about water pumps so found this from google thank you so much

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Thank you for simply making this information available on the internet. I simply googled "how a well works" and got this - I question because after it rains, my toilet doesn't work properly and the water pressure is low or the well seems to dry up... wondered why it happens when it rains... now I think it may have to do with pressure.... will keep looking for more answers... but this page was highly informative and one of a kind... so thank you again ;)