Recent content by Ramz28

Ok it is done...... many hrs later, phone calls, beer and food. Removed the well house. Dragged 100ft pvc well pump up and out, called craigpump for advice on a pump, great guy.. bought a pump at lowes with new well seal and some heat shrink. What an experience... thank all of you guys for help...

Yea there is a vent line... so the only place to buy a pump today is home depot.. not very happy with that idea but i need water. My tank is a 8.9gallon drawdown. So im lookin at the most common pumps 10gpm. Seems like that will be a good match based on what ive read. If i go with a larger...

Ok sh#t finally hit the fan. Spoke with shaun he was unable to come out this weekend. We were going to link up next weekend.. well pump crapped out......ughhh. just came out of the well. Its a 4 bolt well seal. I loosened all the bolts and was able to pull the pump up a few feet but not all the...

This seems like its going to become a big expensive job. I have no idea what im doing. I thought id see the pump and unscrew it and screw the new 1 in.........

Ok after many hrs of diggin and removing floor boards i still cant find my pump... looked in the well and saw this.... Under my stairs in the utility room is this... I followed the pipes in the utility room they go in the dirt.. i can hear the pump when its on but i cant find it. Then in the...

Ok the filter is gray when i take it out and very solid. I jut checked the test that the home inspector sent out. It soesnt mention anything except coliform and ecoli. Ecoli came back neg and coliform +. Then the well was treated. It always comes out grey. No smell or anything. I havent drank...

Also i had the water tested before we purchased. It failed for total coliform. Seller shocked well and had it retested. It has passed. I have a filter after the well tank and after about a month the filter looks like a block of cement. I replace it every 3 weeks.

Lol i was just about to post a question about that. I explained what was happening to a buddy of mine. His first question was if the pressure switch was clicking on and off when the pump was turninf on and off. I said no it clicks at 40 and at 60 but not in betweeen when the pump turned off. He...

Thank you. I will remove it and clean/ replace it tomorrow night

Gray box is pressure switch? What would be the clogged nipple? Thanks

Hi everyone. Im new to owning a house with a well system. It seems straight foward but complicated.. hopefully all you gurus can help me. Ive lived here for 8 months with no water problems except for very high tds meter reading if that matters (550ish). Heres the story: I took a hot...