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OK update...dug down and rejoined suction pipe. I can slowly fill the suction pipe to the top with city water but it drops down fast when I stop filling... I have a water faucet tap attached to the top of my suction pipe. When I supplement the suction side with town water, my pump will pump...

"Well"...(sorry) I figured it out...It seems that I snapped my suction pipe off at a coupling...Good news, it's 4 feet down...I dug down to it and will manually rethread tomorrow...I have no idea how I managed to do this though, I was using a 14" pipe wrench and was being cautious as I have...

Thanks for the reply... I tightened really well all the way down and used ample pipe sealant...Do you think I need to develop the well with air or make a bailer? Sam

OK...here's the history...I put an 1 1/4" sand point in 7 years ago...it ran fine until this year. I suddenly had no capacity for my sprinklers. When I ran a garden hose down it, the well just takes the city water and it never comes up to the top of the pipe. It would show 6 feet of water...