smokingtundra
New Member
Hi All....
I have a 600 foot deep well, 2hp Goulds pump hung at 560ft. It was installed in 1990. (Around here, well would be price prohibitive these days, but it came with the house). A few weeks ago we started losing all our water pressure when letting the water run for a long time, but it would kick back on in a minute or so. I cleaned the stem and replaced the pressure switch (30/50) and checked the tank..28psi. When the pressure reaches 30psi, you can hear the switch kick in and the control box makes a click, but it takes about a minute for water to actually start flowing. Any other thoughts on something to check before calling the well drillers? I got a quote to replace the pump and pipe, ect....$8500. Ouch.
Thanks in advance for any help! I really enjoy this forum.
I have a 600 foot deep well, 2hp Goulds pump hung at 560ft. It was installed in 1990. (Around here, well would be price prohibitive these days, but it came with the house). A few weeks ago we started losing all our water pressure when letting the water run for a long time, but it would kick back on in a minute or so. I cleaned the stem and replaced the pressure switch (30/50) and checked the tank..28psi. When the pressure reaches 30psi, you can hear the switch kick in and the control box makes a click, but it takes about a minute for water to actually start flowing. Any other thoughts on something to check before calling the well drillers? I got a quote to replace the pump and pipe, ect....$8500. Ouch.
Thanks in advance for any help! I really enjoy this forum.