Last week we woke up to no water. It was in the middle of the big deep freeze here in northern Michigan. We had the well guys come out and they found that the well pump in my deep well (pitless, 160' deep) was dead. They pulled it and replaced it. Fired it up and we had water at the hydrant at the well head but not in the house. So the main line apparently has frozen, burst, or both, no idea which.
So that we could get water I switched out one of my anti-siphon spigots outside and ran a hose from the hydrant at the well head to the spigot, turned on the pump, and back-filled the house. We do this for a few hours a day, not constantly. This works great, but I'm concerned about a few things:
1) Will the continuous use of the pump during those few hours a day possibly damage it?
2) Is leaving open one or two taps in order to keep the water flowing in the hose (so it won't freeze) enough to relieve the backpressure on the well pump?
3) Can too much backpressure on a well pump damage it?
I'm a complete newb to this stuff.
Thanks in advance.
So that we could get water I switched out one of my anti-siphon spigots outside and ran a hose from the hydrant at the well head to the spigot, turned on the pump, and back-filled the house. We do this for a few hours a day, not constantly. This works great, but I'm concerned about a few things:
1) Will the continuous use of the pump during those few hours a day possibly damage it?
2) Is leaving open one or two taps in order to keep the water flowing in the hose (so it won't freeze) enough to relieve the backpressure on the well pump?
3) Can too much backpressure on a well pump damage it?
I'm a complete newb to this stuff.
Thanks in advance.